Big Sky Buckeye

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Future’s Hope

Posted on August 18, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Stirring in early morn

Feeling approaching tide

Future’s hope now airborne

Flying without clear guide

Standing still at crossing

Waiting for next green light

Future now crisscrossing

Hiding in hopeless night

Looking for place to rest

Stumbling along dark road

Future stalls at hill’s crest

Spilling hope’s heavy load

Waking to darkest gloom

Hoping for one sure thing

Future trying to bloom

Hanging on threadbare string

Seeing fresh hope renewed

Shifting life’s paradigm

Future no longer skewed

Finding success to climb

Helping Hand

Posted on August 17, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From John 14:15-16: “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.”

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Walking with Jesus

Seeing within Him

Father in Heaven

Praising with each hymn

Believing in Christ

Listening to God

Heavenly dwellings

Beating evil’s odds

Asking of Jesus

Filling with His love

Commandments followed

Blessings from above

Leaving Advocate

Stepping into lives

Holy Spirit breathes

His helping hand thrives

Fulfilling promise

Teaching everything

Spirit within hearts

Living truth to bring

From John 14:26: “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you.”

Timeless Gifts (Haiku Series #191)

Posted on August 16, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Joy

Good morning sunrise

Walking in nature’s garden—

Sunset shares her peace

Symphony

Enjoy life’s journey

Nature’s melody plays on—

Blessed harmony

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Intermission

Day’s energy wanes

Setting sun’s refreshing drink—

Twilight standing still

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Monday Memories: Receiving Peace

Posted on August 15, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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From John 14:25-27: “I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”

Receiving peace, covering far and near

Generating from God’s genuine love

Peace be within us, God blesses our souls

Through His Word, accepting grace from above

Tranquility resting, among God’s flock

Lord forever standing, with heaven’s peace

Surpassing all of our understanding

Jesus lives, delivering life’s new lease

Rely on Christ, seeking His inner peace

Through our Savior, nurturing hearts and minds

In faithfulness, accepting Him as Lord

Teach us to follow, salvation we find

Living Holy Spirit, guided by God

Transforming love, joy, peace—granted from God

Spirit Within

Posted on August 14, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 8:12-13: “So then, brothers and sisters, we are obligated, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—for if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”

Accepting Jesus Christ

Freeing from sin and death

Spirit within now calls

Freeing Word’s divine breath

Dwelling deep in our souls

Feeding with Living Bread

Spirit within now cares

Feeding from grace ahead

Suffering with Jesus

Walking from bloody cross

Spirit within now breathes

Walking free, evil’s loss

Stepping into hope’s light

Living under God’s will

Spirit within now speaks

Living through Christ’s goodwill

Praying to one Father

Speaking from empty heart

Spirit within now leads

Speaking with faith’s new start

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From Romans 8:26-27: “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with groanings too deep for words. And God, who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”

Father’s Way (Elfchen Series #113)

Posted on August 12, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Shepherd Calling

Entering

Narrow gate

Road appears hard

But, leads to new

Life

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Righteous Journey

Walking

With Jesus

Truth’s unshakable hand

Faith defines our future

Life

Salvation’s Light

Receiving

Lord’s grace

Steadfast in faith

Blessed gift of eternal

Life

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Landscape Thirsts

Posted on August 11, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Early morning rain drops in

Landscape thirsts for blessed drink

Graceful flowers dance and spin

Timeless pause while nature thinks

Tender leaf enjoys her bath

Gentle droplets trickle down

Soft grass carpets nature’s path

Destiny wearing her crown

Silence breaks from quiet mist

Terrain transforms with delight

Nature feels like being kissed

Peace fills every pore with light

Sky gracefully opens up

Rays of sunshine descending

Creator fills every cup

Nature never pretending

Turning to Jesus

Posted on August 10, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 18:2-3: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, so I shall be saved from my enemies.”

Darkest storms rocking our world

Feeling faith washing away

Turning to Jesus, we hope

His solid rock, never sways

Raging floods rocking life’s peace

Hearing His bold, righteous voice

Turning to Jesus, we kneel

His solid rock, let’s rejoice

Perils rocking daily lives

Seeking comfort in His grace

Turning to Jesus, we pray

His solid rock, let’s embrace

No longer rocking in fear

Stepping over sinking sand

Turning to Jesus, we praise

His solid rock, holds our hand

Edward Mote (1797-1874) was an English pastor and prolific hymn writer. One of his most beloved hymns, “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less,” was composed in 1834.

Day’s Reflections (Haiku Series #190)

Posted on August 9, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Painful

Each dollar now counts

Inflation deflates wallet—

Misery for all

Incomplete

World of tiny bursts

One sound bite’s information—

Where’s rest of story?

Resolute

Undaunted voices

Place country over party—

Profiles in courage

Monday Memories: Grounded Through God

Posted on August 8, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 119:105: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

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Life’s trials spinning around us

Challenging our unsteady beliefs

Grounded through God, we must trust

Bringing His Grace, granting us relief

Spiritually grounded, seeking refuge

Walking along God’s chosen path

Life chooses from God’s menu

Always correct, computes God’s math

Prayer time, our Father’s time

Encouraging one another

God delivers a new paradigm

His plan replaces all others

Sincerely humbling our hearts

Hearing God’s truthful Word

Our Lord proclaims a new start

Actions can no longer be deferred

Grounded through God

Anchoring to His cornerstone

He banishes the Enemy’s fraud

With our Lord, never alone

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From Ecclesiates 4:12: “And though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

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Joy

Symphony

Intermission

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Shepherd Calling

Righteous Journey

Salvation’s Light

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Painful

Incomplete

Resolute

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