Sabbath in all our days - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

A sense of sabbath in all of our days
remembering the gift of the creator’s hands
all of the world part of the master’s plan
given to us to care for and share
The world, the garden made by God
a place for our walk, on the earth
given to cherish, to nurture, to leave
to those who follow us in turn
part of the plan, rest and renewal
handing the world down through the ages
our care, servants of the Lord
a balance of work and rest
commanded by the creator
the cycles of life,
from beginning to end
sabbath in all our days
in connection with God and the land
our brothers, our neighbors, the whole world
all part of the creator’s master plan

December 13, 2009
Philippians 4:4-7
Exodus 23:10-12
Isaiah 12:2-6 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 150, United Methodist Hymnal #862 (Responsive Prayer)
Genesis 1:26-30
Worship Theme: “Advent Conspiracy: Thou Shalt Rest”
sermon, “And I Will Give You Rest”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
December 13, 2009
Third Sunday of Advent
part of a series of sermons,
using the Advent Conspiracy
http://www.adventconspiracy.org/
&
Pastoral Letter of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church
“God’s Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action”, at:
http://www.umc.org/atf/cf/%7BDB6A45E4-C446-4248-82C8-E131B6424741%7D/GRC_Pastoral%20Ltr.pdf
& more worship resources at:
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=48267
&
Bill McKibben,
http://www.billmckibben.com/
December 10, 2009
“The Moral Math of Climate Change”
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/
Speaking of Faith
&
http://www.350.org/
350.org
&
http://en.cop15.dk/
15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15)