Monday Memories: Treasures as Friends

This poem was inspired by Lisa’s post where she shares a series of brilliant and encouraging quotes about friendship.  Take a moment and visit her post at The Road Back to Life.

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Destiny unites true friends

Transforming life with its spark

Sincere friendship fills two hearts

Never alone in the dark

 

Never take friends for granted

Honesty, laughter, and tears

Staying connected insures

Treasures shared over the years

 

Sharing life’s pain, healing wounds

Long-lasting friendship endures

Glue holding life together

Truly caring, reassures

 

Always count on each other

Offering silent support

“Forever minutes” share love

Caring never falling short

 

Life travels through forest trails

Friends together, all these years

Brings us home through darkest times

Greatest love when friendship cheers 

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From Proverbs 18:24:  “Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one’s nearest kin.”

Originally published June, 2020.

Caring for Others

From the words of celebrated German-born writer, Anne Frank:  “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

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Gathering His flock

World hindered with needs

Christ’s teachings share grace

Unselfish love’s deeds

 

Following God’s Word

Single, perfect Lamb

Christ’s enduring light

Blessed telegram

 

Improving this world

Struggles helped along

Christ’s example leads

Actions always strong

 

Answering with hope

Aid for neighbors met

Christ encourages

Faith’s righteous mindset

 

Caring for others

Mercy walks ahead

Christ bringing comfort

Witness daily bread

 

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From Matthew 25:31-36:  “When the Son of Man comes in His glory and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.  All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will put the sheep at His right hand and the goats at the left.  Then the king will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’”

Growing in Christ (Elfchen Series #193)

Trusted

Praises

Forever grateful

Faith’s resolute cornerstone

Resurrection’s truth rings out

Jesus

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Loved

Jesus

Contentment found

In Savior’s grace

No greater peace felt

Faith

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Saved

Faith

Eternal light

Bethlehem to Calvary

Victory over sin’s darkness

Redemption

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Beacon’s Night Thread

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Navigating stormy seas

Hazardous, rocky shore

Hidden perils loom ahead

Darkness waiting to score

 

Facing overwhelming odds

Danger swarms all about

Faith’s ally always waiting

Rescue coming, no doubt

 

Searching for safety’s refuge

Lighthouse offers assist

Brighter than any moonlight

Mercy found in its midst

 

Steering away from trouble

Calmer waters ahead

Eerie sky shines like daylight

Promised beacon’s night thread

 

Arriving at safe harbor

Harm retreating away

Gratitude’s voice welcomes home

Sunrise blesses this day

 

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Grace Shall Seal

From John 12:34:  “The crowd answered Him, ‘We have heard from the law that the Messiah remains forever.  How can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up?  Who is this Son of Man?'”

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Walking in darkness

Uncertainty’s steps

Faith seeking answers

Burdened with each misstep

 

Encouraging love

Redemption’s risen light

Faith finding its way

Son of Man stands upright

 

Seeking heaven’s peace

Spirit guides actions

Faith’s revealing trust

Calvary’s transaction

 

Believing in Christ

Shadows fade away

Faith sharing Gospel

In His name, let us pray

 

Reflecting hope’s path

Truth’s lantern reveals

Faith, Jesus leading

Safe passage, grace shall seal

 

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From John 12:35-36:  “Jesus said to them, ‘The light is in you for a little longer.  Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you.  If you walk in the darkness, you do not know where you are going.  While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.'”

Cherished Experiences (Haiku Series #269)

Perspective

Tranquility’s place

Discovery fulfills wait—

Searching each season

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Reflective

Mountains to valleys

Windy voice gathers to speak—

Breath of the Spirit

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Instinctive

Mysteries hiding

Nightly slumber awakens—

Sunrise uncovers

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Monday Memories: Walking with Us

This poem is inspired from a post from Jan Beek, based upon a recent Sunday message from her church.  The message enlightened me with some wonderful applications to “The Walk to Emmaus.”  Visit her post for this wonderful message, complemented with some great hymns.

empty highway overlooking mountain under dark skies

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Empty, very little hope

Weary, walking this grim road

Lonely, life hides in darkness

Misery, each step feels slowed

 

Believing, He would be king

Remembering, life seemed alive

Listening, His words brought hope

Blessing, barren lives would thrive

 

Ignored, a bloody Cross stands

Vanquished, His tomb sitting hushed

Restored, hope rises again

Conquered, sin and death now crushed

 

Raised, Savior walking with us

Transformed, our hope now restored

Energized, with daily steps

Saved, by our Lord’s new accord

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From Luke 24:13-16:  “Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened.  While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.”

Originally published April, 2020.

Oswald Chambers Quote

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There is a difference between an ideal and a vision.  An ideal has no moral inspirations; a vision has.

From Proverbs 29:18:  “Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but happy are those who keep the law.”

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher.  Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons.  Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST.  I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.

Faith Transformed

From Ephesians 2:3:  “All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else.”

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Faith trampled with doubt

Filled with endless fear

Overwhelming worry

Chains of sin bring tears

 

Seeking to please God

Performance falls short

Overwhelming burdens

Endless works, abort

 

Accepting God’s way

His mercy sends light

Overwhelming presence

By grace, faith holds tight

 

Creating in us

Eternity’s bond

Overwhelming spirit

Redemption responds

 

Trusting in Jesus

Faith transformed by love

Overwhelming praises

Peace breathes from above

 

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From Ephesians 2:8:  “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”

Almighty Light (Elfchen Series #192)

Marching

Battleground

Enemy’s attack

Light vanquishes darkness

Faith’s armor of God

Victory

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Believing

Calvary

Showdown’s darkness

God’s faithful plan

Resurrection’s light of love

Embrace

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Accepting

Faith

Trusting God

Rock of Ages

Darkness overpowered by light

Redemption

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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.