Icy, foggy screen
Hiding wintertime’s next move—
Holding nature’s cards
Overnight snowfall
Friendly, gentle flakes falling—
Morning’s traffic slows
Lofty mountain peak
Let it snow, let it snow more—
Skiers celebrate
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From 1 Peter 5:6-7: “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time. Cast all our anxiety oh Him, because He cares for you.”
God, our Creator
In Heaven above
Standing powerful
Sends infinite love
Father in Heaven
Promises fulfill
Support and courage
His infinite skill
Read God’s Holy Word
Be bold, life begins
His love filled with care
Grace overcomes sin
Walking with our Lord
His strong hands extend
Trust always in Him
Whatever contends
Miraculous brings
Infinite outcomes
Filled with sacred love
Like a beating drum
Our finite minds weep
Lack of faith descends
Our infinite God
Holds, never to bend
Our Lord’s specialty
Impossible makes
Genuine and true
His love, no mistake
Rely on God’s ways
Hopeless turns to hope
Prayer lifts worry
Walking life’s tightrope
God’s eternal love
Endures forever
He holds on to us
With faith, whenever
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Originally published January, 2020.
From Luke 2:10-11: “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.'”
Fling wide each window
Open every gate
God walks among us
Welcoming Savior
Choir of angels sing
From heavens above
City of David
Salvation’s bright light
Answer to prayers
Shepherds witness birth
Praise this King of Kings
Called Emmanuel
Trust God’s divine plan
Faith’s most Holy Rock
Fill hearts with gladness
Redemption paid for
Father’s act of grace
Eternity’s gift
Hope, peace, joy, and love
Welcoming Savior
From Galatians 5:22-24: “By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
From the words of American-born philosopher, Pema Chadron: “Be kinder to yourself, then let your kindness flood the world.”
Waiting in life’s shadows, another year
Thinking conscious thoughts, ready to embrace
Setting aside more time for daydreaming
Leading to tomorrow’s energized space
Allowing positivity to shine
Sowing today’s seeds, filled with future hope
Reaping lasting harvest of inner peace
Looking ahead through New Year’s vivid scope
Finding humor’s lessons in life’s darkness
Focusing on single tasks, without more
Filling each day with heartfelt gifts of joy
Witnessing blessed year, coming ashore
Creating reservoirs of lasting light
Passing each on to others taking flight
Father’s
Blessed approach
Disciplining life’s journey
Bringing forth highest expectations
Righteousness
Father’s
Blessed mercy
Surrounding His children
Each and every day
Love
Father’s
Blessed light
Illuminating each step
Walking His truest path
Leading
This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.
Attention mankind
Pause now, stop to think
Look at your actions
Before more ships sink
Ecosystems fail
Fragile planet cries
Look at your actions
Before more dark skies
Poverty and crime
Stealing life’s spirit
Look at your actions
Before more fear it
Corruption’s headlines
Does anyone speak truth?
Look at your actions
Before more untruth
Clouds of war breathing
Death ravages world
Look at your actions
Before more unfurled
Always remember
Recounting gracious deeds
Breathing trust into faith
Life’s every tender reed
Lord fulfills great acts
Praising each, filled with love
Witnessing mighty hand
Angels sing from above
Never-ending grace
Sending His Son to build
Lasting bond with Father
Redemption shall be filled
Merciful journey
Gathering at one cross
Shedding His blood for all
Evil swallows his loss
New covenant calls
Forgiving sinful ways
Creating hope’s new life
Salvation’s hands now raise
Life’s mirror reflects
Past sorrows filled with heartache—
Today writes new page
Positivity
Lights candle in one more soul—
Love and kindness glow
Hopeful and ready
Discovering more than one—
Life’s next open door
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Jesus gathers up His apostles from humble ground
Making up God’s team, their witness shall abound
God’s Word oversees the performance of this team
Standing as chief executive, seeing holiest theme
The Holy Spirit earmarks the hearts and brains
Serving as the binding glue, better than chains
Returning to the beginning of God’s creative time
Transforming a land, His Word continues to climb
The Creator conceives of a perfect place for man
Placing Adam and Eve in Eden, always His plan
But, Adam and Eve journey on a sin-filled path
Leaving the ample garden, under God’s wrath
From this moment, God’s team stumbles and wanders
Facing estrangement from God, His people squander
Jesus comes to bridge what separates us from God
Sitting at the right hand, coaching a humbled squad
God establishes His expectations, perfectly high
Faltering and imperfect mortals, will never satisfy
The team continues to collapse over and over again
Forgetting God’s Commandments, sin seems to win
Many teams measure success by the flashy show
Works by themselves, will never add much glow
But, Jesus shepherds His team on a brand new track
Following by faith alone, Jesus always has their back
He reminds us to always love our God in Heaven’s seat
Loving each other as you have loved Me, always repeat
A bloody, criminal’s Cross summons all to take a knee
Accepting Jesus as Savior, teammates look up to see
Our Father orchestrates, with infinite patience and love
Creating and molding, the Great I Am looks from above
Jesus remains alert at the Creator’s side
Carrying keys to eternal life, all bona fide
As team members, we must trust, follow, and abide
Playing for Jesus, His coaching is forever our guide
Originally published January, 2020.
From Genesis 1:1-5: “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. And God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.”
Scripture’s Holy verses
Breathing with His sacred love
Even before Creation acts
Father’s grace looks down from above
Planet’s vast emptiness
Moving from darkness to light
Eternity wakens with love
Father’s mercy always in flight
Favored, luscious garden
Inviting twosome to walk
Sinfulness spreading life’s darkness
Yet, Father’s love becomes faith’s rock
Harsh wilderness called home
Searching for His promised land
Israel waiting in exile
Father’s love forges plan so grand
Divine patience shares gift
Choosing Bethlehem stable
Greatest love story now proclaimed
Father’s peace sets Heaven’s table
From 1 John 4:9-12: “God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us.”
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