Heed the Words - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

The congregation, in our amens,
the waving hands, the nodding heads
the hearts smiling, in his words,
a prayer for our country, for our time
that we would heed the words
the ancient words of Deuteronomy
of our land, our people
in the same peril, the same malaise
upon our land, the same hubris
arrogance, denying the central role
That all of our abundance
flowing, as an unmerited gift,
agape love from God alone
a prayer too, that we would find our voice
each of us, the mingled flocks
all under the one good shepherd
that we would find new resolve,
new ways to reach out, to speak out
to shout into this wilderness land
so much more to do
to bring the message, in some ways,
the same message of Deuteronomy
that our trust, our believe, our faith
in God alone; but more
for we are the resurrection, Easter people
knowing more than they did
way back when the words were written
of the loving sacrifice of our savior
born so long ago, laid in that manger bed
his gift, his offering, one time and for all people
All of these words, a singular message
rely upon God; in him is our daily strength
and in him is life eternal

November 26, 2009
Call to Worship, thanking God
&
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/GW/gw004.html
President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
October 3, 1789
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/source/sb2/sb2w.htm
President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation,
October 3, 1863
&
Acts 2:44-47
Children’s Sermon,
“Out of Our Abundance,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
&
Psalm 118:1
Youth Sermon
by Pastor Kevin Twombley
http://www.gccnh.com/
Grace Capital Church,
Concord, NH
&
Deuteronomy 8:11-20
Sermon, “We are living in a dangerous world”,
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
both part of
Pembroke – Allenstown Community Thanksgiving Service
http://www.pembrokechurch.org/templates/System/default.asp?id=40672
First Congregational Church of Pembroke
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church,
Suncook, NH
http://www.gccnh.com/
Grace Capital Church,
Concord, NH
http://www.catholicnh.org/directory/index.cfm?intType=1&id=72
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Allenstown, NH
http://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/hooksett_editor/archive/2009/11/25/There-are-many-ways-to-make-the-holiday-bright.aspx
Allenstown – Pembroke Interfaith Food Pantry
November 25, 2009
at First Congregational Church of Pembroke
http://www.pembrokechurch.org/templates/System/default.asp?id=40672
Pembroke Street
Pembroke, NH