Power in His Words - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

There was power in his words
revolutionary power, lived out
in the rest of his life,
in the lives of those who would follow,
who would follow his call
Words changing the vision of life,
of how to live in the world
power to live with oppression,
the imbalance of justice in life
to respond to hate and injustice
to strip them of their sting
to show a noble example
to walk humbly before our God
and show his love to the nations
by showing love to each of his children
each one as one of our neighbors,
our brothers, our sisters on earth
Walking with our brother, our savior
showing a better way
to care for one another
and call them to his loving arms

January 18, 2009
the message, “It’s not just a dream but a reality”
on the sign in front of church,
the story of Moses and Joshua,
Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Joshua 1:1-9
and on the juxtaposition of the
80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the inauguration of Barack Obama
as President of the United States of America
along with
Micah 4:1-4
Matthew 5:43-48
the sermon, “Love Your Who???”,
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
Suncook United Methodist Church, Suncook, NH,
and the hypothetical put to Eric Holder, nominee for Attorney General,
by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on the use of waterboarding,
January 15, 2009, during his Senate Confirmation Hearings,
see http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/15/cornyn-holder-waterboard/