Seeing Joshua - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

For so many, across the nation,
believers beyond our shores,
seeing Joshua, more than a new generation,
seeing Joshua in he who is about to lead
seeing the mantle passed to a new leader
for this time, this moment, this people

A change in the direction,
coming out of the wilderness days
coming into the light of tomorrow
coming on the day after Martin was born
a change for this time, this nation, this hope

Seeing the one who could save
the one called to take on the charge
to lead us to that new country
to bind up the scars of the past

If he leads by the words of the savior
and the life of his servant before him
we may yet see that bright star shining
and the joy of peace on earth

January 18, 2009
the message, “It’s not just a dream but a reality”
on the sign in front of church,
the story of Moses and Joshua,
Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Joshua 1:1-9
and on the juxtaposition of the
80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the inauguration of Barack Obama
as President of the United States of America
along with
Micah 4:1-4
Matthew 5:43-48
the sermon, “Love Your Who???”,
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
Suncook United Methodist Church, Suncook, NH,
and the hypothetical put to Eric Holder, nominee for Attorney General,
by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on the use of waterboarding,
January 15, 2009, during his Senate Confirmation Hearings,
see http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/15/cornyn-holder-waterboard/