The Teachings of Jesus - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

In these words of scripture
this training he gave on the earth
we get a glimpse of the father
and his love of each one of us

The teachings of Jesus
the law of God, not of man
treating one another with justice
to love each as our neighbor

We are to forgive and to pray
even those who would do us harm
for those who hate us, remembering God,
he is the judge, we merely his messengers

The teachings of Christ, on the Zion hilltop
we, his brother and sisters, his children
the sheep of his flock, we are to listen
with ears that will hear

The world, so different, unlike the will of God
we are to love, first and foremost
to be loyal, faithful to our creator
and to love all of mankind

January 18, 2009
the message, “It’s not just a dream but a reality”
on the sign in front of church,
the story of Moses and Joshua,
Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Joshua 1:1-9
and on the juxtaposition of the
80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the inauguration of Barack Obama
as President of the United States of America
along with
Micah 4:1-4
Matthew 5:43-48
the sermon, “Love Your Who???”,
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
Suncook United Methodist Church, Suncook, NH,
and the hypothetical put to Eric Holder, nominee for Attorney General,
by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on the use of waterboarding,
January 15, 2009, during his Senate Confirmation Hearings,
see http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/15/cornyn-holder-waterboard/