After the Supper - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

After the supper, after the Seder
the words forever changed
after the supper
the sharing of the bread
the cup, the new words he shared
after Judas ran away

In the garden, the place, Gethsemane
tired, heavy with sleep
Christ going forward,
with Peter, with James, with John
while we were heavy with sleep

Watching our master
from a distance, he was praying
physically, seeing his torment
anguish in that moment, under the heavens
wondering what lay in store
as night would turn to day

Approaching the others
the disciples who went with him
they like us, heavy, fatigued, longing sleep
wishing we could hear, or maybe better not too
the stern rebuke from our master’s voice
All so suddenly, the moment shattered
confusion reigned as Judas reappeared

March 4, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
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
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second 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
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent

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