Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

Hope’s Security

Posted on June 3, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 1:5-6: “Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous, for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”

Time forever witnessed

Gathered in God’s hands

Blessing with His patience

Every minute planned

Given choice of two ways

Passed on wicked’s advice

Choosing God’s righteous path

Grace pays entry’s price

Faith guiding each next step

Called by God to pause

Waiting for His command

Timeless counsel draws

Spirit, water, and blood

Filled with purity

Believing in God’s Son

Hope’s security

Deeply-rooted faith sown

Watered with God’s love

Overcoming darkness

Harvest’s light above

From 1 John 5:6-8: “This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. There are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree.”

Journey Fulfilled (Elfchen Series #205)

Posted on May 31, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Unyielding

Running

With perseverance

Looking to Jesus

Rising with faith’s endurance

Disciplined

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Unwavering

Disciplined

Righteous spirit

Accepting Savior’s grace

Kneeling in steadfast prayer

Transformed

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Undoubting

Transformed

Mercy’s light

Leaving sin’s darkness

Finding love in Christ

Redeemed

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Savoring Every Spoonful

Posted on May 30, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Morning now surrounding

Feeling never alone

Confidence shining through

Harboring writer’s backbone

Questions’ answers stirring

Knowing mind remains full

Sometimes sweetness arrives

Savoring every spoonful

Reality writing

Filling story’s plotline

Harmony’s cautious breath

Sailing to distance shoreline

Silent voices hiding

Reaching out to each one

Script drawing from choices

Hanging out with wordsmith’s fun

Interactions blooming

Finding forgotten time

Pages empty of gaps

Coaxing distant thoughts to climb

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One More Onboard

Posted on May 29, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Hebrews 10:22: “Let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”

Faith filled with confidence

Sanctuary’s door opens wide

Backed by shed blood of Christ

Flesh given at cross, where He died

Faith’s lasting commitment

Inner resources standing firm

Backed by trust found in Christ

Great High Priest shall always affirm

Faith witnesses Good News

Sufficient to pass any test

Backed by grace, sent from Christ

Holy Spirit shall never rest

Faith’s hunger filled with hope

Unwavering assurance holds

Backed by love, shared through Christ

Mercy guides heart to Heaven’s fold

Faith walks with endurance

Always forward to God’s reward

Backed by witness of Christ

Redemption brings one more onboard

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From Hebrews 10:35-36: “Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward. For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what was promised.”

Blessed Impressions (Haiku Series #281)

Posted on May 28, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Whispering

Quiet brook bubbling

Thicket hides every gurgle—

Single deer’s safe path

Watching

One more tree in sight

Scampering along tall fence—

Squirrel’s morning trail

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Witnessing

Freshly seeded fields

Geometry’s straightest lines—

Farmer’s precision

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Monday Memories: Pursuing Wisdom

Posted on May 27, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From the words of Latin priest and theologian Jerome of Stridon: “Love Holy Scripture, and wisdom will love you. Love her, and she will keep you. Honor her, and she will keep you.”

Pursuing wisdom over a lifetime

Gathering, enriching a single life

Applying to everyday challenges

Loving Scripture, supplanting darkest strife

Seeking wisdom with a hunger for more

Searching in the truthful and proper place

Persevering with consistency now

Tasting God’s Holy Word and loving grace

Sustaining the tree of life, holding fast

Following a righteous path, leads to peace

Finding God’s wisdom, life’s only true wealth

Blessing His wisdom, sustains life’s new lease

Trusting these blessed fruits of God’s wisdom

Turning evil away, aligned with Him

Refreshing mind and body, healing flesh

Respecting God’s Word, singing a new hymn

Treating our neighbors better than ourselves

Trusting, loving, supporting each other

Walking together with God, hand in hand

Partnering with each sister and brother

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From Proverbs 3:13: “Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding,”

Originally published June, 2020.

Grasping Heaven’s Swing

Posted on May 26, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Isaiah 30:18: “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him.”

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Hearing Father’s voice

Every mountain sings

With faithful echoes

Praising heaven’s King

Showering His grace

Every valley sings

With earnest promise

Sowing trust, faith brings

Sending His mercy

Every village sings

With truth in His Word

Soaring eagle’s wings

Scattering His seeds

Every landscape sings

With divine beauty

Welcoming each spring

Walking in His light

Every neighbor sings

With each beating heart

Pulling on love’s strings

Witnessing His Son

Every sinner sings

With His righteousness

Grasping heaven’s swing

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From Isaiah 30:20-21: “Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself any longer, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”

Humility’s Witness (Elfchen Series #204)

Posted on May 24, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Rebirth

Enlightened

Accepting Jesus

One, true Messiah

Through Him, new life

Beholding

Manifest

Empowered

Denying oneself

Ready to serve

Heart overflows with grace

Believing

Resolute

Undaunted

Emptying thyself

Filled with faithfulness

Carrying Christ’s own cross

Following

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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.

Morning’s Gentle Spirit

Posted on May 23, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Gray, overcast skies

Precious rain descends

Morning’s gentle spirit

Welcome back dear friend

Time’s hands standing still

Serenity shares

Fine mist of heaven’s grace

View from kitchen chair

Songbirds’ harmony

Nearby thicket sings

Always perfect pitch

Soft feather’s bowstring

Everlasting gift

Calm shower transcends

Sweetness cascading down

Thank you dearest friend

Grateful for this day

Filled with freshest hope

Morning calls, “Come again”

Now, down periscope

His Proven Ways

Posted on May 22, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Deuteronomy 10:12: “So now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”

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Facing yet another day

Father’s mercy offers hand

Overcoming each challenge

Solid ground covers sinking sand

Trusting path of wisdom’s light

Father’s Word guides each step

Escaping evil’s darkness

Destined for Calvary’s doorstep

Looking back at long journey

Father’s love fills wayward heart

Trading pride with humbleness

Hope renewing from faith’s restart

Embracing His proven ways

Father’s grace shining ahead

Resisting darkest shadows

Filled with Son’s everlasting bread

Blessing Savior’s righteous road

Father’s sovereignty leads

Offering bridge to follow

Blood of Christ saves each tender reed

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From John 14:5-6: “Thomas said to Him, ‘Lord, we do not know where You are going. How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'”

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Undoubting

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Whispering

Watching

Witnessing

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Rebirth

Manifest

Resolute

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