Earthen Vessels (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The treasures of Heaven the love of God God alive within us indwelling in our hearts Earthen vessels only flawed ...
The treasures of Heaven the love of God God alive within us indwelling in our hearts Earthen vessels only flawed ...
Chipped, cracked vessels flawed pitchers of our bodies yet holding the waters the treasures of God's gifts We are to ...
The first Christians becoming fishers of men the disciples before us going out into the world Those earthen vessels flawed ...
Though they are flawed human motives blurred maybe not so pure of heart as the one who climbed the cross ...
Like Jesus at the well knowing her fully all about her God knowing us all that we are all we ...
Not stale or dated important and relevant urgent, in the moment speaking directly to us Living words on the pages ...
Something of liberation theology in the words of Christ the upside down language in the Sermon on the Mount Our ...
Directly to each of us as if looking into our eyes the risen Lord calling to us to answer his ...
Damaged, flawed people sent into the world changed from our former selves doing the master's work Needing his forgiveness over ...
Denying his divinity the truth of his nature the righteous of the people condemning God to death Standing in judgment ...
Signs of his touch marks of the Potter's hand his efforts recorded written on the flesh, the tissue on this ...
In repentance, in asking for God's mercy, for a bit of grace the good thief, hanging on the cross, next ...
To the table we come, young and old, slowly, tentatively, spritely, quickly standing, kneeling, as we are able coming forward ...
Placed in clay pots, misshapen, chipped, flawed God's love, his grace, his gifts placed within clay jars, treasure Transforming us, ...
We, mere infants, sitting on the shoulders of saints raised by their strong hands up above the crowd so that ...
Ever being formed, reforming my flawed vessel spinning on the wheel, the Potter's fingers working out my imperfections. A journey, ...
The Word made human The God given flawed flesh Perfect sacrifice September 5, 2008 written at the Agape Café coffeehouse ...
Christian lives, bearing witness love of the creator, the love of the son the covenant they offered, the grace they ...
Struggling, wrestling with God this flawed patriarch, Jacob, stealing a birthright, usurper Holding on for a blessing, a blessing from ...
The bible's story imperfect people, able, by God's grace, to do extraordinary things acts of love, by faith alone, grace ...
a new moment in our lives, together we are centered, waiting, listening for the will of God, the still small ...
We are born flawed, vulnerable driven by our wills, crashing into one another Human beings are to be forgiving of ...
We are called, given our marching orders to leave our lives behind, to go into the world sharing the message ...
We pray that Thy will, oh Lord will be done, a prayer for the world for the world for all ...
The law was the disciplinarian. So I guess I understand more fully the phrase, "throw the book at them" Yes, ...
A cracked bowl, still on the wheel negotiating with the potter to save him, take pity through clever argument trying ...
We lift up a humble prayer for peace, for wisdom for justice in our land for a mother fighting for ...
We celebrate once again the bravery of those certain men who saw what they had to do and though they ...
Above the tower -- a lone, twice-sized moon. On the cold river passing night-filled homes, It scatters restless gold across ...
The Renaissance men are aging now, having survived Industrialization's Original Sin and the Information Age flood; The need for specialization ...
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