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God’s help is always available, but it is only given to those who seek it.
From Matthew 7:7: “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.”
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From 2 Thessalonians 1:11: “To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of His call and will fulfill by His power every good resolve and work of faith.”
Feeling lost, alone, and unworthy
Walking forward to seek God
Questioning and asking, crying out
Gathering together, we trust God
Seeking Christ must come first
Contrasting himself to the Messiah
Foretelling of the One coming
Crying out in the wilderness
Baptizing believers at the Jordan
Sending John to baptize Jesus
Sensing himself to be unworthy
Finding Christ must come first
Expressing love now for family
Adoring father, mother, son, daughter
Returning from his sinful journey
Rejoicing, a prodigal son found
Suffering dishonor for Christ’s sake
Preaching, Apostles speak the Gospel
Loving Christ must come first
Accepting God’s gift of Grace
Blessing us as worthy Christians
Coming to believe Christ’s Salvation
Humbling praising His blessed truth
Creating all things, God cares
Receiving glory, honor, and power
Standing alone at the Cross
Ransoming His body and blood
Loving and accepting our Savior
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God is fully trustworthy. I am finally learning this. I’m finally learning that His sovereign plan is the best plan. That whatever I entrust to Him, He can take care of better than I.
From 2 Thessalonians 3:5: “May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.”
Only in America
Selling garages and yards—
A curious sight
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Yummy pie awaits
My sugar angel arrives—
Absolutely, no pie!
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My morning coffee
Deliciously mountain grown—
Good to the last drop
Giving credit to
Folgers and Maxwell House
coffee brands.
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No journey is complete that does not lead through some dark valleys. We can properly comfort others only with the comfort we ourselves have been given by God.
From Psalm 94:19: “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.”
Every Monday, Big Sky Buckeye will edit and update a poem from December, 2018. This “Monday Memory” carries a great deal of significance because it salutes the hardworking staff at Buckeye Middle School in Columbus, Ohio. This was my final school assignment during the last nine years of a fulfilling teaching career.
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Anchoring the Southside on Parsons Avenue
Buckeye Middle School presents quite a view
Providing a safe, caring, and nurturing school
The dedicated staff is the definition of “cool”
Displaying patience despite the everyday grind
Everyone makes a big difference in all they find
Working as a team throughout the school year
They face many challenges with nothing to fear
Laboring patiently at their craft each and every day
All have chosen a worthy profession, they will say
Giving a great deal of themselves and even more
A humble and hardworking team has much in store
Saluting the Buckeye staff as heroes above the rest
Hats off to all of them for performing their very best!
Here is Buckeye Middle School!
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Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
From Hebrews 10:22: “Let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with out hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
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From 1 Peter 2:24: “He himself bore our sins in His body on the Cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.”
Chosen and precious in God’s sight
To believers, Christ’s Spirit brings Salvation
Jesus Christ turns darkness into light
Our faith’s chosen and precious cornerstone
Christ comes forward to redeem us
We can live by His bread alone
Jesus becomes our Holy, High Priest
Believe and never put to shame
God’s own Son takes His seat
Nonbelievers reject God’s Holy, chosen one
Christ prevails to become our Rock
Salvation goes through God’s Holy Son
Christ suffers mightily for His flock
Yet, He never commits any sin
Following God’s steps around the clock
Christ never waivers, He follows through
Entrusting Himself to His Heavenly Father
Bearing our sins, Resurrection’s glorious view
Our lives feel threatened with gloom
Jesus never ceases caring for us
Standing by, Christ prevents our doom
Jesus at our side, always a friend
Loving us with passion and intensity
Our opportunity for Salvation, God sends
Christ, the Good Shepherd, beckons us
No longer gone astray and lost
Christ’s body and blood heal us
The old, rugged cross stands tall
Freeing us from our endless sins
Washing us white, Salvation calls all
Living in bondage, forever in sin
Emancipation by Christ, paying the ransom
Accepting Christ, brings all believers in
From Luke 24:6: “Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”
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Life goes on. Keep on smiling and the whole world smiles with you.
From Proverbs 15:13: “A joyful heart makes a face cheerful.”
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People recall the 60’s, a very “trendy” decade
Rocking America into a new era, never to fade
Momentous events and life transformations arrive
Creating a cultural revolution, just trying to survive
The youngest President ever elected in this land
Sending JFK with a new generation’s eager hands
President Kennedy challenges a waiting nation
Landing on the moon brings wonder and elation
Civil Rights for “all” people lights a hope-filled beam
Marching to Washington to hear “I Have a Dream”
Ford creates a flashy and stunning sports car
Rolling out the Mustang, best ‘lil pony by far
The British invade with innovative music to bring
Introducing the Beatles, their tunes endlessly sing
Southeast Asia slowly captures more of a nation’s time
Making Vietnam, a catalyst filling emotions that climb
Rock music festival invites all to a muddy field—Woodstock
Continuing to sing his top hits, Elvis Presley’s movies rock
Beautiful music and worthy films reach out to all
Singing and acting, Julie Andrews’ fills the call
Television comes into its own with new innovation
Viewing “The Fugitive” becomes a nation’s fixation
Assassinations tear through a nation, they sadly ring
Losing two Kennedy’s and Dr. King, forever will sting
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