Hope in These Words - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

God’s love, divine teachings
messages for you and me
brought from the words on the page
love of the creator, grace in our savior
redemption, forgiveness
if we turn to God
from the sin of our lives
walking in the light
sharing his message of love

Hope in the words
redeeming us from death
not the rigid strictures of the law
the Spirit of God instead
love for God, in the truest sense
loving our neighbor as a friend
giving our lives over to God
to use our gifts as we are called
to follow our master’s plan

July 19, 2010

Hebrews 4:12a
Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 4:12-13
&
Day 300, “Powerful Word of God”, 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 July 19, 2010
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A Word of Love

The teaching for the student
for each one of us today
faithful to the scripture
a word of love

Not word for word
but living water
poured into us
that we could gain wisdom

The true teaching, love
not hidden but richly
our cups overflowing
with the grace of God

Unite all people
under the banner of Christ
walking with our shepherd
by the words he did impart

Sharing the truth,
the way, the light, the Christ
God descended to earth
going to the cross, the grave
that we may see paradise

July 12, 2010
2 Timothy 2:15a
2 Timothy 2:15
2 Timothy 2:14-19
&
Day 293, “Faithful Steward of the Word”, 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 July 12, 2010

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