Empty without Him in Me - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

In dying, falling
into the waters
emptied of myself
my past left behind

Empty without him
God using my brokenness
my emptiness what he needs
that I may be filled with Christ

Holy in the transformation
rising with my savior
walking as he would lead me
going the way of the cross

July 26, 2010
http://ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-lesson-for-today.html
A Handmaiden of the Lord blog posting July 26, 2010
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
&
Colossians 2:6-10, 16-19 (The Message)
Colossians 2:6-19 (The Message)
Luke 11:9-11 (NLT)
Psalm 100:1-3 (NLT) (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing”
and sermon, “Buyer Beware”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 25, 2010
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
&
and quote attributed to Corrie ten Bloom,
“I have a glove here in my hand. The glove cannot do anything by itself, but when my hand is in it, it can do many things. True, it is not the glove, but my hand in the glove that acts. We are gloves. It is the Holy Spirit in us who is the hand, who does the job. We have to make room for the hand so that every finger is filled.”

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