For Speaking the Truth (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Sentenced, in a trial upside down held in secret, in the night sentenced to death for speaking the truth they ...
Sentenced, in a trial upside down held in secret, in the night sentenced to death for speaking the truth they ...
In the dock that night a singular defendant God of the people being accused of blasphemy not in the pillar ...
In Claiming His Name holy and true the die cast and the judgment made the corruption of the leaders plain ...
Prayerfully hoping that I would ever be faithful following the true message of scripture seeing what they could not Christ ...
Standing before the leaders silent before the false testimony resolute, knowing the true the son of God, of man In ...
A false accusation lies before the Sanhedrin blamed for blasphemy when he only spoke the word of God the truth ...
Falsely accused trumped up charges claims that would not stick the lies of the witnesses not holding water Falsely accused ...
Unfairly accused in the mockery of the trial in secret, in the night the righteous acting unjustly Scheming to catch ...
By their action their treachery, deceit condemning the Christ God come to earth The leaders, the experts the ones who ...
Christ before them the living God standing in their presence on a path, silent submitting to their power Remaining silent ...
God, the prisoner standing in the dock accused, before the righteous quietly hearing their abuse The lies, false accusations in ...
We have the opportunity the choice to make in our own time seeing what they would not see the Messiah, ...
Mere coins for the betrayer what a terrible cost the price of his blood resting on his head Money for ...
Flowing, a wellspring rising letting loose the torrent the fountain of your love Spirit speak through me convey the nature ...
Seed of God, spirit of Christ grow in my I pray that I may flower, that I may be worthy ...
In epiphany, in journeying coming to see my calling how to use my gifts for God To share his word ...
Needing to stay open to the leadings, the guidance of God Our gifts to be used in unusual ways Not ...
More than the medium the calling from God to keep writing to trust in him alone The gift I have ...
The divine, down from heaven walking our paths in an earthen vessel No longer spirit of flesh and blood God ...
Her little hand in mine, her mother's hand in the other joining together around the table saying grace, holding hands ...
So many times, like a teacher in a classroom choosing who will pray, over the food Their hands, their bodies ...
Around the table, smiles rising a prayer of grace, song from her mouth from their mouths, greeting God stopping the ...
Oh Lord, give me hands to use, for your purposes, your calling to me, Give me a spirit of caring, ...
Let me be emptied, poured out, my will, my all Fill me Lord, your life, your spirit your will acted ...
Deep in slumber, under the weight of the snow the garden sleeps, waiting, frozen in the ground, dormant Everything in ...
All he gave, for us, heavenly living, for a manger bed, angels at his beck and call for sheep, for ...
Lifting his cup, the cup of servanthood taking on his yoke, our cross lifting him up, carrying his cross with ...
The bitter cup, more bitter than hemlock, the cup of sacrifice lifted to his lips, an act of obedience of ...
The bread, the wine, the cross before us on the altar, that cross, the stained glass reminders, with the words ...
Like the fishermen, the first disciples, leaving their nets, their boats, their families, leaving their shepherd, the one crying in ...
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