Changing the Shades of Gray (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
In colors and in gradations changing the shades of gray letting go of the black and white the need to ...
In colors and in gradations changing the shades of gray letting go of the black and white the need to ...
Each a separate star in the sky, a thread in the tapestry the gifts I feel called to share a ...
In casting the seeds the stones, the words into the ground, the sea ripples touching distant shores but sometimes returning ...
Not poles on a line static and unchanging a yes or a no in black and white Not even arcs ...
A foretaste, fulfillment in the response of his community God claiming his divinity denied by his friends, his family The ...
His friends, his family the community of his faith now his enemy Running God out of town rejecting his call, ...
As if a garden, our lives the joy, love, relationship connection with God, our families, our friends, neighbors, even strangers ...
His hand, his heart outstretched offering welcome, friendship to each one of us walking the new neighborhood the main street ...
Speaking aloud, calling to God so that we may hear that we may know truly believe in Christ Raising his ...
In some ways, the friends of Job right about one thing How small we are, how finite when compared to ...
In the cacophony of human lives the chatter, the rapid speaking shouting over one another How will we ever hear ...
Honest, humble, reverent prayer joyfully raised, with assurance our creator, our savior sustainer, and father we call to you, as ...
Today in the message to dare to pray, to worship, To be as bold as David to claim Him as ...
I thought about the date, yesterday Fifty years since they said, I do eighteen since she said, goodbye. A moment ...
Prophetic words, made real not theoretical, as he is our example laying down our lives for our friends putting our ...
Would Jesus torture, would he allow his disciples to torture would people acting as his friends, as children of God, ...
not servants, no longer slaves our prayer, before the sermon changing the words, from "speak Lord, your servants are listening" ...
The prayer of Christ offered for the disciples all of us, for all generations praying that our joy, like his ...
The words he shared, that we may share in his joy But what is his joy, for us to share ...
Not servants, friends instead brought into understanding sharing with our brother the creator's plan no longer master and slave walking ...
unbound, no longer servants freed from our slavery transformed by his words his words of love made free, to be ...
A child's question, shared by the pastor shared with the children, offered to the congregation all of us involved, active ...
In the middle of our intercession the prayers, the concerns of the people slowing to remember, to raise prayers of ...
That one vine, each of us branches, woven together bound in love, connected with one another a part of the ...
A little audience participation, the congregation greeting each other "Hi friend", warm smiles erupting spreading from face to face a ...
In describing him, sharing with a friend a spirit of service, of always saying yes when there is someone in ...
In thanksgiving, we pause, we slow ourselves we gather together, family and friends, reflecting, memories rich with our collective past ...
May our church be a place, to love all of our neighbors to reach out to the young, to the ...
As I woke this morning, I remembered I remembered that day, the exact moment when I saw the towers, innocence ...
What is church? the pastor asked, to visualize Each of us an image in our minds for me, a memory ...
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