Poetry

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Our cares, our woes, strange gifts
laid on your altar, setting down own burdens
before your throne, for you alone
freeing us, unencumbered, preparing us,
allowing us, each one, to breathe deeply
clearing us, our minds, that which weighs us down
free to listen, to hear your message, your voice
no stumbling block, no veil, no curtain between us
into the holy of holies, sitting at your feet
taught by the master, hearing your voice
once we have left our strange gifts
on your holy altar

January 23, 2009
Based on the Unison Prayer,
“Almighty Creator and Sustainer God, we have come into
your house to worship you this morning. Help us to lay our
cares and woes on your altar as we quietly sit at your feet
and listen to your word. May we hear the message you have
for us. Strengthen us so that we may be your light, your
ambassadors to the world. And it is in Christ Jesus’ name
we pray. Amen.”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church,
Suncook, NH
for January 25, 2009,
“Third Sunday after the Epiphany”

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