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Radical Imagery 2007-11-25 15:58:00 Provocative imageryIn the words of the scriptureAnd the words of the pastorDescribing the ChristFor the readers in Colossae,The listeners in ConcordWords to reassure, give hope,To be sure; but there are other,Complicated, fighting words,When honestly written, utteredFor a loving purposeWe are challenged from our complacencyEmboldened with a richer imageA Christ who is more human perhaps;But is that a bad thingWhen juxtaposed with the awesome imagesCarved into the scriptures,A summation of Genesis, the GospelsMany of Paul’s letters,All synthesized in the regal imageryChallenged by the pastor’s words,Reflections in society’s mirrorIn seeing the whole Christ,Our risen, loving Savior.November 25, 2007 4:50pmBased on Colossians 1:11-20 and the sermon,“Imaging Jesus”, by the Reverend Lori Eldredge,Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NHNovember 25, 2007 ...

Other Names 2007-11-25 15:35:00 Amid the name of triumphOf love, of caring, the names of the kingWere other names, troubling, incongruous, jarring namesFor the king this Sunday, from the pulpit, from our pastorNames of shame, of conviction, of accusation,But these were the names of the ChristBefore the reverence, before the resurrection,before the Pentecost, long before we walked the earthDrunkard, homeless, refugeeThey too were part of his story, not just king, Emmanuel,The Good Shepherd. Hard words to hear; but worthy of thoughtOf utterance, of contemplation this Christ the King SundayThis year in worship, provocative wordsChallenging words, in imaging JesusA fuller, whole picture, of our Savior,Our brother, first born of the resurrectionThe head of the body of the churchSeated at the right hand of GodNovember 25, 2007 4:30pmBased on Colossians 1:11-20 and the sermon,“Imaging Jesus”, by the Reverend Lori Eldredge,Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NHNovember 25, 2007 ...

Our Collective Prayer 2007-11-25 11:27:00 It was in the sharingaround the meeting tableour joys, what we were thankful forthis week before Thanksgivingour collective prayer to Godmore than the sum of the partstogether a holy wholeof our love, our hope, our faithour awareness of the blessings of this placethis country, this church,our families, the communion of saintsall the means of grace around usin our fellowshipin your worldfor that we give you thanksoh Lord, Amen.November 25, 2007 12:30pmabout the sharing of things we were thankful forat the start of Church Council, 11/19/07,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH ...

In Forgiving 2007-11-24 19:08:00 We are forgivenby God, made man,born and raised,suffering and dyingfor our sinHe was faithfulto the journeyhe trod in lifefulfilling scriptureserving mansaving usfrom our sinseven in deathHe forgave andmade us wholeNovember 24, 2007 8:08pmLuke 23:33-43 ...

Forgiving All 2007-11-24 18:40:00 As we say in the prayer He taught uswe must forgive all, even in deathforgive all who sin against usin the example of our Lordwe are to follow, live his wayforgiving those who would do us harmevery enemy, everyoneand reap the reward in heavenNovember 24, 2007 7:39pmLuke 23:33-43 ...

Jesus, remember me 2007-11-24 18:36:00 The sinner, in a moment of awarenessof truth about himself,the man who was God beside himan innocent man on the cross“Jesus, remember mewhen You come in Your kingdom!”A prayer like none other,but one we share, at whatever momentwhen we face our sinand beg for the grace offeredavailable from the fatherby the blood of the sonthe lamb on the altargiven for our redemptiononce and for all timeIn the asking, he, like weare savedNovember 24, 2007 7:36pmLuke 23:33-43 ...

Asking for Forgiveness 2007-11-24 18:00:00 In the pain of the cross,shared by each of them, he askedhe asked for forgivenessof the king, on the cross beside himasking for forgiveness, for entrythrough the narrow gatethe way to heaventhrough the sonAnd the King forgavepromised him graceand presence in paradisethat very dayWhat a joy that must have beenin the midst of the pain,the humiliation, the tauntinghe was to see the saviorin paradise, in forgivenessNovember 24, 2007 7:00pmLuke 23:33-43 ...

A Different Kind of King 2007-11-24 17:55:00 He proved the point one further timea humble king, just and holyhanging on the wooden crossbody bloodied and piercedforgiving the Romansthe Jews, all whose sinsbrought him to the point of deathhumbling himself, to atone for ustaking on the mantle of the cross,the grave, on himselfto fulfill the scripturesand bring us hometo the fatherNovember 24, 2007 6:55pmLuke 23:33-43 ...

Even in Death 2007-11-24 17:50:00 A God of love, of forgivenessof grace, so is our SaviorEven in the moment of deathof humiliation, hanging on the crossHe thought of us, of all the world,our humanity and our sinsand forgave us, all of usfor our sin, each oneeven those who lifted him on the crossinstruments of his deaththey too, in the actforgiven by our LordNovember 24, 2007 6:50pmLuke 23:33-43 ...

Bread of Life 2007-11-23 18:04:00 For us, this is a heavy lesson,the bread of life,contained within the scriptureharkening back to the mannain the desertthe provision of the people’s needsday by day, just enoughthe daily bread of the psalmistnow in the person of the saviorthe son, God with us,the Christ, living among usfor he was the one, is the onewho provides, who nourisheswho maintains our strengthour strength to serve,to humbly follow his exampleeating of the bread of lifeNovember 23, 2007 7:08pmJohn 6:22-71 ...

Code Talker 2007-11-23 18:01:00 Seemingly submissive words,words of humility to our earsWords of power, provocative, creativeturning the table on powermaking the powerful follow throughon the law, pay the pricefor the weak, using the lawto control their fateto stand tall, not humblybefore injusticesNovember 19 and November 23, 2007 6:36pmMatthew 5:38-48The parable of turning the other cheek,retold in the sermon by Reverend Peter Hey,November 11, 2007, Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH ...

Snow Glazed 2007-11-23 17:56:00 The world, the grass, the roadsthe woods, were allsnow glazedtrimming, coated, in whitea bit cleaner, more purein the patina of whitecovering the worldwith a thin filmin the first snow of the yearNovember 23, 2007 6:58pm ...

Saying Grace 2007-11-23 17:54:00 We call our prayers, our giving of thanksthe saying of graceA wonderful, wondrous thoughtspeaking aloud the means of gracerecognized by mortal eyes,of family and faithof the wonders of Your creationSpeaking aloud our thanksto you, oh Godaround our table,in the company of familythe fellowship we shareNovember 23, 2007 6:54pmPsalm 126:3Psalm 106:1Psalm 107:8-9 ...

Fresh Tracks 2007-11-23 17:19:00 Fresh tracksin the new-fallen snowthe dusting on the forest floorexposing the many creatureswho scurry and walkbetween the treesout in the woodstiny little footprintsin lines and in longer gaitspreserved while the snow lastson the forest floorNovember 23, 2007 6:21pm ...

Giving Thanks 2007-11-23 17:16:00 Throughout the scriptures,the people gave thanksfor the way the Lord providedHow much more we,in this land of plentywhere we are free to worshipas we choose,should give thanks to the Lordfor all our many blessingsNovember 23, 2007 6:17pmPsalm 126:3,Psalm 106:1,Psalm 107:8-9 ...