Visits by Jesus

Jesus comes to us
In different guises.
We may never know
What He may look like .
If we do not watch,
Jesus may be as near
As the people
Right beside us.
So be carefull,
For the person
We turn away from
May be God in disguise .

Interruptions

Interrupted by life,
Interrupted
In what
We are doing,
To do something else,
Something better.
New Directions,
New things
Given by God
Who looks for us
To do what is needed .

Prepare

Prepare the way
And watch
For God comes
Unexpectedly.
And let
All the world know
All about
God's love.

Serve God

Serve God
For Rev David Anderson
Summer 2006

Joshua 24:14-15
I will be faithful
And go where
God leads me.
There will be
No other gods
Around me,
For God has been
Always with me.

Jeremiah 31:31-34
God will be with me
And has written
A new covenant
With me.
It is always there
Within my soul
So that I will never
Forget that God
Is there, within.

Amos 5:14-15
And God will be
Always with me
If I seek the good
For all people.
I have been commanded
To seek
The best justice
And to turn away
From all evil.

Mark 8:34-38
Come and serve God
With your whole life
And do not hold
Anything back.
Give everything,
Your whole life
And do not turn away.

Luke 1:46-55
I am the servant
Of a loving God,
Who has chosen me
To be a messenger.
And I lift my voice
In song in praise
To my God,
Who loves
All creation.

Luke 4:16-19
I am in service
To God
Who has told me
To tell the good news
To all people.
And this is
The good news –
God is there
For all people.

I Corinthians 12:12-26
As a servant of God,
We are all a part
Of the body of Christ,
And I cannot do
Without any of the others
Who do the work.
We are called to learn
To work together.

II Corinthians 5:16-21
And as we serve God,
We are called
To lead all people
Onward to Christ
So that all
Might know God
And the love
That is there
For everyone.

Ephesians 2:8-10
The gift of God’s love
Is ours to have,
And we dare not
Brag about this
For God’s love
Is there for all people.

Colossians 1:15-20
As we serve
This God of love,
We find that
Jesus has been here
To give love
To all people.