Our Story of the Beginning - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Our story of the beginning
the world and all that is
spoken into existence
by the authoritative voice of God

Thundering out into the darkness
the light piercing the night
day shining down from heaven
the sun overpowering the night

The waters separated
the sky from the waters below
the land coming into existence
and everything above and below

Fish, birds, plants and animals
all spoken to life
the world and ordered universe
all part of the master’s plan

And we, the human race,
the last to come on the scene
or standing before God
to be stewards of all we see

January 13, 2010
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the congregation,
speaking the words of God)
Psalm 19:1-13
Congregational Centering hymn:
“Let All Things Now Living”
Faith We Sing, #2008
Anthem: “The Time Between”,
http://www.gbod.org/worship/music/timebetween-crider.pdf
by R. Frederick Crider, Jr. (Ps. 31:14-15)
and sermon, “The Book of Genesis: The Story of Our Beginning”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
based in part on Chapter One (Genesis 1:1-2:3),
of book, Wrestling With Angels: What Genesis Teaches Us About
Our Spiritual Identity, Sexuality and Personal Relationships,
by Naomi H. Rosenblatt and Joshua Horwitz
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
January 10, 2010
First Sunday in Epiphany
(Baptism of the Lord Sunday)
&
Psalm 8:4-5 (KJV)
“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.”