Little Comfort in the Scripture - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Little comfort in the scriptures
except in the abstract
the real-world issues
staring us in the face
Trial in the walk on the earth
struggles just to survive
pain and anguish
seemingly without reason
no answers here and now

Wanting to understand
to believe all will work out
that God is walking with us
through the shadow of death
Holding onto our faith
in the storms of this life
only in the hereafter
to learn the meaning of life

May 26, 2010
struggling with questions of life and death
and God’s timing

& reading the first part of
the book of Job, including
Job 1:1-5:16
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for May 23, 2010, read May 24, 2010
Job 1:21
Job 2:10
and
Job 5:17-8:22
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for May 24, 2010, read May 25, 2010

and the later part of the book, and
the following poem, posted
to FaithWriters.com 5/26/2010
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Answering the Clay

The potter spoke
out of the whirlwind
answering the claim
rebuking his claims
the demands he dared to speak

A reminder, the distance to God
how far below
is the home of man

Walking in the dust
rather than riding the clouds
Marveling at the works
of His majestic hands

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& the poem, “His Comeuppance”, posted
to FaithWriters.com 5/26/2010,
both based in part on

October 18, 2009
Job 38:1-7 (34-41)
&
Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35b
Job 38:1-7, 16-18, 34-38 & 40:3-5
and sermon, “Father Knows Best”,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
October 18, 2009
&
Psalm 8:3-4
and writing challenge
“Monday Manna for October 19 - What is man?”
posted by Joanne Sher on her blog,
“An Open Book”, at:
http://joannesher.blogspot.com/2009/10/monday-manna-for-october-19-what-is-man.html

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