The Folly of Worry - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Only indigestion
discomfort, blood pressure
not much more
does our worry produce

The folly of worry
that we could fix anything
that an hour would be gained
from the sum of our days

Nothing worthy
in the weight of worry
only bringing us pain
without any reward

Only in turning
our cares over
can we find peace
in the arms of the Lord

February 27, 2011
Matthew 6:24-34 (TEV)
Romans 8:28-39 (TEV)
Psalm 95:1-7a (KJV) (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer (Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer
Worship Theme: “Worry”
Traveler’s Insurance commercial,
“Prized Possession”
http://www.youtube.com/user/TravelersInsurance#p/u/1/5G7bGBUlx2M
and sermon,
“The fruit of Silence is Prayer,
The fruit of Prayer is Faith
The Fruit of Faith is Love
The fruit of Love is Service
The Fruit of Service is Peace”
by Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
(better known as Mother Teresa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa)
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 27, 2011
Eighth Sunday after Epiphany

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