The Slumber of Winter - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

The world contracting
pulling in on itself
slowing down and sleeping
like the animals hibernating
under a blanket of white

So in the springtime
as if the world is awakening
throwing off the covers
called from its slumber
stepping out into the light

Green and other bright colors
replacing the brown, the gray,
the now tarnished, melting, white
A whole new palette
shimmering in delight

April 11, 2010
Deuteronomy 11:13-17
Psalm 8:3-9
Matthew 12:35
Luke 12:13-21, Parable of the Rich Fool
Unison Prayer from the Worship Sourcebook
Worship Theme: “God’s Creation”
and sermon, “If you . . . I will. . . ”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the pastoral letter from the Council of Bishops, “God’s Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action,”
and the study guide, etc., based on this letter:
http://hopeandaction.org/main/
http://hopeandaction.org/main/resources/basic-documents/
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 11, 2010
First Sunday After Easter

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