Steadfast in Faith – v2

The journey of planting

of the growing garden

from planting to harvest

the growing time between

a wonderful metaphor, an image

for the sharing of love

the message of hope

the fulfillment, the promise

living in the Christ

Patiently sowing

the seeds of holy truth

watering with the word

pruning in season

weeding, adding nutrients,

heat from God’s light

patiently, knowing,

growth and harvest

in God’s time alone

edited November 16, 2014

Steadfast in Faith – v2

July 12, 2010

Steadfast in Faith

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/steadfast-in-faith.html

Colossians 1:1-14

and

http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=

Upper Room Disciplines for 2010

for July 5, 2010 to July 11, 2010,

“Are We as Faithful as We Think?”

by Dee Dee Azhikakath

for July 9, 2010,

read July 11, 2010 and reread July 12, 2010

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 33,570+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

help me to tend my garden

help me to tend my garden

to water, to plant

to nurture the seeds

help me to weed

to be vigilant daily

not giving the weeds

time to root, to grow

guide me in the tending

in the feeding, the watering

give me a harvest to share

prune the dead away

the fruitless branches

help me to tend

my garden for You.

                  

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August 21, 2014

help me to tend my garden

Ephesians 1:7-8

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

“A Story About Planting Seed”

devotion “Every Day - Grace”

Upper Room Daily Devotional    

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2014-08-01

by Cindy Curtis

for August 1, 2014

read August 19, 2014

Upper Room Daily Devotional

for July and August 2014

http://devotional.upperroom.org/issues/July-Aug%202014

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,880+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Steadfast in Faith

The journey of planting
of the growing garden
a wonderful metaphor, an image
for the sharing of love
the message of hope
the fulfillment, the promise
living in the Christ

Patiently sowing
the seeds of holy truth
watering with the word
pruning in season
weeding, adding nutrients
heat from God’s light
patiently knowing
growth and harvest
in God’s time alone


July 12, 2010
Colossians 1:1-14
and
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for July 5, 2010 to July 11, 2010,
“Are We as Faithful as We Think?”
by Dee Dee Azhikakath
for July 9, 2010,
read July 11, 2010 and reread July 12, 2010


All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 19,270+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.