Given Life - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

More than the dust of the earth
by your breath, O God
a living being
given life
by him alone

Placed in the garden
man, created
to tend and to cherish
all that was created
all by the hand of God

April 25, 2010
Genesis 2:4b-9, 15
Psalm 104:1-2, 5, 31, 35b (Call to Worship)
1 Timothy 4:4-5
Hymn, “Shepherd Me, O God”, TFWS #2058 (Psalm 23)
Prayer of Dedication,
(From the National Council of Churches [NCC]
Earth Day Sunday 2002 resource packet,
"Caring for Creation: Making the World Safe for Children.")
Worship Theme: “What is our calling within Creation?”
and sermon, “Staff Members All Are We”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the third in a series of sermons, based in part on the pastoral letter from the Council of Bishops, “God’s Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action,”
and the study guide, etc., based on this letter:
http://hopeandaction.org/main/
http://hopeandaction.org/main/resources/basic-documents/
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 25, 2010
Third Sunday After Easter

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