Words are dangerous - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Cavalier, unthinking
shot from our mouths
the sword of our tongues
seeking gain
at the expense of our neighbors
a constant battle
our approach to discourse

Words are dangerous, when unthinking
when grounded in the world
the stuff of the earth
We are called to a different way
of love from our musings
to offer Christ to all
a light to the whole earth

Let Love inform our language
our struggles for justice
may we hear the words of old
calling us to be his servants
to offer love to all
all the people on the earth

The guiding of our Savior
lived out in his journey
of offering love
even when we were persecuting
when we denied our Maker
when we pierced our Brother’s hands
lifting him on the tree

Christ forgiving, words uplifting,
at the moment of his anguish
abandoned and dying
that we would be free
Bearing witness
the power of that example
a light to the nations
hope for the whole world

January 17, 2011
The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day
&
Isaiah 9:1-4
and
Upper Room Disciplines for 2011
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=831781
for January 17 to 23, 2011
“Carrying God’s Light”
by Cathie McFadden
for January 17, 2011
read January 17, 2011
&
Isaiah 6:1-8
&
Isaiah 49:1-7
John 1:29-42
Worship Theme: “Called by God to . . .”
and sermon, “A Light to the Nations”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
January 16, 2011
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Human Relations Sunday
http://www.umcgiving.org/site/c.qwL6KkNWLrH/b.3833821/k.5074/Special_Sunday__Human_Relations_Day__Overview.htm

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