Facing life’s problems
Alone in harsh wilderness—
Hearing Father’s voice
Lord’s steady hand cares
Removes life’s withered, dark past—
Prunes with love and grace
Every morning
Faithfulness and righteousness—
God’s channel broadcasts
Love springs eternal in many, beautiful forms
Helping to ease some of life’s angry storms
A mother focuses on her handsome new boy
Rocking him fast to sleep, she’s filled with joy
A teacher reaches out to his unsettled class today
Filling the room with learning, discovering a way
A nervous man asks a pretty woman for a date
Dreaming, could marriage be their future fate?
A son calls upon his ailing mother quite often
Bringing love that helps her illness to soften
A mature couple capturing romance from afar
Tying ribbons of love, reaching heaven’s stars
A young girl eagerly waits by the window all day
Jumping into her father’s lap with much to say
A caring wife prepares a meal by candlelight
Inspiring a time of love with her man tonight
A family cherishes togetherness for all
Adding gentle love that will never fall
A romantic husband brings flowers to his bride
Adding fragrance and beauty, their love amplified
A young couple ties marriage’s knot with “We do”
Cherishing their love, feeling deeply rich and true
God sends His Son, offering His greatest gift
Washing away our sins, lives no longer adrift
This poem was written and published back in February, 2019. In looking at its original form, I found an opportunity to improve a few flaws in its presentation.
From Psalm 16:11: “You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Witnessing daily life
Scanning God’s fingerprints
Saluting His presence
Growing from His blueprint
Recalling past events
Entering safety’s zone
Protecting us from harm
Kneeling at Heaven’s throne
Viewing God’s handiwork
Beholding how lives change
Embracing His Spirit
Moving from evil’s range
Learning from life’s lessons
Reading God’s Holy Word
Discovering His truth
Nourishing grace conferred
Casting out unholy thoughts
Boosting faith with each step
Living life of “I Can”
Knocking at God’s doorstep
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “The evidence of God’s great power is all over your life. Live confidently knowing out living, omnipotent God dwells with in.”
Sputtering at sunrise
Human engine starts up
Needing its caffeine boost
Always more than one cup
Yes, speaking of coffee
Savor its mountain blend
Aroma-filled goodness
Taste morning’s boldest friend
Body grows accustomed
Medium grade of fuel
Drinking anything less
Makes for a sluggish fool
Life’s experience counts
Paying close attention
Day’s “Five Cup” minimum
Brew’s perfect dimension
Nourishment
God’s Word
Bread of Life
Fortified with faithful grace
Righteousness
Believe
God’s divinity
Coming to earth
Jesus walking among us
Faithfulness
Engulfed
Darkest storms
Lost and alone
Holy grace faithfully flows
Deliverance
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.
Eternal solitude
Everlasting, subdued
Morning moments alone
Glorious sunrise sown
Life’s daily rhythm glides
From dawn to evening tides
Harmony lights day’s lamp
Tranquility’s base camp
Flowing with ceaseless soul
Steady rivers patrol
Fragrant summer flowers
Beauty added each hour
Awesome mountaintop views
Quiet valleys diffuse
Warmest rays of sunshine
Hope never felt so fine
Oasis filled with spice
Matchless, pure paradise
Heavens praising with peace
Calmness shares newborn lease
Landscape’s lyrics compose
Midnight moonlight shadows
Precious moments of bliss
Breathtaking, sweetest kiss
From Psalm 85:8: “Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people, to His faithful, to those who turn to Him in their hearts.”
Another morning arrives
God’s open channel broadcasts
Peaceful encouragement speaks
Always accurate forecasts
Uploading His Holy Word
God’s message brings much to say
Faithfulness with righteousness
Quiet moments praise each day
Grace-filled gifts from Father’s heart
Neither big or small, just right
Peace, joy, and eternal life
Faithfully shining so bright
Bursting with His precious truth
God’s lessons fill the airwaves
Life’s daily restoration
Jesus Christ arrives to save
From Psalm 85:10-11: “Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other. Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky.”
Taking bolder steps
Overcoming challenges—
Life’s daily exam
Deal with the present
Cope with today’s agenda—
Tomorrow can wait
Best partner and friend
Feeling fulfilled and nourished—
Look in the mirror
Facing disappointment for many months and more
Feeling frustration and despair starting to soar
Realizing that this journey needs a mid-course correction
Pointing an unsteady compass in a totally new direction
Tiring from how many others have treated thee in the past
Looking forward to a future that brings happiness at last
Beating up thyself for any past, painful mistakes
Needing renewed courage for a new life to make
Knowing that this life needs a helping hand
Wanting to scan for a nurturing place to land
Reaching out comes the helping hand of thy God
Sending forth His grace to be thy staff and rod
Shielding eyes from brightest sun at a new dawn
Walking forward with energy that’s never gone
Republishing this poem from February, 2019, brings out a theme many of us have experienced in our past. Take a moment today and look back at your life’s progress going forward from past challenges.
In a circle of true friends, each man is simply what he is: stands for nothing but himself.
From 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12: “To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of His call and will fulfill by His power every good resolve and work of faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
