As the Created - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Spending time with the creator
as the created
with the shepherd
as sheep of his fold
with the potter
as clay of his hands
so I sit, stilling myself
in my sabbath rest

Finding moments
not just on the seventh day
to find my place
comfortable below him
made from the dust,
the stuff of the good earth
by his breath alone
I am given my birth

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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