Darkness growing
From onrushing tides
Inevitable
Worry fills life’s next ride
Stormy seas rise
Despite comfort’s light
Undeniable
Tomorrow’s distant night
Hope fades away
Minutes standing still
Unmistakable
Morning’s expected chill
Confidence wanes
Unprepared for day
Unavoidable
Trouble comes into play
Outlook sharpens
Tranquility speaks
Unquestionable
Discovery’s mystique
Change will be as inevitable as the setting sun.
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(Updated October 17)
Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish-born playwright, critic, and political activist.
Destiny
Trusting
Heavenly Father
Walking with Jesus
Embracing His daily lessons
Faith
Fulfillment
Embracing
Father’s Word
Praying with Jesus
Witnessing each transfigurative step
Maturity
Steadfastness
Witnessing
Father’s light
Filling with patience
Waiting to see Jesus
Truth
In walking with Jesus, one’s faith embraces the genuine heart of the Gospel.
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(Updated October 16)
The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise.
From Isaiah 40:31: “Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.“
Alexander MacLaren (1826-1910) was an Scottish-born pastor and Christian writer.
Darkness
Arriving again
Tides of despair
Surrounding
Stalemate
Lifetime’s frozen breath
Sunrise postponed
Forsaken
Conscience
Chilling thoughts collide
Gentle whisper
Outpouring
Answers
Hidden in shadows
Seemingly lost
Forgotten
Nightbird
Emptiness cries out
Steps incomplete
Exhausting
Morning
Every verse aligned
Light’s blaze harnessed
Rewritten
Sustained bitterness works like a thorn, which sinks deeper and deeper into our fragile soul, until the emptiness consumes our heart.
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(Updated October 15)
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher. He was a leading voice in America’s transcendentalist movement in the 19th century.
From Proverbs 2:1-2: “My child, if you accept My words and treasure up My commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding.”
Child of God
Heeding His Word
Treasuring each thought
Witness everything heard
Faithful saint
Embracing light
Nourishing thy heart
Righteousness carries weight
Wisdom’s peace
Storing up truth
Walking with Father
Faith matures beyond youth
Knowledge grows
Watching over
Forsaking darkness
Mercy’s fresh makeover
Child of God
Keeping ways straight
Fulfilling hope’s voice
Redemption’s open gate
From Proverbs 2:20-21: “Therefore walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just. For the upright will abide in the land, and the innocent will remain in it.”
