A Stone’s Throw Farther - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Going to the Mount of Olives
the garden, Gethsemane
our master,
a stone’s throw farther
heavy with sleep
yet sensing deep dread

Jesus going into the garden
falling heavy
to his knees
praying, shouting
to God in heaven
“let this cup
pass from my lips”

But something further
more like a whisper
barely audible
even in the still of the night
Jesus humbly, submitting
turning his life over
submitting to God’s holy will

March 7, 2010
Luke 22:39-46
Luke 22:41
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
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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