A Blanket of Moss - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

The cold wet granite
smooth over the ages
wrapped in the warmth
a blanket of moss
draped by the hands
the loving hands of the creator
caring for something
as simple as rock
Our day of communion
out into the forest
sensing the presence of God
by out sides
Out in the forest
away from the hectic
the busyness of daily life
A glimpse of God’s providing
even for the bit of the earth
warmed by the blanket
shimmering in the weak light

November 16, 2009
Hike after church,
Head Pond Trail,
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/lakinsheads_hooksett.pdf
Hooksett, NH
http://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/hooksett_editor/archive/2008/11/05/Eagle-Scout-project-will-mark-Hooksett-trail.aspx
(the Eagle Scout project
of member Ken Scott)
http://www.bwanh.org/Hooksett/Hooksett%20Kiwanis%20trails.htm
November 15, 2009
and
Luke 12:15-21
and Psalm 16
and “The Prayer of St. Francis”,
United Methodist Hymnal #481;
and sermon, “I Want It All . . .”,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 15, 2009
Her sermon is the third of a four-part series based in part on
Reverend Adam Hamilton (http://www.cor.org/about-resurrection/adam/)’s book,
“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” (http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426702334)

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