Leaving to God to Judge (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
His story so familiar in trying to live in piety when we fall into the trap of judging ourselves Forgetting ...
Raymond A. Foss Poems on Poetry (853 Poems)
Not Pleading Our Case (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Thinking about the words of his friends arguing with Job about God telling him to be humble not to come ...
Through the Eyes of Job (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Through the eyes of a believer someone righteous before God and yet still struggling to understand pain in the world ...
Understanding Job (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Maybe not the scripture the layers of God but understanding his struggles with trial on this earth Sometimes so daunting ...
And He is the Potter (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
When we come to God petitioning our of our pain our lack of understanding the whys of life with no ...
Reading Job (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The story of so many who try to be faithful yet staring at calamity capricious and cruel in reading Job ...
Feeling the Presence of God (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Even when we are distant questioning the nature of our creator unable to fathom the world the suffering of this ...
When Why Has No Answer (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Not in capriciousness the randomness of fate but when why has no answer how we all can truly relate Wondering ...
Toiling with Job (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Toiling with Job walking on the earth searching for the answer to why yet nothing there sufficient in my mortal ...
Little Comfort in the Scripture (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Little comfort in the scriptures except in the abstract the real-world issues staring us in the face Trial in the ...
Comfort in His Story (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
If we slow our reading and treasure all the words learning from a righteous man who stumbled before God Taking ...
A Life of Job (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
In so many ways, trying to be faithful living a devoted life grateful for God's grace Struggling as Job did ...
Wanting Answers (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
In this journey the walk on this earth wanting answers for questions great and small Many times, however, there are ...
More than We can Handle (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
His grace alone sufficient our only hope in him otherwise the struggles more than we can handle walking here on ...
Praying with Job (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Hopefully not going as far as he did in the later chapters not pushing the creator so that He would ...
The Weight of the Paddle (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
I brought one of my canoe paddles to the poetry presentation at school passing it around in the classroom watching ...
The Sprigs of Lilacs (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The rose shears moving quickly I gathered the sprigs of lilacs from all over the yard Moving quickly to gather ...
Blue, not Purple (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The lilacs illumined in the morning sun hard to describe the color so soft, finely spun Blue, not purple like ...
Assured of Our Resurrection (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
If we believe follow the words of our faith honoring our savior loving walking in his steps Assured of salvation ...
By the Spirit’s Choosing – 2 (Raymond A. Foss Poems)
A knowing of our lives the talents and strengths our histories and beliefs guiding us from within By the spirit's ...
Within the maw of the oven (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Like looking inside a Faberge Like a living foundry of Hell the maw of the oven glowing orange and red ...
With Their Young Voices (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The stirring of emotion of the wisdom of the young recognizing the sacrifice of our sons and daughters of our ...
Whose Banner Are We Carrying (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
As we look at human history in every era, every nation each one claiming Christ as we went into battle ...
Her Blue Chair (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Dark arms of wood short legged, as we are sitting empty in the living room the place of her blue ...
to your cross (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Oh Lord, let me ever be mindful not the cross, but your cross that I approach, your cross that you ...
Inarticulate Longings (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
When words will not come unsure what to pray for save for, that your will be done Silent in praying ...
Words (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Words without rhyme or meter flowing out, into the ether stones cast, ripples on the waves out into the seas ...
Into Our Hands – V2 (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Creation, all that God created given to us, placed into our hands to be cherished and cared for each of ...
my clay still wet (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
ever may I be able to proclaim my clay still wet still sitting on the potter's wheel feeling the touch ...
Days Flying By (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
In the rush of the world the busy, taking time days flying by, panic caught in the whirlwind Needing to ...