Answering the Clay (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The potter spoke out of the whirlwind answering the claim rebuking his claims the demands he dared to speak A ...
The potter spoke out of the whirlwind answering the claim rebuking his claims the demands he dared to speak A ...
What would we do, if we were the rich man standing before Christ told to give away all of our ...
What value, what worth possession of the rich man after he turned and walked away Offered discipleship, to become a ...
The things in his home the possession that he had collected his accumulated wealth like spoiled grains in the silos ...
Like spoiled grain in the garners, the silos His possessions, perishing wealth the rich man choosing the world unable to ...
In his pride in his possessions evident in his sorrowful response loving the things of this world Separated, blocking out ...
So hard to give up, the things that we acquire holding onto our treasure on earth when Jesus is calling, ...
Wanting to follow but the weight too heavy to comfortable to let it all go Shocked, sorrowful he went away ...
At the bottom of the sermon, the scripture laid bare the fact of our treasure our things of the world ...
All of our treasure all our possessions all of the things that get in the way Our savior's message to ...
So much to lose, station, power, all that he was wealth, possession defining the rich man A challenge to trust ...
Uncomfortable words, words to challenge a mirror before us slowing my voice looking at the congregation sharing Christ's words Uncomfortable ...
Our lives, a lesson learning the choices of life understanding the rich man the disciple, the follower his sorrow, not ...
Fully dependent on God not the lie of self-sufficiency is this the lesson the difference between the poor and the ...
Ultimately, all of us standing before God facing the test of the rich man whether we will follow or not ...
Our lives, our stuff our things in the way keeping us from our master sitting at the feet of Christ ...
As faithful disciples, as people of faith, a Christian community called, charged to see others, not with society's eyes With ...
In the story of our church working in the same manner sharing bread with each other at the altar rail ...
In the words of the scripture a challenge to our assumptions our comfort, our habits All equal, no preference given ...
each day, far more than Sunday alone laying our gifts upon your altar tangible gifts of money, of treasure of ...
Rich, living water shimmering with the breath of God moving with God's love throughout creation the bread of life living ...
A moment abundant in blessing sun shining radiantly on the birch cross, a gift planted within her labyrinth A rich ...
Out of love out of the depth of her faith more pleasing to God than all the others, all the ...
The ground yielding its stones buried under the soil the rich loam, the grassy lawns the forests, the brush hidden ...
We may choose, lift up others go where there is need bring hope, less suffering around the world, our nation ...
Woven threads, back and forth weaving a story, a rich fabric strong fibers, bright colors words repeating the message the ...
Newborn, rising from the earth the warming, changing, the rich wet soil the crocus rising from its slumber bursting forth ...
He was begging for alms, money for the poor, this lame man What he received, healing; but not merely of ...
Not to the ends of the earth those in our daily lives Here is the fertile soil the tilled fields ...
The rich, full, round rhododendron bloom hidden, nestled snug behind the yew, full green deep forest, radiant chartreuse where the ...
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