The Rejection of Man (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
A foretaste, fulfillment in the response of his community God claiming his divinity denied by his friends, his family The ...
A foretaste, fulfillment in the response of his community God claiming his divinity denied by his friends, his family The ...
Was Christ aware before his reading that the community his hometown would deny his call Did he know that they ...
If I were the wind blowing with gentle breezes for the receptive stormy blasts, to get his message out God's ...
After his time in the desert after his baptism the spirit upon him steeling his steps Denying the devil he ...
Leaving Nazareth no longer the child the man, the son of Joseph reclaiming his divinity The Christ-child announcing his calling ...
His life changed into the waters, rising, the dove upon him into the desert tempted from his path Back to ...
His friends, his family the community of his faith now his enemy Running God out of town rejecting his call, ...
Unable to see, to believe the Messiah before them claiming the words of Isaiah his ministry, his purpose in life ...
Not within his hometown as with other prophets the people blind unable to see Only on the outside first to ...
In our times, in our houses of faith what would they say of his calling if Jesus had come into ...
Change, the sand shifting their beliefs challenged in ways they could not stand The Christ entering sitting in the sanctuary ...
Not a king, Messiah the child of the carpenter in his hometown only Joseph's oldest son Yet here the Christ-child ...
They couldn't see him the fulfillment, of the words of Isaiah the truth ringing odd sounding funny in their ears ...
His own people of his community unable to believe in the Christ rejecting Jesus, the man they knew Unable to ...
The words of the prophet ancient words fulfilled Christ claiming Isaiah within how own community No longer the young boy ...
In his hometown, a pariah in claiming the mantle the words of Isaiah coming to life His words of authority ...
Standing and reading the ancient scripture claiming his calling within his community of faith Disbelief and anger who is this ...
From the Lord, my rock that place of strength, that reserve, on which I can trust Able, with him alone, ...
even when we are wet sitting in the boat the winds, the waves crashing Christ calling us to the water ...
Not just a part of the body called, each of us a special charge, a divine purpose something for us ...
We are all a calling from God to tell the whole world to set us free a holy plan for ...
In the company of believers rising before the congregation to speak words of power, of hope Sharing Your Word holy ...
The people, sharing in the joy With arms raised up hearing the word of God the ancient texts revealed Standing ...
The members of the people, the gathered congregation coming to hear the word standing before the Lord All day they ...
Righting injustices standing up when opportunity calls doing what is right with love, not hate this we honor, on this ...
By love, not by hate with light piercing the darkness tyranny, oppression false truth falling down Such was the way ...
Beyond words, any expression God's love, in the creation the precision, the ordered world faithfulness to man, even when we ...
Many gifts needed each given for the whole all for the community the family of God To speak the truth ...
Gifts of the Spirit given by God bearing fruit evident, sometimes unknown Planting seeds into the ground good soil of ...
The love of God eternal, steadfast even when we fail straying from him Ever God's love remains steadfast and for ...
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