Poetry Where You Live

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Shimmering Fabric – v3

The body of Christ,

the church, universal

a shimmering, living fabric,

precious threads, unique and special,

woven together with love

to show the image of God

to all the world

Shimmering in the darkness,

the faintest light, reflected,

nuanced and changing

living as He did, as we do

in this world; but separate,

set apart, for God’s purposes

being the Son, the Father

Being the hands and feet of God

for all our neighbors

all around the world

sharing the message,

a lamp on a lampstand

a living fabric, shimmering,

dancing in God’s light

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edited November 22, 2014

Shimmering Fabric – v3

(editing original)

edited August 2, 2014

Shimmering Fabric – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/shimmering-fabric-v2.html

February 28, 2008

Shimmering Fabric

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/02/shimmering-fabric.html

Walk to Emmaus

Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/member/upcomingwomens.htm

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/emmaus_about.htm

Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/

Walk to Emmaus

http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/

Luke 24:13-35

grace

love

Luke 15:11-32

Prodigal Son

Mark 10:17-31

The Parable of the Rich Man

(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

At Table – v2

It was at table,

in communion

in simple meals

with the disciples,

with the outcasts,

the sinners

those other rejected

that Christ

revealed himself

eating with us

His true nature,

in the quiet at table

sharing lives, meals

the bread, the cup

the all that was Christ

the man, the Son of God

revealed in subtle

and profound way

at table, in fellowship

eating with us

====

At Table – v2

February 28, 2008

At Table

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/02/at-table-it-was-at-table-in-communion.html

Walk to Emmaus,

dinner with Zacchaeus,

in the feeding of the 5,000,

in the meals with the disciples, and

in the Last Supper

Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/member/upcomingwomens.htm

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/emmaus_about.htm

Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/

Walk to Emmaus

http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/

Luke 24:13-35

grace

love

Luke 15:11-32

Prodigal Son

Mark 10:17-31

The Parable of the Rich Man

(same template from 11/4/2012)

At the Table – v2

At the table He gathered

with His disciples,

with friends,

with the lost, the last,

the least, the sinners too

Redeemed them, instructed them

He brought wholeness, holiness

in the breaking of bread,

the communal meal

sharing together who He was

The sharing of himself with us

in simple elements

revealing to us all

at the table,

we all share with Christ

====

edited November 22, 2014

At the Table – v2

February 28, 2008

At the Table

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/02/at-table.html

Walk to Emmaus,

dinner with Zacchaeus,

in the feeding of the 5,000,

in the meals with the disciples, and

in the Last Supper

Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/member/upcomingwomens.htm

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/emmaus_about.htm

Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/

Walk to Emmaus

http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/

Luke 24:13-35

grace

love

Luke 15:11-32

Prodigal Son

Mark 10:17-31

The Parable of the Rich Man

(same template from 11/4/2012)

The Emmaus Road – v2

Take me on the road, on the path

the journey; let my heart

burn within me at the closeness

the communion with the Lord

the Spirit alight within me

urging me onward, toward Jesus

Let me be His disciple,

walking with Him on the journey

All the days of my life to come

hearing His story, the fulfillment

the proof of God steadfast love,

the Father’s commitment, His grace

heaped on each of us, overflowing,

walking the path with our Brother,

the Son of God, the One who has

made our way straight, the way,

straight back to relationship with God

====

edited November 22, 2014

The Emmaus Road – v2

March 9, 2008

The Emmaus Road

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/03/emmaus-road.html

Luke 24:13-35

Walk to Emmaus

Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/member/upcomingwomens.htm

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/emmaus_about.htm

Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/

Walk to Emmaus

http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/

Luke 24:13-35

grace

love

Luke 15:11-32

Prodigal Son

Mark 10:17-31

The Parable of the Rich Man

(same template from 11/4/2012)

In the Breaking of Bread – v2

Christ was revealed, no longer the stranger

they met on the road home

the scales shed from their blind eyes

in the breaking of bread

the travelers on the dusty rod

saw Christ in the sharing of the wine

the familiar made holy

Christ’s blessing, His prayer

Remember me; I am with you

in the breaking of the bread

the drinking of the wine

sharing the cup, at home,

true salvation revealed

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edited November 22, 2014

In the Breaking of the Bread – v2

March 12, 2008

In the Breaking of the Bread

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/03/in-breaking-of-bread.html

Luke 24:13-35

Walk to Emmaus

Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/member/upcomingwomens.htm

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/emmaus_about.htm

Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/

Walk to Emmaus

http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/

Luke 24:13-35

grace

love

Luke 15:11-32

Prodigal Son

Mark 10:17-31

The Parable of the Rich Man

(same template from 11/4/2012)

Fragrance of Christ – v2

Our acts, our loving words

become the fragrance of Christ

The spirit-filled consciousness

of the loving Lamb of God

Memory-laden imagery

of Christ, the rabbi,

the healer, the shepherd

bread to eat, water for our thirst

Rich meaning in His life, His words

mirrored, echoed in our ministry

when we are genuine,

when we walk with our brother

Our acts, conforming

doing our part to do the Father’s will

sharing our witness

God’s light to the world

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edited November 22, 2014

Fragrance of Christ – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/fragrance-of-christ-v2.html

February 24, 2008

Fragrance of Christ

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/02/fragrance-of-christ.html

started 2/23/08

Walk to Emmaus

Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/member/upcomingwomens.htm

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/emmaus_about.htm

Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/

Walk to Emmaus

http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/

Luke 24:13-35

grace

love

Luke 15:11-32

Prodigal Son

Mark 10:17-31

The Parable of the Rich Man

(same template from 11/4/2012)

To the potter – v4

submitting our bodies, our lives,

to the Potter, to the Savior

giving up our control

into His loving hands

our bodies, our lives

like the loaves for the masses

given to be broken

to be shared with the world

in submission, in giving

as we have been given

a life to be sharing

that others may live

====

edited November 22, 2014

To the potter – v4

(editing original version)

edited November 22, 2014

To the potter – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/to-potter-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited August 29, 2014

To the potter – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/to-potter-v2.html

August 11, 2012

To the potter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/to-potter.html

Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes

https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880

before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand

and the promise to Abraham

at the ManPower Conference Closing Session

http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess

August 11, 2012

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 33,790+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Missing His Grace – v2

So busy in his mind

how he thought it should be

the story of Naaman

of healing that almost wasn’t

nearly missing God’s grace

Healed because he stopped

listened to his servants

following the word of the prophet

doing what he had been asked

healed in Jordan’s waters

Life not always

as we have planned it

thinking of slights, anger,

distracting us from His blessing

missing the grace of God

Needing, like Naaman,

to be faithful, obedient,

focused on our Savior,

His healing coming,

not focused on the world

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edited November 22, 2014

Missing His Grace – v2

June 28, 2010

Missing His Grace

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/missing-his-grace.html

2 Kings 5:1-14

Alive Now Daily Reflections

http://alivenow.upperroom.org/daily-reflections/daily-reflections-for-june-28%e2%80%94july-4/

for June 28, 2010 to July 4, 2010

by Nancy Ferguson (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)

for June 28, 2010

read June 28, 2010

2 Kings 5:1-14

the healing of Naaman

and

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

Upper Room Disciplines for 2010

for June 28, 2010 to July 4, 2010,

“Doing the Right Thing”

by Chip Hale

for June 28, 2010,

read June 28, 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 33,790+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

To the potter – v3

to the Potter, to our Creator

to the Savior, the Holy Spirit

to all of God

we give to Thee

we give up our control

into His loving hands

we give our bodies, our lives

like the loaves for the masses

like the bread and the wine

given to be broken

to be shared with the world

====

edited November 22, 2014

To the potter – v3

(editing version 2)

edited August 29, 2014

To the potter – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/to-potter-v2.html

August 11, 2012

To the potter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/to-potter.html

Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes

https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880

before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand

and the promise to Abraham

at the ManPower Conference Closing Session

http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess

August 11, 2012

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 33,790+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

yet I am not silenced by the darkness – v5

I am sustained by the truth that I cling to

in spite of my pain,

my sense that God is not with me

that He doesn’t answer my cries

when I find no peace

yet I am not silenced

by the darkness, this life

for I know deep within me

that God is by my side

journeying with me

in every step of my life

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edited January 13, 2016

yet I am not silenced by the darkness – v9

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/yet-i-am-not-silenced-by-darkness-v9.html

(editing version 8)

edited October 30, 2015

yet I am no silenced by the darkness – v8

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/yet-i-am-not-silenced-by-darkness-v8.html

(editing original)

edited April 13, 2015

yet I am not silenced by the darkness – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/yet-i-am-not-silenced-by-darkness-v7.html

(editing original again)

edited January 28, 2015

yet I am not silenced by the darkness – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/yet-i-am-not-silenced-by-darkness-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited November 22, 2014

yet I am not silenced by the darkness – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/yet-i-am-not-silenced-by-darkness-v5.html

(editing original again)

edited October 24, 2014

yet I am not silenced by the darkness – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/yet-i-am-not-silenced-by-darkness-v4.html

(editing original again)

edited October 11, 2014

yet I am not silenced by the darkness – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/yet-i-am-not-silenced-by-darkness-v3.html

edited October 5, 2014

yet I am not silenced by the darkness – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/yet-i-am-not-silenced-by-darkness-v2.html

October 12, 2012

yet I am not silenced by the darkness

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/10/yet-i-am-not-silenced-by-darkness.html

Job 23:8-9, 16-17

Upper Room Disciplines for 2012

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm

October 8, 2012 to October 14, 2012

“Approaching God Boldly”

by Beth Porter

for October 11, 2012,

read October 11, 2012

Hebrews 4:12-16

Mark 10:17-22

Upper Room Disciplines for 2012

October 8, 2012 to October 14, 2012

“Approaching God Boldly”

by Beth Porter

for October 10, 2012,

read October 10, 2012

Psalm 22:1-15

Upper Room Disciplines for 2012

October 8, 2012 to October 14, 2012

“Approaching God Boldly”

by Beth Porter

for October 9, 2012,

read October 9, 2012

Job 23:1-7

Upper Room Disciplines for 2012

October 8, 2012 to October 14, 2012

“Approaching God Boldly”

by Beth Porter

for October 8, 2012,

read October 8, 2012

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,640+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

the jar of our flesh – v3

alabaster skin

only but a glove

love held with abandon

given, poured out

the treasure within

our will, God’s Spirit,

held within the body

the jar of our flesh

within our bodies

our love held in clay jars

offered, as Mary did,

broken, poured out

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edited November 22, 2014

the jar of our flesh – v3

(editing original again)

edited November 18, 2014

the jar of our flesh – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-jar-of-our-flesh-v2.html

edited November 17, 2014

the jar of our flesh

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-jar-of-our-flesh.html

edited November 17, 2014

alabaster skin – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/alabaster-skin-v2.html

September 11, 2014

alabaster skin

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/alabaster-skin.html

John 12:1-11

Chapter 10: “Mary’s Extravagant Love”

Chapter 9: “Martha’s Teachable Heart”

John 11:35

“Jesus wept.”

Chapter 8: “Lessons from Lazarus”

Chapter 6: “Kitchen Service”

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Philippians 2:3-4

Chapter 7: “The Better Part”

Luke 10:42

Matthew 6:33

Chapter 5: “Living Room Intimacy”

Revelations 3:20

John 15:5

Chapter 4: “The Cure”

Luke 10:41-42

James 1:5 (NIV)

John 9:1-11

the blind man healed

Chapter 3: “The Diagnosis”

Luke 10:41

“Martha you are worried

about many things.”

Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

Chapter 2: “Lord, Do You Care?”

Luke 10:40

Psalm 62:8

Chapter 1: “A Tale of Two Sisters”

Luke 10:38-42

Matthew 11:28

Matthew 11:28-30

Matthew 11:25-30

Revelations 3:20 (NKJV)

introductory video and session one of

Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World

http://www.joannaweaverbooks.com/books/having-a-mary-heart-in-a-martha-world/

https://www.facebook.com/maryheartmarthaworld

http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?isbn=9781578562589

by Joanna Weaver

http://www.joannaweaverbooks.com

http://www.joannaweaverbooks.com/about/meet-joanna/

http://joannaweaver.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/joanna.weaver.9

https://twitter.com/JoannaWeaverBks

pastor spouse to John Weaver

https://www.facebook.com/john.weaver.71216

Hamilton Assembly of God

http://www.hamiltonag.org/

Spirit Study

led by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

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 33,760+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live

Ears Burning – haiku – v2

Fill my heart with You;

Speak directly to me Lord;

Empower me now!

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edited November 22, 2014

Ears Burning – haiku – v2

January 13, 2008

Ears Burning – haiku

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/01/ears-burning-haiku.html

Luke 24:13-35

Walk to Emmaus

Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/member/upcomingwomens.htm

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/emmaus_about.htm

Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/

Walk to Emmaus

http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/

Luke 24:13-35

grace

love

Luke 15:11-32

Prodigal Son

Mark 10:17-31

The Parable of the Rich Man

(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,750+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry Where You Live

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Shimmering Fabric – v3

At Table – v2

At the Table – v2

The Emmaus Road – v2

In the Breaking of Bread – v2

Fragrance of Christ – v2

To the potter – v4

Missing His Grace – v2

To the potter – v3

yet I am not silenced by the darkness – v5

the jar of our flesh – v3

Ears Burning – haiku – v2

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