Standing Against the Devil - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

On the plain of the desert
after coming from the waters
baptized for a purpose
beginning his work

Standing against the devil
hungry and alone
steeled by the word of God
the love he knew so well

Each of us, in the pages
in the words of God revealed
able to stand against temptation
in all its earthly forms

Like Christ, our savior,
able to turn from the world
relying on the word of God
in all our daily struggles, choices
on this mortal coil

February 12, 2010
Luke 4:1-13
Readings from, “In the Name of Jesus”, by Henri Nouwen
Worship service after Our Family’s Table
Mediation by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
on Luke 4:1-11,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 10, 2010
&
Luke 3:21-23
&
Luke 4:14:30
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for January 25, 2010 to January 31, 2010,
“A Standing Invitation”,
by Ray Waddle
Luke 4:12-30 for January 30, 2010
&
Isaiah 61:1
&
Mark 14:32-39
Matthew 26:36-42
Luke 22:39-46
&
the quote from Thomas More,
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tmore.htm,
from “A Man for All Season”,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_for_All_Seasons,
talking of why he puts his faith in the law and in God,
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/amanforallseasons/quotes.html#explanation4

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