Joseph Dec 9— His father’s favorite Caused brothers to hate Sold him into slavery Lucky twist of fate Troubling dreams interpreted Seven years of plentiful gain Reunited with his family When God withheld the rain
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Jacob Dec 8 On a journey alone He stopped for the night Dreamed of ladder and angels A heavenly sight Years later an angel Fought him till dawn When begged for a blessing “You are Israel from now on”
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Isaac Dec 7 His name meant laughter The son of old age Fulfilling the promise Made by a sage Called to be victim To give his life God’s angel called out And stopped the deadly knife
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Abraham Dec 6 Leave your native homeland Put your faith in me Your children will be countless As stars or sand by the sea Your old wife Sarah And you an aged man Will have a son together And further my plan
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Noah Dec 5 Instructions were given to build an ark The task was enormous the time was short He saved God’s creation two by two Receiving a promise when the bow shone through
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Adam and Eve Dec 4— In His image and likeness God formed from the dust A man and a woman Who betrayed his trust Cajoled by a serpent Innocence was lost God promised a savior Who’d pay the cost.
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Today we begin Advent–a journey to Christmas. These poems are my ornaments for my Jesse Tree, which is a walk down Salvation History and Jesus’ family tree. Please join me as we move toward Christmas, the fulfillment of God’s promise of Salvation. Each day make an ornament, fill a bare tree, and prepare yourself for
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Showers from a gray sky A morning of mourning The day we buried our dad Neighbors and friends Crowded the church The day we buried our dad Homily and eulogy Recalled a good man The day we buried our dad My siblings and I Prayed and sang The day we buried our dad Then, beside
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Tonight, the holiest night of the year, we recount salvation history beginning with Creation and ending with the resurrection story from Matthew’s Gospel. This is by far my favorite liturgy of the year. I thrill every Holy Saturday as we read the beautiful stories of God’s deep love for us (I always want all seven
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Ever wonder why today is called Good Friday? I have. Why would the day we commemorate the agonizing death and burial of our Lord be called “good”? I have no answers, but in re-reading the beautiful prophecy from Isaiah and St. Paul’s letter to the Hebrews, I have a theory. It may not work for