When Jesus Christ is the source of our joy, no words can describe it.
From Philippians 4:4-7: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Christ’s own humble acts
Open eyes to witness God—
Awash with wonder
Life’s jigsaw puzzle
Searching through God’s Holy Word—
Find our missing peace
Asleep in our boat
Approaching dark, stormy clouds—
Christ fully aware
The disciples went to sleep when they should have kept awake, and when they realized what they had done it produced despair. Never let the sense of failure corrupt your new action.
From Matthew 26:45-46: “Then He returned to the disciples and said to them, ‘Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!'”
Receiving as a birthday gift a FitBit
Does it really get used or just sit?
Spending millions on ceaseless health care television ads
Why do rising drug prices make me feel like I’ve been had?
Eating at a restaurant that advertises a menu of “real good” food
Will someone explain the meaning of “good” to change my mood?
Hearing “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas” again on the radio
Did I really see singer Burl Ives caroling out in the snow?
Watching commercials with animals who talk
When is enough really enough before I walk?
Viewing yet another rerun television show
Would anyone care if I played my banjo?
Finding tiny pill box in my small travel bag
Why does a missing pill want to play tag?
Seeing country music stars dressed up with extra glamorous glitz
Does anyone remember “Hee-Haw” and Roy Clark’s guitar blitz?
Reading a label on the side effects of my newest meds
How would I really know about being allergic instead?
Standing below the mistletoe on a freezing winter night
When was the last time anyone was kissed in its sight?
Hiding quietly in corner of hodgepodge clutter’s garage
Why is new bicycle hiding behind junk’s camouflage?
Frustrating political ads, insulting my common sense
Honestly, do I need to feel that dimwitted and dense?
Assembling an “easy to build” children’s playground
Do the leftover parts mean that my work is sound?
We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.
Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.
From John 6:51: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
Around this treasured sea
Come five thousand and more
Hungry crowd gathering
Miles from food’s nearest store
From boy’s meager knapsack
Two fish and loaves of bread
Filled with wonder, eyes see
All satisfied and fed
Looking later for Him
Finding Jesus onshore
Hungering for His Word
Bread of Life offers more
Coming from His Father
Through Jesus’ wondrous deeds
All should hunger no more
Filling every need
Nourished from Heaven’s bread
Salvation never earned
Filled with wonder again
Jesus’ love now returned
From John 6:40: “This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in Him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day.”
Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.
Live truth instead of professing it.
Sharing affirmation
Bringing life tender smiles
Instilling confidence
Overcoming trials
Echoing words of praise
Focusing on kindness
Speaking positive words
Removing fear’s blindness
Spreading more peace and joy
Helping each other out
Expressing happiness
Casting away life’s doubts
Watching out for darkness
Lighting up someone’s day
Affirming yet again
Sweetening life’s sorbet
In writing this poem, my creative juices challenged my poetic pen to quickly craft meaningful prose filled with positivity. Today, may your thoughts and actions toward others share plenty of positive affirmation.
This informative post will be posted on Saturday along with my usual writing. We can all appreciate some of the lesser known facts from around the world.
The rock song with more cover versions than any other is Paul McCartney’s “Yesterday.” It has been recorded by more than three thousand artists.
Honey never spoils . . . ever!
These facts have been discovered in I NEVER KNEW THAT by David Hoffman (2009).
When Jesus asks His followers to be like salt, He is reminding us that we are valuable and necessary in bringing out the best–in one another as well as the world–through ordinary acts of service, mercy, love, and humility.
From Mark 9:49-50: “For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
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