To God - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Maybe our perspective too limiting
seeing the father, son, the spirit
or the way, the truth, the life
all ways of seeing the creator,
the maker, the potter,
the breath, the vine,
the savior, the ghost
yet too limited yet
more to God than these

To God, a verb
not just to love, but to God,
to walk in the steps
in the way of Christ
yoked with him
guided in our journey
submitting ourselves fully
utterly turned around
sacrificing, healing
caring for our neighbor
in complete servanthood
going to the cross with him

Not to be God,
to presume far too much;
to see this as a verb
something to live
to God in our life
to share all with others
to build ourselves
upon this rock
to turn toward our maker
and offer ourselves up
all we are, all we will be
to God in our walk
all of our days

July 5, 2010
Isaiah 43:18-21
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the congregation,
speaking the words of God)
Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”
and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 11, 2010
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

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