In Thankfulness - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Entering into
In the season of waiting
expectantly celebrating
the coming of the Christ child
pausing, in thankfulness
in the providing of the creator
a bounty, a harvest
a table to share
His comfort, his protection
watching over us
We need not rely on ourselves
Christ’s saving sacrifice
God’s grace in sending him
to save us from sin
while we were yet in that state
Thankful, our cups running over
in the present day
not some future of which we dream

November 20, 2009
Psalm 23 (KJV, United Methodist Hymnal, #137b)
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Luke 10:25-28
and sermon by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
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Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 18, 2009
service after
http://www.suncookumc.org/OurFamilysTable.dsp
Our Family’s Table
&
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,
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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)