Strength from Prayer - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

The tempter in the garden
stalking Christ with doubt
fears of his suffering
that he may turn from his path

Bowing, praying
crying out to our father
gathering strength from prayer
that God’s will would be done

Only cleaving to our creator
the voice of the spirit
beating within
able to be faithful
to our heavenly call

Like Jesus in the garden
we too can always turn
gaining strength
in prayers to our father
he will answer our cries

March 14, 2010
Matthew 26:41
and
Day 173, “The Watchword of Prayer”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 3/14/10
&
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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