Showing posts with label light. Show all posts
Showing posts with label light. Show all posts

Monday, July 27, 2026

where #Christ is not known #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #Matthew28 #Matthew27 #centurion #GreatCommission #light #darkness #seeds #harvest #missionaries #calling #purpose

Where His name has not been spoken
our lives have been commissioned,
our love, missionaries are sent
where Christ is not known –
Life, light to heal the world –
We witness to them
to all tribes, every tongue,
to every nation on earth...
 
Where Christ is not known
where His name has not been spoken
this is the field for the workers,
where we plant, where we water,
where we tend the soil of hearts
this is where God reaps the harvest
One lost sheep at a time –
Life, light to heal the world...
 
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July 27, 2026
where Christ is not known
 
sermon, “Victory Over the Darkness”
Matthew 27:45-54
Matthew 28:18-20
North Hills Church
July 27, 2026
Before the Age will end
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/before-age-will-end.html
Series: Jesus in Dark Places
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 24:14
Revelations 5:9-10
Isaiah 61:2b
Genesis 12:1-3
Psalm 66:4
Psalm 67:4
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, Matthew 28, Matthew 27, Centurion, the Great Commission, light, darkness, seeds, harvest, missionaries, calling, purpose,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #Matthew28 #Matthew27 #centurion #GreatCommission #light #darkness #seeds #harvest #missionaries #calling #purpose

Saturday, March 07, 2026

The #hiss of the #meat #poetry #wave #beach #sand #spirit #light #water #earth #fire #wind #air #sky #wood #metal #elements #mystery #hiss #sizzle #ocean #sea #land #susurration #sound #oscillation #imagination #bullets #war #meat

each cut on the slicer,
a sizzle, a hiss, a murmur...
the whiz each incoming round,
before the concussion,
hitting the front-line position...
each receding tide
pulled by the moon...
 
the hiss of the meat
its cohesion releasing,
quickly cut for commerce...
bullets before striking the ground...
Every wave returning
pulled back into the ocean
with a similar sound wave...
 
the incongruity of awareness
minds reeling in attention
visualizing a susurration...
the common reverberations...
the oscillation, waves of sounds -
capturing my imagination,
a symmetry, connecting the dots...
 
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March 7, 2026
The hiss of the meat
 
This poem was scribbled right after I cut some prosciutto
at the deli counter last night. (And I had thought about the sound
when I had cut different kinds of ham in the past).
The sound of the meat being cut immediately
reminded me of the sound of bullets before impact in Ukraine
and the sound of receding tides, the susurration over the sand...
Edited March 23, 2024
A hiss, a sizzle, over the sand – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-hiss-sizzle-over-sand-v4.html
https://www.facebook.com/792593002/videos/630421232183869/
Edited March 6, 2026
Harrowing Moments – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/harrowing-moments-v3.html
October 2025 Post by Keti Leshkasheli, with bullets creating craters
in the ground right beside her and her unit…
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1132174128904695
Edited March 22, 2024
Focusing on one wave – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/focusing-on-one-wave-v4.html
Edited March 22, 2024
Almost silent over the sand – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/almost-silent-over-sand-v8.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, beach, sand, wave, spirit, light, water, wind, earth, fire, air, sky, elements, susurration, sound, oscillation, imagination, bullets, war, meat,
 
#poetry #wave #beach #sand #spirit #light #water #earth #fire #wind #air #sky #wood #metal #elements #mystery #hiss #sizzle #ocean #sea #land #susurration #sound #oscillation #imagination #bullets #war #meat

Monday, March 02, 2026

the #babble of their #words – v3 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #John8 #Temple #identity #Messiah #babel #babble #livingwater #light #Abraham

Jostling with the crowd to find a place,
on the edge of my seat, yearning, straining,
craning to see everything, listening intently,
sitting as close to the action as I could, urgent...
There were so many people crushed together
sensing strange perfumes of distant lands,
a mixing of languages I had never heard,
hearing every word of the debate,
dripping,  bleeding into my spirit,
hanging on every distraction,
murmuring, arguing, trouble,
who Jesus was truly –
the Prophet, a heretic, the Messiah...
smells of sweat, of foreign foods,
the Temple alive, surging,
from early morning, past sunset,
for days on end...
Suddenly, the chaos was pierced -
Jesus, standing up, crying out,
Offering us all living water,
Declaring his identity, yet patient...
Urging us to believe...
 
I didn’t know what to expect, though I was expectant,
I had seen this Jesus yesterday,
I had heard his Galilean accent,
I saw him outside in the throng throbbing around him
the crush of so many strangers
I sensed there was something special
But I didn’t know it was him...
the one that the Pharisees were seeking,
the one causing trouble, healing,
not following the Law of the Sabbath...
How he had taught in the Temple,
How he had upended the tables...
How I longed to draw nearer,
to gather every morsel they were speaking
A murmur of rebellion, a hope;
but a cadence of objection, a curse of rejection...
I wanted to understand his message about water
But I did not dare to approach, to be seen...
I saw the guards, the Pharisees,
Their backs stiffened, on alert
to see the crowd's reactions,
wondering what would come next...
 
I drew ever closer, I walked with the crowds,
with his disciples, I was called to follow...
I marveled as he wrote their names in the sand
as the elders challenged him,
To condemn the woman
under the Law, their judgment,
but He overturned the tables,
forcing them to face the truth
the judgment upon them, leaving,
their stones in the dust...
I marveled at the silence
as He ministered to this fallen woman,
calling her to Him within her heart...
I hid on the edge, not wanting to be seen,
but He spoke to my heart
when He said, “I Am the Light of the World”,
He was speaking right through me
When He turned toward me and said,
“The Truth Will Set You Free”...
I fell-down in worship, I was overcome...
Before Abraham was, I Am...”
I was in the presence of God!
 
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Edited March 2, 2026
the babble of their words – v3
 
Based on #John7
Based on John 7:53-8:11
Based on #John8
Based on #John2:13-17
John 5:1-18
John 18:18
Genesis 11:7-9
Acts 2:4-11
Men’s Thursday Night Bible Study
North Hills Church
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, John 7, Festival of Tabernacles, Festival of Booths, Pentecost, Babel, babble, Messiah, identity, Temple, confusion, living water, light, Abraham,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #Temple #identity #Messiah #babel #babble #livingwater #light #Abraham

Sunday, January 25, 2026

#seeing #God – 5 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

in the morning light
in the river’s flow
in the courage of each child
seeing God
around us, within us
each of us
every soldier, every citizen
the hope, the steadfastness
of the Lamb, of love,
of God in heaven above…
 
seeing God
in the river
in each face
in each neighbor
worthy of mercy
worthy of love
in bravery and innocence
the face of Jesus
Our Risen Lord and Savior
within each one of us…
 
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January 25, 2026
 
January 25, 2026
seeing God – 4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-4.html
written by Bohdana Pavieska
on January 14, 2026
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
January 5, 2026
A lifetime of struggle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-lifetime-of-struggle.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
Based on 1 Peter 5:1-11
See also Proverbs 3:34
Proverbs 3:32-35
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
(also ordination of new elders Sunday)
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, grace, light,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

#seeing #God - 4 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

seeing God
in the quiet of the night
in the prayers whispered softly
in the hands that heal and lift
seeing God
in the heart that forgives
in the soul that never yields
each of us
each act of courage
each moment of grace
a reflection of the divine…
 
seeing God
in the songs we sing
in the stories we tell
in the bond between brothers and sisters
seeing God
in every sunrise we face
in every tear, every smile
each life precious
each hope sacred
the spirit of love
alive within us all…
 
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January 25, 2026
seeing God – 4
 
written by Bohdana Pavieska
on January 14, 2026
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
January 5, 2026
A lifetime of struggle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-lifetime-of-struggle.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
Based on 1 Peter 5:1-11
See also Proverbs 3:34
Proverbs 3:32-35
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
(also ordination of new elders Sunday)
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, grace, light,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

adopt a mantle #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

don the fabric of a child
adopt a mantle
a childlike countenance
humbly before God…
 
put on Christ
His Holy Presence
walk as His disciple
so we will surely live…
 
wear the Spirit
dwelling within us
adopt a mantle
of childlike humility…
 
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January 13, 2026
adopt a mantle
 
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
January 13, 2026
the hiss of the serpent’s question
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-hiss-of-serpents-question.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 5, 2026
Show me the pearls
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/show-me-pearls.html
preparing for re:generation program, beginning January 12, 2026
trying to get to the deepest part of my root hurts
maybe more than 55 years old…
January 5, 2026
A lifetime of struggle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-lifetime-of-struggle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, grace, light,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

the hiss of the #serpent’s question #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

the fallen angel sneering
the cynicism of the Devil
the hiss of the serpent’s question
doubting the goodness of God…
 
sin there in the Garden,
Satan and his angels
cast down from heaven
prowling the ancient earth…
 
lean into His goodness
with a childlike spirit
God loves each of us
When we come to Him as a child…
 
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January 13, 2026
the hiss of the serpent’s question
 
Based on Genesis 3
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
January 5, 2026
Show me the pearls
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/show-me-pearls.html
preparing for re:generation program, beginning January 12, 2026
trying to get to the deepest part of my root hurts
maybe more than 55 years old…
January 5, 2026
A lifetime of struggle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-lifetime-of-struggle.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
Based on 1 Peter 5:1-11
See also Proverbs 3:34
Proverbs 3:32-35
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
(also ordination of new elders Sunday)
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, grace, light,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

seeing God - 3 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

in the image
in the mirror
in the face of each child
seeing God
before us, within us
each of us
every son and daughter
the worth, the likeness
of the Lamb, of love,
of God in heaven above…
 
seeing God
in the mirror
in each face
in each neighbor
worthy of grace
worthy of love
in childlikeness
the face of Jesus
Our Risen Lord and Savior
within each one of us…
 
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January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
 
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
January 5, 2026
Show me the pearls
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/show-me-pearls.html
preparing for re:generation program, beginning January 12, 2026
trying to get to the deepest part of my root hurts
maybe more than 55 years old…
January 5, 2026
A lifetime of struggle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-lifetime-of-struggle.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
Based on 1 Peter 5:1-11
See also Proverbs 3:34
Proverbs 3:32-35
and sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
part of sermon series, “Relationships”
(also ordination of new elders Sunday)
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, grace, light,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #grace #light

Tuesday, August 05, 2025

I spoke the darkness – v2

In this season, this year,
on a journey of redemption,
of reconciliation, of healing,
I am peeling back my hidden secrets
being transparent about my life
the unspoken pain I have carried
that I tried to hide from God…
 
Sitting down with them
I spoke the Darkness, my pain,
to wick it of its power,
to forgive myself, my shame,
not longer in control…
I give it willingly to others
because I know I am not alone…
 
I have held onto these lies of Satan,
my sin was too great, that I am broken,
I have believed the curse I am damned…
I don’t want to be chained any longer
I know that I have eternal life
God saved me for a purpose
He does not want me mired in pain…
 
I am tearing off my mask, my pain,
I am sharing as I am called to
by scripture, by the Spirit,
I know others are hurting too
that they have walked the same steps…
I pray they too will speak their darkness
to wick it of power over their lives…
 
I am tearing down the forest of lies
the wasteland of my torment,
that I may be healed, made free…
I am peeling back each hidden secret
being transparent with my life
each unspoken pain spoken freely,
brought into the Light of God…
 
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Edited August 5, 2025
I spoke the darkness – v2
 
Based on #1John1:9
Based on #John 3:19-21
Sharing part of my story with a brother in Christ…
August 3, 2025
I confess my sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-confess-my-sin.html
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Small Group meeting
August 2, 2025 Counseling training
“The Nature of True Confession and Repentance”
August 3, 2025
Holding onto Shame
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/holding-onto-shame.html
Edited July 31, 2025
Touch my thick scar tissue – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/touch-my-thick-scar-tissue-v2.html
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Day 5, “Humbly Ask God to Change You”,
Broken – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/broken-v2.html
Based on #Judges6:1-35
April 7, 2025
Re:generation big group meeting
Lesson on Step 3, Trust, by Allan Sherer
re:generation, Step 3, Trust, Week 1
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, grace, regeneration, Ephesians 2, trust, sin, confession, repentance, 1 John 1, John 3, darkness, light,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #grace #love #mercy #sin #confession #repentance


Monday, August 04, 2025

the sting of a repeated lie

the poison destroying
changing my brain, my truth,
what I believed in my life…
the sting of a repeated lie
settled deep in my heart
separating me from God…
 
I believed the lie of Satan,
my mortal flesh caught in a trap,
lost for decades, all alone…
I believed that God had left me
that He didn’t protect me
when I needed Him most…
 
I needed His touch, the Potter,
assurance of His presence
when I couldn’t see Him…
but I was pushing Him away
taking control of my steps,
walking far from God’s path…
 
the sting of a repeated lie
has left thick scar tissues…
I need God’s light, His love,
to unpack the darkness
to soften my flesh, my spirit,
being transparent in my sin…
 
I now feel Him with me,
indwelling within me, alive,
I hear the Spirit’s still small voice…
I am speaking the darkness, the lies,
to sap them of their power,
how I long to walk with God…
 
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August 4, 2025
the sting of a repeated lie
 
Based on #1John1:9
Based on #John 3:19-21
Sharing part of my story with a brother in Christ
over lunch today…
 
August 4, 2025
I spoke the darkness
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-spoke-darkness.html
August 4, 2025
My chains fell off
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/my-chains-fell-off.html
Based on #Acts9:18-21
August 3, 2025
Hymn, “And Can It Be?”,
by Charles Wesley
Griggs Memorial Baptist Church
August 3, 2025
I confess my sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-confess-my-sin.html
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Small Group meeting
August 2, 2025 Counseling training
“The Nature of True Confession and Repentance”
August 3, 2025
Holding onto Shame
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/holding-onto-shame.html
Edited July 31, 2025
Touch my thick scar tissue – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/touch-my-thick-scar-tissue-v2.html
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Day 5, “Humbly Ask God to Change You”,
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, grace, regeneration, Ephesians 2, Judges 6, trust, sin, confession, repentance, 1 John 1, John 3, darkness, light,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #grace #love #mercy #sin #confession #repentance


I spoke the darkness

Peeling back my hidden secrets
being transparent about my life
the unspoken pain I have carried
that I tried to hide from God…
 
I spoke the Darkness, my pain,
to wick it of its power,
I give it willingly to others
because I know I am not alone…
 
I don’t want to be chained any longer
I know that I have eternal life
God saved me for a purpose
He does not want me stuck in pain…
 
I am sharing as I am called to
I know others are hurting too
I pray they too will speak their darkness
to wick it of power over their lives…
 
Peeling back each hidden secret
being transparent with my life
each unspoken pain spoken freely,
brought into the Light of God…
 
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August 4, 2025
I spoke the darkness
 
Based on #1John1:9
Based on #John 3:19-21
Sharing part of my story with a brother in Christ
over lunch today…
August 4, 2025
My chains fell off
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/my-chains-fell-off.html
Based on #Acts9:18-21
August 3, 2025
Hymn, “And Can It Be?”,
by Charles Wesley
Griggs Memorial Baptist Church
August 3, 2025
I confess my sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-confess-my-sin.html
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Small Group meeting
August 2, 2025 Counseling training
“The Nature of True Confession and Repentance”
August 3, 2025
Holding onto Shame
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/holding-onto-shame.html
Edited July 31, 2025
Touch my thick scar tissue – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/touch-my-thick-scar-tissue-v2.html
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Day 5, “Humbly Ask God to Change You”,
Edited August 3, 2025
by grace, through faith – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/by-grace-through-faith-v2.html
Men’s Thursday bible study Edited April 13, 2025
Broken – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/broken-v2.html
Based on #Judges6:1-35
April 7, 2025
Re:generation big group meeting
Lesson on Step 3, Trust, by Allan Sherer
re:generation, Step 3, Trust, Week 1
 
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Sunday, June 22, 2025

A #dolphin in the world – v3

Trapped for this time, now, living,
a dolphin in the world, moving,
too pale for the sun, burning,
driven from the sea, the water
up onto the land, an alien,
living as a mortal, a human,
to walk this solid ground…
 
Drawn to the water by his spirit,
returning to the water’s edge,
feeling the pull of the tides, the waters,
standing on the shore, peering,
searching the water for movement,
looking for home, connection once more,
to what once was, what might have been,
to the mystery, the truth out there…
 
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Edited June 22, 2025
A dolphin in the world – v3
 
June 22, 2025
dancing with the mermaids
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/dancing-with-mermaids.html
Sermon, “Fear, Faith, and Social Skills”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAWefYFnWns
Based on #Jeremiah17:5-8
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, by T.S. Eliot
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/44212/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock
North Hills Church
June 22, 2025
wearing a mask
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/wearing-mask.html
June 22, 2025
fearing the truth, nakedness
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/fearing-truth-nakedness.html
June 22, 2025
fear of man
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/fear-of-man.html
June 22, 2025
yearning for a new bottom
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/yearning-for-new-bottom-risking.html
June 22, 2025
abiding in iniquity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/abiding-in-iniquity.html
June 22, 2025
grabbing ahold of ether
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/grabbing-ahold-of-ether.html
June 22, 2025
seeds of our destruction
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/seeds-of-our-destruction.html
Edited June 22, 2025
in the person of Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/in-person-of-christ-v2.html
Men’s group meeting
Edited June 22, 2025
predestined, created – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/predestined-created.html
Based on #Ephesians1
Men’s group meeting
June 21, 2025
Edited June 20, 2025
The price of atonement – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-price-of-atonement-v2.html
Based on #Psalm51
re:generation, Step 5, Confession, Week 1, large group meeting
Edited June 20, 2025
Satan seeks to destroy me – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/satan-seeks-to-destroy-me-v2.html
Based on #Psalm51
re:generation, Step 5, Confession, Week 1, large group meeting
and re:generation, Step 4, Inventory, Week 6, Day 1
 
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Saturday, March 15, 2025

A #Sunflower Grows – v3 #Ukraine

Day by day, stronger,
a seed grows, a hope,
taller and taller, resurgent,
climbing toward the sun
yearning, striving, into the light…
 
Ants and beetles, locusts,
nibble, shred its leaves, injured;
but it grows, it still grows, stronger,
chartreuse, bright green, vibrant green
verdant green, youthful, living, alive…
 
Needing the sky, the sun, the light,
four feet and more still, growing,
a single head, ready to unfurl
to burst forth, in glory, in praise,
singing a song for our Creator God…
 
Triumphant in blooming
vivid yellow, like the sun,
the beauty of their nation, their people
standing tall against the clear blue sky,
never far from the rich black soil,
the land they fight for, they love...






 
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Edited March 15, 2025
A Sunflower Grows – v3
 
edited March 15, 2022
A Sunflower Grows – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-sunflower-grows-v2.html
July 29, 2006 21:15
edited July 30, 2006 9:33
A Sunflower Grows
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/sunflower-grows_30.html
&
edited May 8, 2018
Flowers Ablaze – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/05/flowers-ablaze-v2.html
October 15, 2006 15:56
Flowers Ablaze
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/10/flowers-ablaze.html
 
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Sunday, October 20, 2024

We are brought into God’s light

We are brought into God’s light



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Monday, September 30, 2024

Capturing images

Capturing images 
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Saturday, September 07, 2024

We want peace in our struggles – v2

We want peace in our struggles,
we want calm in our trials, our storms,
Your hand of protection upon us,
for You are our Creator, our God,
You are our Savior, our Lord…
 
We long to hear Your whisper,
to feel Your Spirit as close as breath,
to witness, to follow Your calling for us,
the path You have written for in the Book,
Your way that leads to everlasting life…
 
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Edited September 7, 2024
We want peace in our struggles – v2
 
Edited August 18, 2024
On the cusp of epiphany – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/on-cusp-of-epiphany-v2.html
Edited/ Merged August 18, 2024
An inner sense of calm – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/an-inner-sense-of-calm-v4.html  
Edited August 18, 2024
Pulling Your words from the ether – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/pulling-your-words-from-ether-v2.html
August 17, 2024
God’s prayer longing to be heard
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/gods-prayer-longing-to-be-heard.html
Edited August 17, 2024
Grasping clouds from the ether – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/grasping-clouds-from-ether-v2.html
&
Edited August 16, 2024
Are we seeing angels – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/are-we-seeing-angels-v2.html
Edited August 16, 2024
do we see angels in the whisper of clouds – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/do-we-see-angels-in-whisper-of-clouds-v2.html
July 10, 2024
do we see angels in the whisper of clouds
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/do-we-see-angels-in-whisper-of-clouds.html
 
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God’s prayer longing to be heard – v2

God is with us, within us, beside us,
calling to us, if we will but listen,
if we will still ourselves in the storms,
if we will but seek to grasp the intangible,
God’s clear message waiting to be heard,
to be understood, within our spirits, our hearts…
 
God’s prayer for us, His protection, His promise,
waiting for us to see, to feel within our hearts,
His gifts, God’s blessings, rich in abundance, offering,
our place, our calling, our purpose, our path,
within the kingdom of God, His mission,
to redeem us, to save the whole world…
 
God’s prayer over us, within us,
abiding, richly, going before us, shining,
a light to our path, our feet, urging,
wooing, calling us into purpose, our way,
to a life walking beside Him, indwelling,
our own lives a witness to God’s saving grace…
 
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Edited September 7, 2024
God’s prayer longing to be heard – v2
 
Edited August 17, 2024
Grasping clouds from the ether – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/grasping-clouds-from-ether-v2.html
Edited August 18, 2024
On the cusp of epiphany – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/on-cusp-of-epiphany-v2.html
Edited/ Merged August 18, 2024
An inner sense of calm – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/an-inner-sense-of-calm-v4.html
August 17, 2024
Pulling Your words from the ether
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/pulling-your-words-from-ether.html
&
Edited August 16, 2024
Are we seeing angels – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/are-we-seeing-angels-v2.html
Edited August 16, 2024
do we see angels in the whisper of clouds – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/do-we-see-angels-in-whisper-of-clouds-v2.html
 
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Friday, September 06, 2024

We share the same message – v2

We share the same message,
our one hope in Christ Jesus,
we stand in the gap, the breach,
sharing the real Good News…
 
We are alive in this time,
for this moment, this present,
to share this message, this hope,
a light to save the whole world…
 
We are given this calling,
our purpose from heaven,
to open the eyes of the blind,
offering hope to those in need…
 
We are the messengers,
a light to the nations,
we are the ones called,
to share God’s infinite love…
 
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Edited September 6, 2024
We share the same message – v2
 
Based on #Romans 1:13-17
Based on #1John1:1-10
Based on #John1:1-14
Edited/new name August 13, 2024
We share the same messsage
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/we-share-same-message.html
Edited September 5, 2024
We share the message – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/we-share-message-v2.html  
Merged August 12, 2024
I preach the Gospel – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/i-preach-gospel-v2.html
August 12, 2024
I preach the Gospel
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/i-preach-gospel.html
&
Edited August 12, 2024
We have walked with the living Christ – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/we-have-walked-with-living-christ-v2.html
Edited August 11, 2024
We walk with the risen Christ – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/we-walk-with-risen-christ-v2.html
August 9, 2024
We have seen Him with our own eyes
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/we-have-seen-him-with-our-own-eyes.html
Edited August 9, 2024
Christ is the Word Alive – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/christ-is-word-alive-v2.html
Edited August 8, 2024
The embodiment of Love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-embodiment-of-love-v2.html 
August 8, 2024
We saw life
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/we-saw-life.html
 
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Thursday, September 05, 2024

We share the message – v2

We are alive in this time,
for this moment, our purpose,
to share this message,
to be a light to the world…
 
We share the gospel message,
our hope in Christ Jesus,
we stand in the gap, the gate,
sharing God’s Good News…
 
We are given this calling,
the purpose of heaven,
to speak, to open the eyes
of all those needing hope…
 
We are the messengers,
a light to the nations,
we are the ones called,
to share God’s infinite love…
 
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Edited September 5, 2024
We share the message
 
Based on #Romans 1:13-17
Based on #1John1:1-10
Based on #John1:1-14
Edited September 5, 2024
We have seen him with our own eyes – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/we-have-seen-him-with-our-own-eyes-v2.html  
Merged August 12, 2024
I preach the Gospel – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/i-preach-gospel-v2.html
August 12, 2024
In the gospel of the righteous
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/in-gospel-of-righteous.html
August 12, 2024
I preach the Gospel
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/i-preach-gospel.html
&
Edited August 12, 2024
We have walked with the living Christ – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/we-have-walked-with-living-christ-v2.html
Edited August 11, 2024
We walk with the risen Christ – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/we-walk-with-risen-christ-v2.html
Edited August 9, 2024
Christ is the Word Alive – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/christ-is-word-alive-v2.html
August 8, 2024
Christ is the Word Alive
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/christ-is-word-alive.html
Edited August 8, 2024
The embodiment of Love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-embodiment-of-love-v2.html 
August 8, 2024
We saw life
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/we-saw-life.html
&
Edited August 8, 2024
How hard – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/how-hard-v2.html
Based on #Mark10:23-27
&
August 8, 2024
Raise me from the pit
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/raise-me-from-pit.html
Based on #Luke4:18-21
Based on #Isaiah61:1-4
 
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