Vulnerable, Honest - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

In an awkward place
vulnerable, honest
our faith, our words, our struggles
exposed and raw
not yet at ease
at the moment of conviction
aware of our sin
but before we feel
The presence of God’s love
the warmth of his embrace

April 1, 2011
John 20:1-18
Mary in the Garden with the risen Christ
John 20:17
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
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posting by David Abbott
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on his facebook page 3/30/2011
http://www.facebook.com/#!/djabbottnh/posts/1928375210148
"There is a season between repentance and rebirth, between the old life and the new. There is a kind of mud season in which we have become newly honest about our faults, wounds and struggles. We are exposed and vulnerable, and not yet comfortable with a new way of living. We are unrecognizable as our old selves, but not yet fully formed as new ones."
by Steve Garnaas-Holmes
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http://www.facebook.com/#!/steve.garnaasholmes
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Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
Justifying Grace
Prevenient Grace
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written sitting in the lobby
Hooksett Courthouse
Hooksett, NH
April 1, 2011

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