Poetry Where You Live Poetry and photo site with over 1,650 poems and 660 pictures, along with many links. At least 500 of my poems are faith based. Member of United Methodist Church. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 0 0 1 2208

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A Harvest 2007-11-23 17:09:00 Our church, a place of harvesta harvest of cansof love for othersfor our neighborsnot merely a collection of cashin the offering platethese were gifts of foodbought by the congregationsbrought into the sanctuarycarried to the altar of Godby our childrenNovember 23, 2007 6:13pmabout our annual IngatheringNovember 18, 2007,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH ...

For Us, More than Them 2007-11-23 17:01:00 The children, in the chancelwith the pastorshearing a small bible storya large gathering of our childrenlistening, fidgeting, playing, worshipingBut, this time in the servicefar more important for us,for the adults in the sanctuarythan for themBecause we are the oneswho need the reminderto have the wonder of childrenbefore our Godto see their reactionstheir questions, their answersthat draw all of uscloser to GodNovember 23, 2007 6:06pm ...

Their Compass 2007-11-23 16:49:00 Their compass, their due Northwas him, not their strugglenot their fight with the District, the systemThey focused on himand that made the differenceTheir strategy, their focustheir compasswas pointed on their sonand his needsnot their ownThat guided usin the options, the choiceswe madeall along the wayNovember 23, 2007 5:52pm ...

A Widow’s Gift 2007-11-23 16:48:00 A widow’s gift,more pleasing to Godthan all the othersnot to its valuebut for its worththe meaning in the way she gavewhen compared to theirsShe gave out of her povertythey from their wealthyShe gave allthey gave a proportionate shareShe gave out of real faiththey gave for form, for showNovember 19 and November 23, 2007 5:48pmLuke 20:45-21:4The scribe and the widow’s offeringpart of the sermon, “The Widow’s Might”,by the Reverend Peter Hey,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, November 18, 2007 ...

Two Stories 2007-11-23 16:18:00 Put together, as Luke intended,as the Lord lived their meaning,two stories of one day in the templeminutes apart, or so it would seemOf the scribe, touting the law,without living its true meaningthe wealthy paying to the templeout of their abundanceand the widow, the poor widow,paying all she had, two meager copper coinsout of her faith, her trust in Godpoor by the world’s standards,unlearned perhaps as wellbut understanding the law,living righteously before Godas the others could not.November 19 and November 23, 2007 5:20pmLuke 20:45-21:4The scribe and the widow’s offeringpart of the sermon, “The Widow’s Might”,by the Reverend Peter Hey,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, November 18, 2007 ...

One Time in the Temple 2007-11-23 16:02:00 It was one time in the temple,two intertwined stories, continuous momentsseamlessly woven by the masterto the listening disciples,Not separate really, at allnot as those who followedwould organize his life, fragment the storiesThese were all one time in the templeone day in his life, his ministryteachings that are to be read togetherof the scribes, the wealthy, and the widowWho was the richer is a very good questionwhen you read the scripture togetherthink about the law, the chosen peoplethe faithful, the righteousas Jesus intendedNovember 19 and November 23, 2007 5:15pmLuke 20:45-21:4Scribes and the Widow’s offeringpart of the sermon, “The Widow’s Might”,by the Reverend Peter Hey,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, November 18, 2007 ...

Acting on Hope 2007-11-23 15:54:00 A widow’s offeringsimple, small, a meager few penniesBut, all she hada sign, a statement, a testamentto her faithto her hope in Godher belief in God, in the provisionof her daily needsby the creator, the sustainingthe loving Godof her forefathers, her foremothersher faithNovember 18 and November 23, 2007 4:54pmLuke 20:45-21:4part of the sermon, “The Widow’s Might”,by the Reverend Peter Hey,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, November 18, 2007 ...

Snow in the Woods 2007-11-23 14:04:00 A monochrome whitewashover the world, the browns and the greenshidden under the whiteThe grasses and the edgesof the oak leaves, the fallen limbsstill visible under the fine coverthe dusting of white,deepening in the woodssnow to cause the denizensto leave tracks where they would not otherwisemarks, footprints of their presencewhite covering the worldeven in the woods,after the fall of the leavesthis autumnNovember 23, 2007 4:51pm ...

My Response to Christ 2007-11-23 13:42:00 So, pilgrim, what is your response to Christ?that is a hard question to answer, isn’t itsomething to ponder, to lament, in answeringI turned my back, I walked away, I denied Himfor most of my life, though I knew He was thereI wanted my needs, my desires, my wants metimmediately, to be given by the world’s standardswhat I needed was simple faith,of the woman with hemorrhages, the widowwho gave her two coins, all she had, the foreigners,who believed when the chosen did notTo turn my life over to him, to walk whereI am sent, to believe enough, to trustWalking today, in a new life I didn’t imagine,blessed in so many waysthankful every dayfor the gifts heaped upon memeans of graceall around meto share the wordsHe gives me, this is my responseNovember 23, 2007 2:59 ...

Their Hands, a Gift 2007-11-21 00:40:00 Fast moving fingers, flying in unisoncomplementing, echoing, exhortingone another, to the best, to joya duet for the pianofilling the church once morewith Your love11/18/07 and November 20, 2007 10:26amDuet by Lynne LeMay and Ken Gallageron the piano, Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH ...

Comforting Words, Melodies 2007-11-21 00:37:00 At the start of the holiday seasonafter fall, before winterleading into Adventcomforting words, melodiesthe warm, memory-ladenhymns in the sanctuaryfamiliar, affirming words in worshipsinging old hymns of praiseharbingers of the Christmas carolssoon to rise from our lipsup to the vaulted ceiling heightscommon, ages old wordsthe music of our faithwelling up, in unison, againNovember 20, 2007 10:25amWesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH ...

For Him 2007-11-21 00:32:00 Sights set on what is best for himfirst and foremostbending their will, their desire to fightto focus on himtheir compass pointtheir son firstwhat he needs nowAble to push anger,righteous indignation,aside for a momentable to thoughtfully weightheir options, remedieswith their focus on himNovember 20, 2007 9:04am ...

Giving from Love 2007-11-21 00:29:00 She gave, all,from her povertyout of her loveher love for Godin His holy templewhere he lived with His peoplethe fixed tabernacledreamed of by DavidShe stood in her povertyclutching two copper coinsbut she was freefree of the shackles of her stationfree to give joyfullygiving what the wealthy cannotgiving all to the Lordher love an echoa holy echoof God’s steadfast lovefor usNovember 18, 2007 and November 20, 2007 8:57amLuke 20:45-21:4The scribe and the widow’s offeringpart of the sermon, “The Widow’s Might”,by the Reverend Peter Hey,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, November 18, 2007 ...

Out of Our Abundance 2007-11-21 00:26:00 Too often, like the scribe, the wealthy,we give, not from our hearts;but from our brimming wallets,out of our abundancenot giving all, risking little,trusting less,Unlike the widowwho, out of faith, out of lovegives all to the Lordeven her meager coinsall she hasholy giving to Godout of her povertyBut really,out of her wealthher rich, deepabiding faithNovember 18, 2007 and November 20, 2007 8:55amLuke 20:45-21:4The scribe and the widow’s offeringpart of the sermon, “The Widow’s Might”,by the Reverend Peter Hey,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, November 18, 2007 ...

Gathering In 2007-11-21 00:24:00 Gathering goodsfood for the needybrought bit by bit,bag and boxto the altar of Godofferings from our abundancea bounty brought to the chancelby our childrencarried lovinglyin the heart of worshipthanksgiving offeringsof this household of faithat the harvest,before winterNovember 19, 2007 8:25pmour church’s Ingathering of canned goodsWesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH ...