Sailing stormy seas
Harbor welcomes home
Each victory won
Drifting back ashore
Future never waits
Grasping dreams today
Breathing youthful pride
Joy running ashore
Dropping life’s anchor
Haven’s quiet place
Yesterday’s wishes
Bringing each ashore
Recalling each step
Gifts for tomorrow
Fading memories
Past stepping ashore
Love shining brightly
Embracing new life
Fulfilling journey
Life coming ashore
Maturing spirit
Quest’s uplifting star
From Luke 15:31-32: “Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.'”
Marking calendar
Making this His day
Back on course with God
Kneeling now to pray
Forsaking darkness
Finding blessed light
Immersed in God’s Word
Hearing truth so bright
Growing in God’s grace
Worshipping with Him
Each precious moment
Walking in rhythm
Returning back home
Living in His peace
Promised Christ’s coming
Bringing life’s new lease
From 2 Peter 3:17-18: “You therefore, beloved, since you are forewarned, beware that you are not carried away with the error of the lawless and lose your own stability. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”
Clouds mask over joy
Morning sunrise hesitates—
Playing peek-a-boo
Escaping again
Stormy clouds migrate away—
Rainbow’s colors smile
Clouds’ darkness building
Thunderstorms brewing tempest—
Restless night ahead
From Isaiah 55:1: “Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters.”
Seeking abundant life
Never arrives from man
All will thirst for much more
Accept God’s Holy plan
Our Lord’s invitation
Never hidden from us
Just step forward today
Follow God, always a plus
Tasting His bread of life
Never bitter to eat
Peace arrives with each day
Listen for its steady beat
Our Father’s always near
Never absent with love
Come, come worship the Lord
Read His Word, from above
Finding life’s one true joy
Never alone with Him
Invitation welcomed
Filling us to the brim
From Isaiah 55:12: “For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace.”
From Deuteronomy 30:11, 14: “Surely, this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is it too far away. No, the word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to observe.”
Sowing faith’s seeds
Freeing from sin
Darkness recedes
New life begins
Guiding beyond
Walking with thee
Heavenly bond
Christ sets us free
Living with doubt
Leaving dark past
Grace reaches out
Divine broadcast
Singing with praise
Gospel’s new lease
Faith now ablaze
Bringing Christ’s peace
Bearing life’s woes
Moving each heart
Love always shows
Righteous jumpstart
Mercy abounds
Choosing life now
Seeking high ground
Christ shows us how
From Deuteronomy 30:19-20: “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying Him, and holding fast to Him, for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
Disciples
Following Christ
Hands and feet
Commissioned in His name
Serving
Disciples
Gospel messengers
Christ’s saving grace
Sowing seeds of faith
Serving
Disciples
Transforming witnesses
Walking with Jesus
Breathing with Good News
Serving
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.
Sailing planet’s seven seas
Searching for home, life be free
Scouting horizon’s distance
Globetrotting with persistence
Navigating stormy seas
Crossing without gentle breeze
Tasting bitterness each day
Observing clouds, gloomy gray
Spending endless hours at sea
Scouting for home’s hidden key
Fleeing long-forgotten goals
Looking out one more porthole
Haunting, longest nights at sea
Racing in sailing’s grand prix
Losing track of endless time
Enduring life’s wintertime
Dreaming of home, never free
Waking up, always at sea
Knowing this quest just might end
Finding home, let’s not pretend
From 1 Peter 1:3: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
Suffering endless trials
Resulting from earthly sin
Why does God permit such pain?
Allowing His glory to win
Testing character by fire
Sharing His perfect design
Dependence grows upon God
Sending redemption’s lifeline
Fostering genuine trust
Sowing faithful repentance
Salvation’s grace rises up
Freeing from hell-fired sentence
Kneeling at Calvary’s cross
Witnessing death’s empty tomb
Now accepting God’s mercy
Saving sinners, new hope blooms
From 1 Peter 1:8-9: “Although you have not seen Him, you love Him, and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”
Permanent header
Each social media page—
“Please respect others!”
Stacking up higher
One lie follows another—
Is anyone counting?
Stepping with courage
Into challenges light, but—
Shard of darkness breathes
From Isaiah 9:6: “For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon His shoulders, and He is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Single blessed name
Sown in virgin’s womb
Coming to reclaim
Grace leaves empty tomb
Name above all names
Crowning Him our Lord
Father’s seed proclaims
Salvation’s accord
Most powerful name
Faithful Prince of Peace
Saving from hell’s fire
Mercy’s centerpiece
Jesus, be His name
Sharing righteous love
All saints now acclaim
From heavens above
Christ, our Savior’s name
Sin’s darkness wiped out
Everlasting claim
Father leaves no doubt
From Mark 15:37-39: “Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed His last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Now when the centurion who stood facing Him saw that in this way He breathed His last, he said, ‘Truly this man was God’s Son!'”
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