Slowing our steps in the forest - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Walking along, a community together
slowing our steps, the forest before us
spending time, lingering there
Open to what the creator will show us
gifts of this moment to share
Entering in, deeper and deeper
the pond and its treasure made known
An expanse of water, the reeds and the rushes
the artistry of our maker’s brush
Trees and moss, the ferns and the oak leaves
the crunch of the branches, the rocks underfoot
Sharing the day, the time and the fellowship
slowing our walk, in union with you

November 15, 2009
Hike after church,
Head Pond Trail,
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/lakinsheads_hooksett.pdf
Hooksett, NH
http://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/hooksett_editor/archive/2008/11/05/Eagle-Scout-project-will-mark-Hooksett-trail.aspx
(the Eagle Scout project
of member Ken Scott)
http://www.bwanh.org/Hooksett/Hooksett%20Kiwanis%20trails.htm
November 15, 2009
and
Luke 12:15-21
and Psalm 16
and “The Prayer of St. Francis”,
United Methodist Hymnal #481;
and sermon, “I Want It All . . .”,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 15, 2009
Her sermon is the third of a four-part series based in part on
Reverend Adam Hamilton (http://www.cor.org/about-resurrection/adam/)’s book,
“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” (http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426702334)