Offering
Abundant feast
Overflowing and sustaining
Christ feeds our spirit
Nourishment
Transforming
Better focused
Deserting sinful ways
God’s lens of truth
Perspective
Hearing
God’s Word
Sowed with righteousness
Flowing with Spirit’s light
Encouragement
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.
Facing life’s daily quest
Overflowing with dreams
Facing rapids, hard-pressed
Paddling always, downstream
Merging spirit with change
Searching truth’s answer key
Riding each lonely range
Realizing, life shall be
Saddling up with vigor
Savoring life today
Overcoming rigor
Finding another way
Witnessing life’s next stage
Moving over new ground
Exciting silver age
Traveling now westbound
Navigating with ease
Following sunset’s glow
Catching each friendly breeze
Looking for tomorrow
From Psalm 85:5-6: “Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger to all generations? Will you not revive us again, so that your people may rejoice in you?”
Searching to find peace
Hidden by dark winds
Discomfort arrives
For mankind hath sinned
Touched by God’s embrace
Peace steps into light
Feeling His comfort
Grace washes flesh white
Praying to Father
Hope now reaches out
Finding peace at last
His Word carries clout
Steps walking in faith
God’s love shall not cease
Replacing darkness
Sharing endless peace
From Luke 2:12-14: “This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom He favors!'”
Wishes spring from dreams
Benevolent actions serve—
Destiny calling
Walking endless miles
Faithful boots always ready—
Echoing wisdom
Joining together
Solving life’s cherished puzzle—
Heart’s bits and pieces
From Isaiah 9:2: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined.”
From Bethlehem, arrives light
Lying in stable’s manger
Humble birth of hope’s Savior
Grace no longer man’s stranger
Shepherds witness God’s glory
Kneeling and praising His light
Justice shall cover this land
Mercy’s, one eternal flight
Christ answers His Father’s call
Saving every tender reed
Light pushes away darkness
Evil shall never impede
Righteousness shall mark all days
Opening each heart and mind
Jesus shall never waver
His light, perfectly aligned
From Isaiah 42:6-7: “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.”
Life’s
Inevitable waves
Cascading with doubt
Jesus refreshes us daily
Peace
Through
God’s grace
No longer filled
With darkness of weakness
Hope
Christ’s
Always leading
Finding His redemption
Guided by mercy’s lighthouse
Love
Quiet fog whispers
Hanging above trees
Clouds resting on pines
Mist wanting to freeze
Landscape’s gentle peace
Transcending spirit
Now wanting to rest
Stillness, now hear it
Time ready to pause
Watching scene outside
Afternoon nap calls
Sleepy thoughts collide
Awake, look outdoors
Falling in rhythm
Fresh flakes floating down
Snow’s algorithm
White transformation
Mesmerizing view
Nature’s snowy blanket
Winter’s evening cue
From Colossians 3:12: “Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.”
Living as God’s chosen
Accepting mercy’s grace
Forgiveness, divine gift
Choosing love to embrace
Filling self with kindness
Blessing this very day
Forgiveness, without strings
Following Father’s way
Bearing with each other
Sharing God’s priceless gift
Forgiveness, pass it on
Healing each heart adrift
Receiving peace of Christ
Dwelling deeply within
Forgiveness, Spirit fills
Transforming life of sin
Praising with gratitude
Walking with humble steps
Forgiveness, life’s center
Repenting each misstep
From Colossians 3:13-14: “Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”
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.
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