Consequences - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Sometimes subtle
sometimes dramatic
consequences to our actions
when we obey the laws of God
when we disobey as well

Consequences when we do not follow
like the house built on sand
some we know of
others beyond our command

All part of a system
interconnect, in the web of life
human choices, affecting the whole world
like a stone in the water
of the beating of butterfly wings

April 18, 2010
Matthew 7:24-27
Psalm 19:1-14
Responsive Call to Worship
Worship Theme: “God has given us the care of the earth”
and sermon, “One Small Change Makes a Big Difference”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Genesis 1:1-31 (KJV)
with introduction about Apollo 8
reading of part of this passage
from around the Moon, Christmas 1968
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo8_xmas.html
and reference to experiments of Dr. Edward N. Lorenz
who counted the phrase “butterfly effect”,
in his research on chaos theory, studying the behavior of
dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Norton_Lorenz
the second 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 18, 2010
Second Sunday After Easter

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