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Monday Memories: Eternal and Lasting

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From Psalm 100:4-5:  “Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise.  Give thanks to Him, bless His name.  For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.”

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Master of creation’s universe

Father’s love, boundless and enduring

Defying mankind’s understanding

Endless waterfall, reassuring

 

God’s lasting presence covers this earth

Filled with unending mercy and care

Sharing His love, bringing us gladness

Hearing concerns, answering prayers

 

Our world rotates between night and day

Yet, God never ceases His labors

Cherishing us, sheep in His pasture

Caring and loving us—as neighbors

 

God’s eternal and lasting love flows

Filling every second with love

His steadfast love shall always prevail

Sharing His love from heaven above

 

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From the words of Christian writer, Corrie ten Boom:  “There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still.”

Originally published March, 2021.

Monday Memories: Nothing More Precious

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From John 12:44-46:  “Then Jesus cried aloud:  ‘Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in Him who sent me.  And whoever sees me sees Him who sent me.  I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.'” 

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Across this world’s vastness

There’s nothing more precious

Than our God-given life

Primed to breath by His grace

 

Every precious day

Praise God for its richness

Honor life’s simple ways

Praying with thankful hearts

 

Just as God molds this earth

Spirit works tirelessly

Shaping and stretching lives

Blessing each precious breath

 

God’s precious hands guiding

Framing, leading, teaching

Crafting lives, filled with love

Accept His blessed gift

 

Charged with following God

Life’s precious, rocky path

Falling with stumbling steps

But, Father picks us up

 

Savoring each day’s breath

There’s nothing more precious

Honoring Lord of all

Straight to life’s final end

 

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From Psalm 23:5-6:  “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.”

Following prayer and reading my Bible, my thoughts went into writing this special poem.  Indeed, there is nothing more precious than life.  On March 17, 2021, my stepfather, Ed, went to the Lord.  The love he shared with my mother (his loving Martha) was boundless, and I was blessed to share my Christian faith with him.  The unconditional love given by my mother to her blessed Ed will be a lasting gift because it has been witnessed by so many others.  

Originally published March, 2021.

Forever One

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Faith breathes through Jesus Christ
Raised as children of God
Light filled with righteousness
Hope sown in each seedpod

Faith seeks living waters
Baptized in Christian light
Justification’s truth
Heavenly grace takes flight

Faith clothed through mercy’s light
Led by God’s mighty hand
Forever One in Christ
Spirit’s peace covers land
 
Faith springs forth with mercy
Truth’s light follows God’s way
Cherished as His children
Trust embraced every day

Faith navigates through love
Opportunity’s road
Journey marked with His light
Christ redeems each seed sowed
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Conviction’s Voice (Elfchen Series #302)

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Abiding

Embracing

Savior’s light

Holiness of righteousness

Enriched by Father’s Word

Truth

Promising

Transformed

By grace

Accepting disciplined steps

Honoring commitment to Christ

Faith

Reassuring

Enlightened

Through Jesus

Loving Him back

Daily praises of joy

Peace

Tomorrow’s Passage

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Shadows of homelessness
No longer hiding
Infringing on many
Tomorrow’s hope guiding

Hurricane season warns
Potential danger
Boosting nature’s rhythm
Tomorrow’s game changer

Demand from earthly needs
Call to serve others
Contributing with grace
Tomorrow’s stepbrother

Limits on nation’s trust
Erosion’s inroads
Responding with questions
Tomorrow’s answers sowed
 
Diplomacy’s outreach
Future breathes with doubts
Embracing dialogue
Tomorrow’s peace-filled route
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Every Promise

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From Zechariah 9:9: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!  Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is He, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

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Light assured
From heavenly realm
Every promise
Steering from Father’s helm

Light nourished
From holiest Word
Righteous in truth
Sharing Father’s password

Light gathered
From Savior’s birthplace
Victory breathes
Feeling Father’s embrace

Light sustained
From destiny’s road
Love now descends
Trusting Father’s source code

Light strengthened
From Messiah’s view
Hope now fulfilled
Following Father’s cue
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From Zechariah 9:16: “On that day the Lord their God will save them, for they are the flock of His people, for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on His land.”

Enduring Rhythm (Haiku Series #380)

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Revealing

Life’s next page opens

Breath of opportunity—

Script from steady hand

Encouraging

Day’s most welcome gift

Life harvests from nature’s peace—

Filled with gratitude

Sustaining

Navigating storms

Trust anchored through family—

Life’s outlook brightens

Monday Memories: Lessons From Failure

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Around life’s corner

Failure’s waiting train

Our very fiber

Split open with pain

 

Chasing newest dreams

Success sometimes waits

Failure comes knocking

What will be life’s fate?

 

Unavoidable

Failure hitting hard

Inevitable

Drawing life’s harsh card

 

Fear of failure breathes

Spreading, holds us back

Life fogging over

Success now off track

 

Vulnerable vibes

Feeling passed over

Alone in darkness

Where’s life’s sweet clover?

 

Lessons from failure

Past trials teach us

Embrace them and learn

Ride fortitude’s bus

 

With renewed purpose

Learn while improving

Plus motivation

Success now moving

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From the words of American writer, Meg Dowell:  “Failure will teach you to be vulnerable.  Failure will show you what it means to chase a dream.  More importantly, your past failures will change the way you value your successes.”

Harvested Grace

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From Ephesians 2:4-6: “But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

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Unconditional love
Grace descends from God’s heart
Connected to Him above
Man receives renewing start

Heavenly grace flows out
With Savior’s rising tide
Nourished with God’s love aglow
Righteous mercy always guides

By grace, man’s salvation
Hung on Calvary’s tree
Forgiveness loves each nation
Enemy’s darkness shall flee

Faith’s fabric now strengthened
Harvested grace unites
Redemption’s spirit deepens
Steadfast love remains in flight

Father’s grace positioned
Journey of peace begins
Mankind’s hope reconditioned
Christ’s love forever weighs in
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From Hebrews 4:16: “Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

Posting Schedule

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I will be away for about three weeks. My wife and I are traveling to see family. This will be the last post until I return.

Thank you for your readership. I will look forward to catching up my blog during the second half of July.