Category Archives: Poetry

Simply Pray

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From 1 Timothy 2:1:  “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone.”

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Embracing Savior’s peace

Heart replenished with grace

Walking with dignity

Faith’s most genuine place

 

Praying for each other

Words employing Christ’s love

Reaching to Heaven’s hands

Mediator above

 

Persevering to pray

Christ’s Holy presence felt

Encouraging boldness

Every word be heartfelt

 

Trusting always Christ’s light

Believer’s truthful way

Following Good Shepherd

Called now to simply pray

 

Sharing faith’s compassion

With everyone in need

Sowing Savior’s witness

Hope fulfilled with each seed

 

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From Ephesians 6:18:  “Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication.  To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.”

Testament’s Truth (Elfchen Series #275)

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Comforted

Tested

By circumstances

Faith’s resolute light

Loneliness retreats to shadows

Trusting

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Empowered

Faced

With darkness

Faith’s boldest moves

Enemy expelled by light

Overwhelming

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Protected

Surrounded

By storms

Faith gathers strength

Rising from Calvary’s light

Reassuring

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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.

Autumn’s Spell

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Frosty autumn morning

Sunrise clouded over

Waiting with winter’s breath

Before snow’s promised takeover

 

Northerly, frigid wind

Few leaves offer cover

Slumbering trees now rest

Under fall’s tattered slipcover

 

Ground covered in color

Every shade, gold or red

An orange, here and there

Softening nature’s welcome bed

 

Season’s final page turns

Written with autumn’s hand

Joy never forgotten

Painting inspires love’s motherland

 

Remembering colors

Recalling every smell

Illustrating patience

Casting each breath of autumn’s spell

 

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Unity in Christ

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From Ephesians 4:15-16:  “But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.”

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Falling into enemy’s net

Daily prisoner of sin

Redeemed by blessed Savior

Faith in His mercy’s check-in

 

Walking with other believers

Unity in Christ bears trust

Filled with patient gentleness

Forgiven of sinful lust

 

Setting faith upon single goal

Truthful light worth every breath

Kindled through deepened prayer

Risen Lord overcomes death

 

Realizing faith must be all in

Today, tomorrow . . . with Christ

Paid debts fully through love’s grace

His blood fully sacrificed

 

Clutching hope within every step

Christ’s grace raises faith’s story

Measured with moving forward

Salvation’s finished glory

 

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Published in 1896, “My Goal is God Himself” was written by Frances Brook.  She was the daughter of a pastor, but poor health prevented her from becoming a Christian missionary.

Union as One (Haiku Series #351)

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Linked

Man joined with woman

Sharing love throughout each day—

Breath of daily grace

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United

Sun rises each morn

Togetherness in spirit—

Forever in love

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Embraced

Love’s eternal flame

Burning by day as well as night—

Lifetime’s treasured gift

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Monday Memories: Our Father’s Goodness

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From 2 Peter 1:5-7: “For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love.”

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Our Father’s goodness

Glory, God and King

Bless and praise His name

Mighty greatness sings

 

Through generations

Honor His great deeds

Infinite wisdom

God’s faithful Word leads

 

Glorious splendor

Kingdom never ends

Eternal, Holy

Wondrous works, God sends

From Psalm 145:8-9:  The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.  The Lord is good to all, and His compassion is over all that He has made.”

His greatness declares

Lord everlasting

Praising righteousness

Mercies broadcasting

 

Cries, our Father hears

From darkness, redeemed

He stands, always near

God’s goodness, esteemed

 

Truth, call upon God

Grace, freely given

Love, witness a Cross

Sins, now forgiven

 

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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll:  “There are four words I wish we would never forget, and they are ‘God keeps His word.'”

Joy’s Vision

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From Psalm 17:15:  “As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding Your likeness.”

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Darkness surrounds

Searching for light

God’s vision breathes

Faith’s trusted Knight

 

Peace from God’s Word

Lighting new road

Vision forgives

Mercy’s love code

 

Conscience wakens

Beholding God

Renewed vision

No longer flawed

 

Prayer’s answers

Hearing God’s voice

Hope’s fresh vision

Truth’s blessed choice

 

Purest in heart

Tasting God’s grace

Joy’s vision found

Faith’s trusted place

 

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From Matthew 5:8:  “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”

Lasting Peace (Elfchen Series #274)

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Eternal

Faith’s

Divine garden

Seeded without weeds

Nourished with Living Water

Maturity

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Everyday

Hope’s

Fertile soil

Cultivated with grace

Sunrise offers endless bounty

Harvest

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Benevolence

Joy’s

Fruitful journey

Sustained with love

Sown with trusted hands

Gratitude

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Bountiful Grace

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Evening’s darkness deepens

Silence now awakens

Nature never rests

While daylight feels forsaken

 

Gentle spirit’s exhale

Dreams stand ready to climb

Day now forgotten

Headlines swallowed up in time

 

Starlight scatters its dust

World seemingly asleep

Patience to unfold

Caught up in submerging deep

 

Harmony’s dawn rises

New day set to embrace

Morning shares goodness

Propelled by bountiful grace

 

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Hope Breathes

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From Psalm 146:1-2:  “Praise the Lord!  Praise the Lord, O my soul!  I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long.”

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Sunrise filling eastern sky

Singing praises to God’s love

Trusting in His divine Word

Hope breathes form heavens above

 

New day faithfully arrives

Reigning forever with grace

Nourishing with righteousness

Hope breathes from Savior’s birthplace

 

Prophecy’s promises true

Holding mercy in His hands

Sending His Son in man’s place

Hope breathes from Father’s heartland

 

Faith pursues with endurance

Approaching eternal light

Witnessing redemption’s peace

Hope breathes from Christ’s risen flight

 

Savior’s precious blood now shed

Granting forgiveness of sins

Calling all to walk with Him

Hope breathes from His love within

 

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From 1 Timothy 6:12:  “Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”