Monday, March 18, 2024

Dwell into a time of stillness

Let peace overtake you,
filling you with the Spirit,
dwell into a time of stillness,
a space for quiet within you,
Listen for the word of God...
 
Let peace overtake you,
may you sense God's presence,
breathing prayers in the quiet,
that the Spirit would dwell with you,
That you would hear God's whisper to you ...
 
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March 18, 2024
Dwell into a time of stillness
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/dwell-into-time-of-stillness.html
March 18, 2024
Dive into the depths of God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/dive-into-depths-of-god.html
Based on Psalm 46:10
&
March 17, 2024
pray continually
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/pray-continually.html
Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com ) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Psalm 46, faith, believe, hope, rejoice, prayer, pray, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace, life, peace, stillness, silence,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #Psalm 46 #Faith #Believe #hope #rejoice #prayer #pray#promise #blessing #abundance #love #grace #life #peace #stillness #silence

Dive into the depths of God

Dive into the depths of God,
His Spirit speaking to us,
enter into prayer, stillness,
a time of silence before Him
God calling to us...
 
Let go of the world,
a surface kind of faith,
Dive deeply into the waters,
in stillness listen to the Spirit,
God calling to us...
 
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March 18, 2024
Dive into the depths of God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/dive-into-depths-of-god.html
Based on Psalm 46:10
&
March 17, 2024
pray continually
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/pray-continually.html
Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com ) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Psalm 46, faith, believe, hope, rejoice, prayer, pray, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace, life, peace, stillness, silence,
 
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Sunday, March 17, 2024

On white butcher block paper

Coming to the meat counter
to take our order, moving,
diving into conversation,
the local butcher at Cantell's Market,
remembering his working hands,
wiping them on a towel,
the nub of his thick pencil…
 
His scrawl on white butcher block paper,
the details of mom’s order,
his white apron tied in the front,
starched but covered,
with blood, all of the juices,
working quickly, a line behind us
meats wrapped in white butcher block paper ...
 
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Edited March 17, 2024
On white butcher block paper
 
March 17, 2024
On butcher block paper
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/on-butcher-block-paper.html
Cantell's Super Market
11 Franklin Street
Westfield, MA
Matchbook cover - https://www.ebay.com/itm/364698495439
&
Edited February 22, 2024
Willing the ball Fair – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/willing-ball-fair-v2.html
Edited February 22, 2024
Learning to Swing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/learning-to-swing-v2.html
&
Edited February 13, 2024
Roads in the dirt – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/roads-in-dirt-v3.html
&
Edited February 13, 2024
winged samaras – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/winged-samaras-v3.html
&
February 1, 2024
A metal slug
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-metal-slug-coin.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, family, childhood, play, Westfield, MA, Cantells, butcher,
 
#Poetry #family #childhood #play #WestfieldMA #Cantells #butcher

On butcher block paper


Coming to the counter
To take our order, moving,
The local butcher at Cantell's Market,
Remembering his hands,
The nub of his pencil, 
His scrawl on the butcher block paper,
His white apron covered,
With blood, all of the juices,
Working quickly, a line behind us ...

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March 17, 2024
On butcher block paper
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/on-butcher-block-paper.html
Cantell's Super Market
11 Franklin Street
Westfield, MA
Matchbook cover - https://www.ebay.com/itm/364698495439
&
Edited February 22, 2024
Willing the ball Fair – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/willing-ball-fair-v2.html
Edited February 22, 2024
Learning to Swing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/learning-to-swing-v2.html
&
Edited February 13, 2024
Roads in the dirt – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/roads-in-dirt-v3.html
&
Edited February 13, 2024
winged samaras – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/winged-samaras-v3.html
&
February 1, 2024
A metal slug
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-metal-slug-coin.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, family, childhood, play, Westfield, MA, Cantells, butcher,
 
#Poetry #family #childhood #play #WestfieldMA #Cantells #butcher

#pray continually

From the first thought, awakening,
your first breath of the morning,
pray continually, in every season,
in every moment, rejoice always,
in conversation, in communion,
in an ongoing relationship,
with the sovereign God.
 
Pray continually, without ceasing,
bringing concerns, celebrations,
your whole life to God, seeking,
God’s guidance, God’s protection,
seeking to serve God with your whole life,
with every moment, every breath,
until you rest your head and sleep…
 
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March 17, 2024
pray continually
 
Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, 1 Thessalonians 5, faith, believe, hope, rejoice, prayer, pray, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace, life,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #1Thessalonians5 #Faith #Believe #hope #rejoice #prayer #pray#promise #blessing #abundance #love #grace #life

Saturday, March 16, 2024

#Nicodemus was silent

He had no answer, he had no wisdom,
He did not respond to these words of Jesus,
He did not see Him, the One standing before him,
He did not name Him as the One, as the Son, the Christ.

He was a seeker, a teacher, but Nicodemus was silent,
He did not proclaim the coming of the One, the Christ,
Christ stood before him, imparting divine wisdom,
But he was blind to the Messiah, the Christ.

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March 16, 2024
Nicodemus was silent

Based on John 3:16
John 3:1-21
March 16, 2024
I am the Son
Based on John 3:16
John 3:1-21
March 16, 2024
Sacrificial Love
Based on John 3:16

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live. 

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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, John 3:16, Faith, Believe, hope, prayer, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace, Messiah, Savior, salvation, resurrection, life, Nicodemus,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John3:16 #Faith #Believe #hope #prayer #promise #blessing #abundance #love #grace #Messiah #Savior #salvation #resurrection #life #Nicodemus

I am the #Son #Messiah

I am the Son, the Anointed,
The Messiah standing before you,
I am the One who was promised,
I have come to save you.
 
Can you not see me,
do you not know me,
See with clear eyes,
I bring you eternal life.
 
I am the Son, the gift,
The grace of our Father,
I am unmerited love,
A sacrifice of atonement…
 
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March 16, 2024
I am the Son
 
Based on John 3:16
John 3:1-21
March 16, 2024
Sacrificial Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/sacrificial-love.html
Based on John 3:16
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, John 3:16, Faith, Believe, hope, prayer, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace, Messiah, Savior, salvation, resurrection, life, Nicodemus,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John3:16 #Faith #Believe #hope #prayer #promise #blessing #abundance #love #grace #Messiah #Savior #salvation #resurrection #life #Nicodemus

Sacrificial Love

Sacrificial love,
Love unending,
Unmerited grace,
Giving us a Savior…
 
God loved us, loves us,
Beyond measure,
Agape love, a gift,
Life, life eternal …
 
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March 16, 2024
Sacrificial Love
 
“For God so loved the world that He gave
His one and only Son, that whoever believes
in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, John 3:16, Faith, Believe, hope, prayer, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace, Messiah, Savior, salvation, resurrection, life,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John3:16 #Faith #Believe #hope #prayer #promise #blessing #abundance #love #grace #Messiah #Savior #salvation #resurrection #life

Friday, March 15, 2024

Buried under Rafah – v3

Buried under Rafah,
within the civilian population,
an enemy, the attacker,
a plague on this land…
 
Ready for attack,
an enemy embedded,
driving innocents, refugees,
from their homes, this land…
 
What will become, truly,
of their enemy, these people,
how much care is being extended,
to protect these innocents…
 
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Edited March 15, 2024
Buried under Rafah – v3
 
Edited March 15, 2024
Buried under Rafah – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/buried-under-rafah-v2.html
March 15, 2024
Buried under Rafah
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/buried-under-rafah.html
On Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s
decision to attack Hamas in Rafah
&
Edited February 17, 2024
Forced into a corner – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/forced-into-corner-v2.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Rafah, Netanyahu, massacre, offensive, refugee, genocide, terror, innocents, UN, Gaza,
 
#Poetry #God #Israel #Palestine #Hamas #Rafah #Netanyahu #massacre #offensive #refugee #genocide #terror #innocents #UN #Gaza

A #Sunflower grows #Ukraine

A Sunflower grows, rising,
out of the rubble, the inferno,
in the streets, from the ashes,
in the fertile ground of hope…
 
A Sunflower grows, rising,
defying the terror, the tyrant,
not surrendering, not giving in,
standing erect, defiant, resolute…
 
A Sunflower grows, rising,
from the fertile soil, this country,
alive with the colors of their flag,
their hope that burns within…




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Edited March 15, 2024

Sunflowers Grow

edited March 15, 2022
A Sunflower Grows – v2
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, sunflowers, Ukraine, hope, courage, heroes, country, people, Ukrainian flag, victory, Slava Ukraini,
 
#Poetry #sunflowers #Ukraine #hope #courage #heroes #country #people #Ukrainianflag #victory #SlavaUkraini

#Sunflowers Grow #Ukraine

In the midst of their anguish,
under the rubble, the inferno,
in the streets, in the buildings,
in the fertile ground of hope…
 
Sunflowers grow, rising,
defying the terror, the tyrant,
not giving in, surrendering, no,
standing erect, defiant, resolute…
 
They will rise, abundantly,
from the fertile soil, this country,
alive with the colors of their flag,
the hope that burns within…
 
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March 15, 2024
Sunflowers Grow

  



 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, sunflowers, Ukraine, hope, courage, heroes, country, people, defiant, resurrection, reborn, Ukrainian flag, resolute, victory, Slava Ukraini,
 
#Poetry #sunflowers #Ukraine #hope #courage #heroes #country #people #defiant #resolute #resurrection #reborn #Ukrainianflag #victory #SlavaUkraini

Buried under Rafah – v2

Buried under Rafah,
within the civilian population,
their enemy, the attacker,
scourge of this land…
 
Ready for attack,
an enemy embedded,
seeking to drive innocents,
from their homes, this land…
 
What will become, truly,
of their enemy, these people,
how much care will be offered,
to protect the innocents…
 
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Edited March 15, 2024
Buried under Rafah – v2
 
March 15, 2024
Buried under Rafah
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/buried-under-rafah.html
On Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s
decision to attack Hamas in Rafah
&
Edited February 17, 2024
Forced into a corner – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/forced-into-corner-v2.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Rafah, Netanyahu, massacre, offensive, refugee, Egypt, genocide, terror, innocents, UN, Gaza,
 
#Poetry #God #Israel #Palestine #Hamas #Rafah #Netanyahu #massacre #offensive #refugee #Egypt #genocide #terror #innocents #UN #Gaza

Buried under #Rafah

Buried under Rafah,
within the civilian population,
the enemy, the attacker,
the scourge of this land…
 
Ready for attack,
the enemy embedded,
seeking to drive innocents,
from their homes, this land…
 
What will become, truly,
of the enemy, these people,
how much care will be used,
to protect the innocents…
 
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March 15, 2024
Buried under Rafah
On Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s
decision to attack Hamas in Rafah
&
Edited February 17, 2024
Forced into a corner – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/forced-into-corner-v2.html
Edited February 14, 2024
Forced into a corner
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/forced-into-corner.html
February 14, 2024
Gathered into the pen
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/gathered-into-pen.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Rafah, sheep, shepherd, Palestinian Authority, massacre, offensive, refuge, refugee, Egypt, humanitarian crisis, genocide, terror, innocents, UN, UNHCR, Gaza, UNRWA
 
#Poetry #God #Israel #Palestine #Hamas #Rafah #sheep #shepherd #PalestinianAuthority #massacre #offensive #refuge #refugee #Egypt #humanitariancrisis #genocide #terror #innocents #UN #UNHCR #Gaza #UNRWA

Hearts in the tin – v2

hearts in the tin,
in the pattern of clover,
luck, love, shining,
watching over us
a story written,
hammered in the ceiling,
in the wall of tin
intricate patterns
Father, Son, and Spirit
joined with us,
hearts in the tin
in the pattern of clover
hearts in the ceiling
watching over us
 
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Edited March 15, 2024
Hearts in the tin – v2
 
May 31, 2014
Hearts in the tin
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/hearts-in-tin.html
Numbers on the ceiling
more about the tin ceiling at
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
edited May 31, 2014
to be wheat – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/to-be-wheat-v2.html
edited May 8, 2014
to be wheat
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/to-be-wheat.html
about the tin walls decorated like shafts of wheat
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, Christ, Faith, God, grace, harvest, hearts, love, Matthew 13, pray, purpose, savior, seed, soil, sower, wheat, witness,
 
#poetry #faith #God #Christ #love #grace #Savior #hope #joy #calling #Matthew13 #seed #sower #pray #wheat #harvest

Yard Salad – v2

With an old newspaper
for a bowl, a plate and
water from the hose
for their salad dressing,
I saw them thinking, mixing,
working their collective talents,
it was all about the presentation…
 
Four junior chefs, gathered,
with ages from three to ten,
yanked and threshed a yard salad,
from the wet, rain drenched,
and shower fed field of weeds,
beside our in-town home…
 
Clover, dandelion, plantain
and grasses of varying length,
with dirt included bodily,
heaped on the makeshift platter,
stirred with pine and oak,
until they were ready
for their presentation…
 
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Edited March 15, 2024
Yard Salad – v2
 
5/30/05 21:49, edited 5/31/05 12:22
Yard Salad
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/05/yard-salad.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, love, rain, shower, yard, flowers, praise poems, praise poetry, clover, water, faith poetry, home, grass, Shanequa, Family, Shyanne, God,
 
#Poetry #love #rain #shower #yard #flowers #praisepoems #praisepoetry #clover #water #faithpoetry #home #grass #Shanequa #Family #Shyanne #God

We must Believe – v2

We must believe
with all that we are…
 
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Edited March 15, 2024
We must Believe – v2
 
March 15, 2024
We must believe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/we-must-believe.html
Based on John 20:29
John 20:26-29
John 20:24-31
March 15, 2024
Believe with your hearts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/believe-with-your-hearts.html
Edited March 15, 2024
Stop Doubting and Believe – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/stop-doubting-and-believe-v2.html
Based on John 20:29
John 20:24-31
March 15, 2024
Christ knew Thomas’ heart
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/christ-knew-thomas-heart.html
Based on John 20:27
John 20:24-31
March 15, 2024
We believe without seeing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/we-believe-without-seeing.html
Based on John 20:29
John 20:26-29
John 20:24-31
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, John 20, Faith, Believe, hope, prayer, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John20 #Faith #Believe #hope #prayer #promise #blessing #abundance #love #grace
 

We must #Believe #faith

We must believe,
in our risen Lord, Jesus,
not with our eyes,
with our hands,
but with our hearts,
our souls, our spirits,
With all that we are…
 
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March 15, 2024
We must believe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/we-must-believe-v2.html
March 15, 2024
Believe with your hearts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/believe-with-your-hearts.html
Edited March 15, 2024
Stop Doubting and Believe – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/stop-doubting-and-believe-v2.html
Based on John 20:29
John 20:24-31
March 15, 2024
Christ knew Thomas’ heart
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/christ-knew-thomas-heart.html
Based on John 20:27
John 20:24-31
March 15, 2024
We believe without seeing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/we-believe-without-seeing.html
Based on John 20:29
John 20:26-29
John 20:24-31
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, John 20, Faith, Believe, hope, prayer, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace, Thomas, Doubting Thomas,
 
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Believe with your hearts

“Stop doubting and believe”,
these words of the risen Jesus,
calling us to believe with our hearts,
to trust in His message, the Word,
in God’s promises to us…
 
Words of love, of faith, for humanity,
spoken by Christ to each one of us,
“How blessed are those who have
not seen and yet believe,” to have faith,
in Christ, in His resurrection.
 
This is our call, our message from Jesus,
to believe with our hearts, in our spirits,
with eyes of faith, that He is alive,
that through Him we have salvation,
that He is our risen Lord, the Christ…
 
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March 15, 2024
Believe without seeing
 
Edited March 15, 2024
Stop Doubting and Believe – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/stop-doubting-and-believe-v2.html
Based on John 20:29
John 20:24-31
March 15, 2024
Stop doubting and believe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/stop-doubting-and-believe.html
March 15, 2024
Christ knew Thomas’ heart
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/christ-knew-thomas-heart.html
Based on John 20:27
John 20:24-31
Christ knew what Thomas had said to the other disciples,
That he had to touch Christ’s hands and put his hands
in Christ’s side, even though Christ had not been in the room…
March 15, 2024
We believe without seeing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/we-believe-without-seeing.html
Based on John 20:29
John 20:26-29
John 20:24-31
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, John 20, Faith, Believe, hope, prayer, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace, Thomas, Doubting Thomas,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John20 #Faith #Believe #hope #prayer #promise #blessing #abundance #love #grace #Thomas #DoubtingThomas
 

Stop Doubting and Believe – v2

A harsh rebuke, maybe,
but it was needed in that moment,
what Christ said to Thomas,
the last of them to believe.
 
“Stop doubting and believe”,
“Touch My flesh if you need to,”
“I have risen from the dead,”
“I am the One standing before you.”
 
Then Christ spoke words to us,
words of love, of faith, for humanity,
“How much more Blessed are those
who have not seen and yet believe.”
 
This is our call, our message from Jesus,
to believe with our hearts, in our spirits,
with eyes of faith, that He has risen,
that He is our Lord, the Christ…
 
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Edited March 15, 2024
Stop Doubting and Believe – v2
 
Based on John 20:29
John 20:24-31
March 15, 2024
Stop doubting and believe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/stop-doubting-and-believe.html
March 15, 2024
Christ knew Thomas’ heart
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/christ-knew-thomas-heart.html
Based on John 20:27
John 20:24-31
Christ knew what Thomas had said to the other disciples,
That he had to touch Christ’s hands and put his hands
in Christ’s side, even though Christ had not been in the room…
March 15, 2024
We believe without seeing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/we-believe-without-seeing.html
Based on John 20:29
John 20:26-29
John 20:24-31
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, John 20, Faith, Believe, hope, prayer, promise, blessing, abundance, love, grace, Thomas, Doubting Thomas,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John20 #Faith #Believe #hope #prayer #promise #blessing #abundance #love #grace #Thomas #DoubtingThomas