Wondering if We Are There Yet - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

The rote of the children
chiming in the back seat
are we there yet they ask
an echo of the earth

We must be mindful
God’s purpose already written
our days numbered
and His plan to unfold

Wondering if we are there yet
missing His calling
we are put where we are to be planted
His plan to be revealed

We are to build,
to grow and to prosper
to live in our exile
as children of the King

Faithfully serving
seeking peace for the nation
the peoples around us
needing to hear of His grace

Offering prayers
that they would prosper
in this seeing the face of God
right before their eyes

Happy where we have been planted
not seeking tomorrow
leaving the rest to God
to come in His holy time.

October 11, 2010
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 (Amplified Bible)
Psalm 66:1-12
Psalm 24:7-10 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Where has God placed us?”
and sermon, “Settling In”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
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Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
October 10, 2010
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

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