Blessed sunrise wakes
World stops its endless spinning—
Tranquility calls
Nature’s sights and sounds
Creation’s rhythm singing—
Pause and soak it in
Newness of each spring
Opening fresh avenues—
Sacred life takes root
From 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 13: “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.”
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Struggling with life, feeling lost
Dark wilderness all around
Thirsting for someone to come
Waiting, hoping to be found
Love arrives from a white knight
Riding through the timberland
Accepting me as I am
Reaching out, touching my hand
Hearing my cries, God provides
This honorable knight stands
Sealing my heart with his love
Hour glass fills with precious sand
Life can feel like a desert
Leaving only loneliness
Faithful light comes to delight
Shining from God’s holiness
Two lives shall become just one
Uniting through a Holy Lord
Happiness now fills a home
Love singing a blissful chord
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From Psalm 147:3: “He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.”
Challenges overwhelm
Accidents, poor health
Seeking God’s divine grace
His healing power
Come to gracious Father
Binding up these wounds
Through abundant mercy
Life restored again
Road of recovery
God strengthens, blesses
Built upon living Word
Peace offers comfort
Healing brokenhearted
Buoyant life returns
Praise Father’s compassion
Trust His mighty hand
Life filled with confidence
Praying back to God
Thankfulness to Father
His mercies abound
From Psalm 147:7: “Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre.”
Transition covers landscape
For both nature and man
Blusterous day taking shape
Coming change to life’s plan
Barren trees swinging with joy
Wind’s steady, rhythmic beat
Nature’s energy deploys
Tearing up day’s game sheet
Remnants of tall grass bending
Nature’s tempo shifting
Clouds reveal storm descending
Sending man’s plans drifting
Birds scattering far away
Man ignores storm’s warning
Day’s contest declines to play
Clouding nature’s morning
Storms can never be delayed
Nature stays in control
Man’s delight begins to fade
Gazing through life’s porthole
Facing
Inevitable storms
With patient endurance
God walks with us
Faith
Creator’s
Eternal love
Overcoming any obstacle
Persevering with His truth
Faith
Saved
By grace
Bolstered, renewed hope
Filled with God’s glory
Faith
Too many tasks
Where to begin?
Overwhelming
Life in tailspin
Slowing down, breathe
Dividing tasks
One at a time
Patience unmasks
Never alone
Dad’s words come back
Remembering
Wisdom unpacks
Taking one step
Then another
Bringing success
Like none other
From Psalm 19:1: “The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims His handiwork.”
Witnessing God’s presence
Singing of His glory
Creation shouts with joy
Reading Bible’s story
Declaring His knowledge
Forming this earthly place
Father’s ageless Word speaks
Filling eternal grace
Blessing heavens above
Seeing Creator’s hand
God’s perfect plan at work
Spanning across this land
Soaring with each sunrise
Praising from empty tomb
Son of God defeats death
Breathing faith, now in bloom
Lasting Word from God’s heart
Covering creation
Blessed rock and refuge
Forming life’s foundation
From Psalm 19:14: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
Holding back anger
Bitterness evaporates—
Speak with tenderness
Truth and honesty
Always being neighborly—
Words share life’s blessings
Choosing words wisely
Filling each one with kindness—
Sweeter than honey
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Becoming something of a classic film buff
Viewing one notable movie is never enough
Seeing Brando and an all-star cast is a dream
“The Godfather” brings intensity to the screen
Traveling back to witness world history, long past
“Schindler’s List” fills emotions that forever last
Walking with Bogart and Bergman once more
“Casablanca” presents a story that will soar
Rising again on an American southern plantation
“Gone with the Wind” makes Gable a sensation
Growing up along the magical yellow brick road
“The Wizard of Oz” sings with music, never old
Filling an appetite for storytelling that is the best
Watching skillful actors in plots fulfilling the test
Comparing life to a box of chocolates, he imparts
“Forrest Gump” offers a look at a life never tart
Listening to how music makes the hills come alive
“The Sound of Music” still stirs visions that thrive
Arriving on screen come Darth Vader and lots more
The original “Star Wars” brings new hope that soars
Making a classic musical with singing and dancing
“Singin’ in the Rain” presents Gene Kelly’s prancing
Feeling comfortable with a warm, real story to know
“It’s a Wonderful Life” sends an angel to save a soul
Finding time for viewing one more film tonight
Eager to build more movie memories this night
Do you have any favorite films that you would enjoy watching again? The above films are just a tiny taste of ones that I would enjoy watching again (hmm, I think that I already have).
From 1 Corinthians 6:11: “And this is what some of you used to be. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.”
Witnessing renewing birth
Receiving Gospel’s new hope
Living through Christ on this earth
Grace flows down slippery slope
Leaving former sinful ways
Washing us clean with new hope
Walking in God’s trust each day
Resurrection’s firm tightrope
Raising up Christ, sin’s payoff
Blessings of faith fill new hope
Anchoring light, hell casts off
Holy Spirit, life’s tow rope
Sharing His goodness and grace
Sensing Christ fueling new hope
Grasping life’s new, righteous place
God justifies Glory’s scope
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.”
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