Choosing the Gauntlet - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Enemies gathering in the city
stiff-necked people of God
unable to see
who stood in the land,
offering hope to all

Choosing the gauntlet, the trials,
going as the firepot, the torches,
between the branches waving
the sacrifice coming
fulfilling the prophecy
the covenant of God

More than a prophet
the shoot of Jesse,
the son of God
going to the Temple
to live out God’s plan

The lamb, the offering
choosing the road to Jerusalem
setting his face on his future
knowing the path he was walking
to the cross, to the skies

February 28, 2010
Luke 13:31-35
Psalm 118:26
Psalm 118:27
Psalm 118:22-29
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Genesis 15:7-12, 17-18
Genesis 15:1-6
&
Alive Now Daily Reflections
http://alivenow.upperroom.org/daily-reflections/daily-reflections-for-february-22-28/
for February 22, 2010 to February 28, 2010
by Nancy Fergusons (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
for 2/28/2010
read 2/28/2010
&
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for February 22, 2010 to February 28, 2010,
“Be Careful What You Hope For”,
by Brent Waters
for 2/23/2010, read 2/27/2010
&
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010

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