Always stirring
Filling young minds
Potential grows
Feeding mankind
Always sharing
Molding fresh clay
Confidence soars
Blessing each day
Always leading
Bringing to light
Innocence beams
Shining so bright
Always waiting
Sowing each seed
Patient teacher
Feeding each need
Always teaching
Learning comes forth
Compass setting
Heading true north
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May each child see that the light is always on—shining upon a hope-filled future.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated February 29)
I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being.
For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and society.
LeVar Burton (born 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He is well-recognized for his contributions to literacy because of his 23 years of hosting “Reading Rainbow” on American public television. His acting credits include the television miniseries “Roots” and television series “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
From Mark 13:11: When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak but the Holy Spirit.”
From every corner
Darkness forecasting light
Voices filled with emptiness
Now standing firm, God’s faith airtight
One promised ticket
Risen from empty tomb
False prophets flee every scene
Now Savior breathes, faithful hope blooms
Suffering no more
Calvary’s blood-stained cross
Foundation of Father’s grace
Now sin flees, no longer faith’s boss
Mercy from heaven
Angels stir from above
Called to gather Shepherd’s flock
Now faith’s destiny, filled with love
From Mark 13:26-27: “Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory. Then He will send out the angels and gather the elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.”
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The Light found in the Resurrection forever transforms man’s hope, as faith in Jesus Christ leads our way.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated February 28)
Because He is gracious, God saves us on the basis of faith in His Son. Then He gives us a new nature empowered by the Holy Spirit who comes to live within each Christian.
From 1 Peter 1:3-5: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
Blinded with troubles
Still hoping to see again—
Hidden light echoes
Longing to find hope
Searching forgotten places—
Retrieving echoes
Misplaced hope stirs
Blowing in from yesterday—
Echoes ride with wind
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In the darkness, we still hope to hear a familiar echo from the past.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated February 27)
The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.
We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers.
Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was an American astronomer and advocate of scientific inquiry.
Reading from Psalm 38, one finds David’s words as he asks for God’s healing. This poem’s verses bring to the forefront an active voice with feeling, praying, finding, healing, praising, and seeing.
Feeling darkness
Feeling unknown
Feeling empty
Feeling alone
Praying with faith
Praying this Psalm
Praying for hope
Praying for calm
Finding God’s love
Finding what’s heard
Finding new life
Finding His Word
Healing these wounds
Healing this soul
Healing my heart
Healing me whole
Praising Father
Praising accords
Praising heavens
Praising my Lord
Seeing the Cross
Seeing the light
Seeing Christ’s love
Seeing God’s might
From Psalm 38:15: “But it is for you, O Lord, that I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.”
Originally published June, 2020.
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