Opening
Pre-occupied mind
Hearing one voice
God frees another heart
Witnessing
Accepting
God’s Word
Treasuring divine wisdom
Commandments lead daily steps
Trusting
Searching
Life’s insight
Praying to God
Blessed grace, opened eyes
Understanding
From high mountaintop
Searching life below
Fertile forest rests
Winding river knows
Small village stirring
Resting beneath high peaks
River’s magic breathes
Feeding from small creeks
Season’s transition
Waiting for winter’s rest
Valley’s colors burst
Painting autumn’s quest
Quiet solitude
Singing with every breeze
Sunset to sunrise
Feeling river’s tease
River’s view steadies
Passing from year to year
Always welcoming
Flowing crystal clear
From Galatians 5:25: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.”
Life may look sweeter
Across every street
In another town
Avoiding comparisons
Success comes and goes
Stay focused ahead
Take Father’s high road
Counting life’s precious blessings
God’s only scoreboard
Looking from heaven
Called to accept Christ
Receiving His redemption
Walk with humbleness
Keep boasting at bay
Challenging oneself
Lifting others up with grace
Jesus restores faith
Spirit brings guidance
Give thanks to Father
From whom, all blessings flow
From Galatians 5:26: “Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.”
Day’s vacuuming
Collecting family’s dirt—
Household spy network
No joy this morning
Chicken late crossing the road—
Breakfast’s eggs . . . uncracked!
Umpire on his phone
Never missing any calls—
Each instant replay
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She returns annually to announce the arrival of spring
Heart-shaped flowers will bring vivid beauty that sings
She loves the cool and damp spring air
Shaded from the sunlight brings no cares
She possesses a cute and dainty look
Green fields invite a walk along a brook
She adores the color purple, dark is best
Sadly, others see her beauty as a pest
She loves to pause in gardens for relaxation
Butterflies seek her as a beautiful attraction
She experienced vigorous growth in her younger days
Ancient Greeks consider her a symbol of love that stays
She meanders now as a traveler seeking only fun
Looking out at a calm creek called Wild Violet Run
There really is a small stream called Wild Violet Run near Pickerington, Ohio in Violet Township, which is located in northwestern Fairfield County.
Originally published February, 2019.
From Psalm 55:1: “Give ear to my prayer, O God; do not hide Yourself from my supplication.”
Persuasive voices
Filled with weighty stones
Pulling self deeper
Feeling so alone
Despair building up
Fear never ceases
Wanting to just hide
Falling to pieces
Troubles weigh heavy
Overwhelmed with noise
Calling out to God
Seeking faith’s convoy
Tempest storms now calm
God’s grace intervenes
Covering with peace
Wiping burdens clean
His Word restores trust
Our Sustainer speaks
Changing hope’s outlook
Climbing righteous peaks
From Psalm 55:22: “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved.”
Overflowing
Fatherly love
Destined to share
Pouring into another heart
Peace
Fulfilling
Prayer journey
Trusting Fatherly encouragement
Eternal love renewing hearts
Grace
Trusting
Fatherly wisdom
Navigating stormy seas
Strengthening each wayward heart
Faith
Fragile, yet unbroken
Remaining soft-spoken
Perplexed, yet answers found
Feeling free, homeward bound
Deadlocked, yet finding key
Moving on, let it be
Homeless, yet seeing light
Making nightly campsite
Troubled, yet finding peace
Forging life’s brand new lease
Hidden, yet discovered
Finding future covered
Misplaced, yet always found
Sleeping on softest ground
Wounded, yet walking free
Earning final degree
Useless, yet finding worth
Flying high above earth
Hungry, yet always fed
Tasting life’s daily bread
Shortchanged, yet now fulfilled
Making steps, always thrilled
Forgotten, yet now loved
Sharing days with beloved
From Psalm 65:5: “By awesome deeds You answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation; You are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.”
Headwaters on mountaintop
Watered from heavens above
Praises from valley below
Earth’s bounty fills with God’s love
Holy temple blooms with peace
Sky, earth, seas breathe with God’s grace
Light proclaims deliverance
Salvation for human race
Faithful river dries each tear
Troubled seas no longer toss
God answers as He promised
Hope fulfilled on darkest cross
Quietness covers each land
Eternity’s Son shall rise
Spirit opens morning sky
God answers with new franchise
From Psalm 65:9: “You visit the earth and water it; You greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; You provide the people with grain, for so You have prepared it.”
Notebook always close
Springing forth from anywhere—
Writer’s endless thoughts
Writing with patience
Searching for smallest ember—
Words waken each flame
Quiet solitude
Stillness primes another page—
Words come, flowing free
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