Big Sky Buckeye

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Weekend’s Spirit

Posted on November 2, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Weekend rains offer pause

Autumn’s final harvest on hold

Testing farmers’ patience

Temperatures fall, growing cold

Another falling leaf

Afternoon’s cheery cup of tea

Looking through window’s glass

Visions of backyard’s empty tree

Book’s bold invitation

Immersed within mystery’s plot

Welcoming each minute

Story plunges with missing yacht

Day’s gentle, soothing peace

Lost in memories, freshly found

Feeling blessed with each gem

Past wants to hang around

Nightfall now closes in

Rain drizzling, without pause

Hearing silence unwind

Weekend’s spirit cuddles nonstop

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Actions Never by Chance

Posted on November 1, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From John 10:10-11: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”

Father almighty

Designing redemption’s plan

Actions never by chance

Good Shepherd, faith’s steady helmsman

Shepherd’s faith searches

Teaching His flock, hear My voice

Actions never by chance

Heavenly angels shall rejoice

Angelic choir sings

Rising from cold, empty tomb

Actions never by chance

Redeemer’s grace faithfully blooms

Redeemer sheds blood

Forgiving each transgression

Actions never by chance

Father blesses without question

Father’s greatest love

Offering His only Son

Actions never by chance

Forever, His will shall be done

From John 3:16-17: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through Him.”

Making Us Think (Haiku Series #251)

Posted on October 31, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Clueless

Penny for your thoughts

Never making any cents—

Hiding at the Mint

Somewhere

Searching for Waldo

Children offer countless tips—

Another dead-end

Excessive

Seeking attention

Feeling burdened, overwhelmed—

PC’s open tabs

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Monday Memories: Beholding a New Day

Posted on October 30, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Our Heavenly Father, we rejoice and humbly receive your precious gift of a new day. Our hopes burn brighter as we give thanks for your blessing of this gift. Amen.

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Emerging each morning, a new dawn

Waiting outside our door, neatly wrapped

Walking next to us, God understands

Bringing us love, never feeling trapped

Designing His gift, a new day calls

Witnessing God’s deeds, each day unfolds

Allowing us, to live out each day

Feeling His Grace, hearts never grow old

Guarding us during times of trouble

Opening gates each day, His stronghold

Trusting in God, never forsaken

Singing His praises, humble yet bold

Kneeling and praying, as this day ends

Rejoicing, in all our Father sends

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From Psalm 9:10: “And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.”

Originally published May, 2020.

Heaven’s Enterprises

Posted on October 29, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Peter 3:13: “But, in accordance with His promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.”

Lifetime of building

Man’s labors seem so bold

Smallish enterprises

Growing fragile and old

Christ’s building schemes last

Any cost, He equips

Trusted enterprises

Growing discipleship

Eternity calls

Grace building rescue’s net

Savior’s enterprises

Liquidating sin’s debts

Christ, building for more

Faith’s stalwart cornerstone

Righteous enterprises

Shaping mankind’s backbone

Passionate spirit

Every consuming fire

Heaven’s enterprises

Built, never to expire

This poem was influenced from these words of Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher, Oswald Chambers: “Jesus takes us over for His enterprises, His building schemes entirely, and no soul has any right to claim where he shall be put.”

Faith’s Destinations (Elfchen Series #174)

Posted on October 27, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Growth

Planting

Faith’s seeds

Watered with grace

Nurtured with righteous spirit

Harvesting

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Renewal

Replacing

Empty promises

God’s living truth

Spirit opens His Word

Transforming

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Restoration

Stumbling

Darkened missteps

Kneeling at Calvary

Savior opens eternity’s light

Rising

Shadows of Darkness

Posted on October 26, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Encroaching darkness

Day slipping away

Mystery returns

Sunset turning gray

Ocean’s darkened shore

Tide rolling away

Ship pilots alone

Jagged rocky bay

Forest’s darkened sounds

Nature dreams away

Each scary echo

Owl’s nightly buffet

Time waits in darkness

Future turns away

Hourglass still broken

Quiet on Broadway

Street corner’s darkness

Music plays away

Opera’s phantom

Night’s eerie screenplay

Ship sails darkened seas

Wind turns peace away

Distress now gathers

Storm’s narrow causeway

Darkened stories speak

Silence rides away

Headless horseman roams

Midnight’s getaway

Shadows of darkness

Now turning away

Destiny unknown

Sunrise marks new day

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Puzzle Incomplete

Posted on October 25, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 5:5: “Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”

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Trust’s missing pieces

Empty vision’s space

Puzzle incomplete

Father’s grace, replace

Fear’s lack of patience

Filled with anxious space

Puzzle defective

Father’s grace, backspace

Shame’s torn-up pages

Tattered, sinful space

Puzzle uncertain

Father’s grace, erase

Hope’s shattered darkness

Doubts drain daily space

Puzzle fragmented

Father’s grace, embrace

Faith’s empty focus

Lost in prideful space

Puzzle imperfect

Father’s grace, retrace

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From Romans 8:27: “And God, who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”

Serenity’s Rendezvous (Haiku Series #250)

Posted on October 24, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Poetic Harmony

Night’s cloud covering

Gentle rain tapping window—

Tranquility sings

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First Light

Early morning hour

Glimmer of pre-dawn’s sunrise—

Blissful moments breathe

Playful Rain

Clouds bursting open

Umbrella catches each drop—

Splashing through puddles

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Monday Memories: Witnessing a Foretaste

Posted on October 23, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Looking outside from the kitchen table offers a view each morning of how our Lord presents each day as a precious gift. Here is a mini sonnet which witnesses a foretaste of the feast to come.

photo of red flowering trees beside body of water

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Viewing the early morning

Welcoming each libation

Peering from kitchen’s window

Witnessing God’s creation

Growing greener, grass below

Blooming, flowers spelling love

Witnessing creative hands

Working each day from above

Taking in this peaceful scene

Witnessing each day’s foretaste

Blessing each feast, more to come

Tasting moments, without haste

Witnessing God’s daily Grace

Making life a happy place

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From Lutheran Communion liturgy, Christ’s people sing: “Grace our table with Your presence, and give us a foretaste of the Feast to come.”

Originally published May, 2020.

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Clueless

Somewhere

Excessive

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Growth

Renewal

Restoration

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Poetic Harmony

First Light

Playful Rain

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