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Monday Memories: Love Conquers

Posted on March 1, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

This re-edited poem, written in July, 2019, features an effortless style. The verses are structured with simplicity because this should be how love exists . . . simple and pure!

Love Conquers

Finding its way

With words to say

Boundless and rich

Love conquers

Despite distances great

Unlocking its fate

With faithful hope

Love conquers

Awakens each morn

Feels like being reborn

Lasts and lasts

Love conquers

Between two hearts

Eager for new start

Together at last

Love conquers

Each special day

Adventure comes our way

Exciting and endless

Love conquers

Thoughts to savor

Bringing each a favor

As sunrise arrives

Love conquers

Arriving without sound

Loving actions abound

Every special moment

Love conquers

Forgetting life’s past

Bringing smiles to last

Faithful and forgiving

Love conquers

God’s at hand

Footprints in the sand

Reigns into Eternity

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Dwelling Within

Posted on February 28, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From John 14:10-11: “Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does His works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves.”

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Lord’s tree of life, saving us

Son of Man, bearing our flesh

Each morning, rising with us

Faith, hope, and love shall refresh

In His death, life be reborn

Like faithful rivers, love flows

Christ’s awesome mystery breathes

From darkened tomb, Jesus rose

Heavenly truth speaks, let’s hear

Love transforms through acts and words

Both mirror journey of Christ

His message, no longer blurred

Christ leading, we will follow

Always near, dwelling within

His hand steadies stumbling steps

Salvation forgiving sin

Much of this poem is inspired by the hymn “Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery,” which is part of a morning devotional I regularly read and study.

Single Timeless Moment

Posted on February 27, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 90:1-2: “Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.”

Life’s amazing blessings

God’s Book of Life unfolds

Single timeless moment

Richer than any gold

Man and woman find love

Fragile lives share restart

Single timeless moment

Merging into one heart

Forsaken child needs home

Foster parents reach out

Single timeless moment

Love sows, ready to sprout

Student facing failure

Here comes love’s helping hand

Single timeless moment

Teacher pulls from quicksand

Family in crisis

Unemployed, dreams stand cold

Single timeless moment

Job opens, God beholds

Disaster strikes city

Many answer God’s call

Single timeless moment

Kindness stands ever tall

Sin’s temptation knocking

Christian brother steps up

Single timeless moment

Christ refills empty cup

Darkening, hopeless world

Father’s infinite grace

Single timeless moment

Love reaches out, embrace

From Genesis 9:11-13: “‘I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.’ God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.'”

Walking With Him (Elfchen Series #47)

Posted on February 26, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Focused

Promises

Taking root

Hearing God’s Word

Overcoming life’s stressful times

Trusting

Worthy

Persecution

Apostles imprisoned

Freed by angels

Teaching and proclaiming Jesus

Fearless

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Beholding

Praise

Jesus Christ

Always the same

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

Rejoice

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Promises

Posted on February 25, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “When we trust God to provide the stamina for the work He calls us to do, we are clothed in power.”

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Walking these roads for so long

Sin short-circuits dusty steps

Trust’s gauge running on empty

Darkness knocking at doorstep

Facing life’s tall shortcomings

Empty promises sell short

Holy Spirit calling now

Time to seek Father’s support

Hearing faithful promises

His Spirit brings fortitude

Truly believe, seeking Him

Bread of Life, God’s daily food

Turning to Jesus Christ

Living water quenches thirst

Savior clothes with grace-filled love

His promises, always first

Strengthening life’s weaknesses

Holy promises bring light

Eyes open, hearts enlightened

New life trusts in Father’s might

From Luke 24:49: “And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Buried Faith

Posted on February 24, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From the words of American pastor and Christian author, A. W. Tozer: “Faith is the gaze of a soul upon a saving God.”

Winter’s lost, snow-covered faith

Father’s presence, long frozen

Buried faith, under deep drifts

Lack of any hope, blows in

Christ melts each frozen glacier

Ice turns to living water

Holy Spirit flows with hope

God’s Word molds, as faith’s potter

Spring arrives, God’s Holy love

Maturing into life’s fruit

Flowering trees, witness faith

Hope emerging, each new shoot

Resurrection brings new life

Hungry faith springs with fresh growth

Spirit warms forgotten hearts

Faith then hope, Christ unearths both

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From Proverbs 3:3-4: “Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people.”

Awesome Moments (Haiku Series #123)

Posted on February 23, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Morning Brew

Coffee’s sunrise treat

Certainly tastes much better—

From favorite mug

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Dreams Fulfilled

Overnight snowfall

Mountaintop’s deepest powder—

Skiers’ paradise

Unexpected Gift

Winter’s impromptu

Out-of-school experience—

Another snow day!

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Monday Memories: God’s Miracle

Posted on February 22, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Published in April, 2019, this faith-based poem remains the most viewed post on Big Sky Buckeye. The theme of family and adoption hits close to home, and this poem honors a family very dear to my wife and I. Their story has been a true and rewarding journey of faith with our Lord.

God always manages an astonishing plan

He stretches His hands across the land

He spends six days building His creation

Then, He smiles at His brilliant sensation

Again and again, God shows He is in charge

His Holy presence looms, caring and large

His Book of Life satisfies with infinite pages

He sends His Son as a sacrifice, for the ages

When our Savior rises on Easter morn

God proving, His love will always adorn

A woman grows up, dreaming of more

She longs to be a wife with love to soar

She looks forward to being a mother

God would have it this way, no other

A devoted man with his son, will now deploy

Her sacred marriage brings to her much joy

She becomes a wife and mother in one day

Wow! God’s plan brings much delight today

Alas, something is missing in a life filled with peace

An unfilled yearning to bear a child, the final piece

Through much prayer, faithful words to offer

This couple places their trust with the Father

A young girl appears, needing a loving place

They become her foster parents, with haste

Over time, this girl discovers love, with such vastness

Her home permeates with love, without any sadness

But wait—the story carries on for a year

Now adoption lies ahead, without fear

Father, mother, son, and now a daughter

God’s love touches all, thicker than water

Praise God, our heavenly Father this day

Praise His miracles that astound and say

God always manages an astonishing plan

He stretches His hands across the land

Breaking Free

Posted on February 21, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 31:3-4: “You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me, take me out of the net that is hidden for me, for you are my refuge.”

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Crying out from devilish wasteland

Surrounded by desert’s empty sand

Caught, tangled in sin’s deceptive net

Buried under life’s heaviest debt

Captured by evil’s sly temptations

Confined to cellblock’s harsh reception

Engulfed by relentless guilt and shame

Throwing key away, dimming life’s flame

Praying to Holy Father above

Singing of His steadfast, faithful love

Seeking His mercy in valley’s distress

How will life move forward, from this mess?

Coming to life’s rescue, Jesus Christ

Accepting His grace, He pays full price

Breaking free from sin’s ongoing grip

Sailing on Spirit’s armored flagship

Exiting darkest, shame-filled prison

Beholding blood-stained Cross, He’s Risen!

Remaking character, with each day

Walking with Jesus, never shall stray

From Psalm 18:1-2: “I love you, O Lord, my strength. 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.”

Never Alone (Elfchen Series #46)

Posted on February 19, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Always

Father

Almighty God

Never sits silent

From sunrise to sunset

Righteousness

Solitary

Voices

Seeking attention

Single voice calls

Come, walk with Me

Jesus

Blessing

Journey

Never ends

From Calvary’s cross

Resurrection faithfully assures tomorrow’s

Hope

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.

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Focused

Worthy

Beholding

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Morning Brew

Dreams Fulfilled

Unexpected Gift

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Solitary

Blessing

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