Nourishing landscape
Radiating at sunrise—
Creator’s spirit
Enduring sunrise
Wakening morning’s treasures—
New day beginning
In early dawn’s light
Nighttime passes her baton—
Horizon’s sunrise
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Watching Saturday’s unhurried sunrise
Feeling gratefulness, spirit shall arise
Being retired, life moves at much slower pace
Realizing, there’s no need to win life’s race
Remembering grandfathers, crisp and clear
Teaching life lessons, steady and sincere
Growing up, learning from their example
Tasting life with every new sample
Loving family, with kindness and care
Treating marriage, with love beyond compare
Passing on wisdom, making good choices
Sitting here now, hearing cherished voices
Accepting their torch, these years move along
Being a grandfather, where love belongs
Filling up life, grandchildren sharing love
Joining other grandfathers, fits like a glove
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Originally published April, 2020. Edited September, 2023.
From Psalm 37:5-6: “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act. He will make your vindication shine like the light and the justice of your cause like the noonday.”
Trusting always, Lord’s righteousness
Living under His cherished love
Filling each heart with His desires
Praises reign from heaven above
Trusting always, Lord’s promised light
Committing to His divine way
Shining upon mercy’s justice
Darkness vanquished, fading away
Trusting always, Lord’s faithful path
Sending love with His timely grace
Accepting redemption’s blessing
Peace extended, let all embrace
Trusting always, Lord’s hallowed Word
Reading as His blueprint unfolds
Gathering spirit leads us forth
Faith growing from Gospel’s foothold
From Psalm 37:39-40: “The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their refuge in the time of trouble. The Lord helps them and rescues them; He rescues them from the wicked and saves them because they take refuge in Him.”
God’s
Unconditional love
Covering our shortcomings
Filling valleys, leveling mountains
Grace
Faith
Strengthened daily
Scripture’s inspirational light
Savior’s grace at work
Hope
Today’s
Looking forward
Christ’s fulfilling peace
Opening faith to grace
Tomorrow’s
Classroom welcomes each student
Powering through school day’s grind
Staying focused with each task
Finishing up what’s been assigned
Day after day, grind calls out
Rewarding for job well done
Overcoming each challenge
Smiling students, having some fun
Each moment filled with learning
Sharing bit of joy today
Moving past grind’s sweat and toil
Making school seem more like child’s play
Grind’s journey teaches respect
Helping out one another
Encouraging with kindness
Working as sisters and brothers
From Galatians 5:13-14: “For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become enslaved to one another. For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'”
Creator always molding
Staying true to His design
Each believer sharing grace
Filling humankind’s sunshine
Freedom comes forth from Savior
Following Father’s design
Destiny at Calvary
Destroying sin’s evil spine
Eternal message proclaims
Living within God’s design
Redemption comes from His Son
Revealing faith’s bold headlines
Love’s kindness shared with neighbors
Witnessing mercy’s design
Defining contributions
Serving as Spirit assigns
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “Our greatest impact on this earth comes from loving and serving others–as Jesus did.”
Hearing past voices
Filling another pathway—
History stirring
Heart’s ultimate strength
Finding untapped devotion—
Precious gentleness
Endless harmony
Life’s free-flowing spirit—
Every ocean tide
From Romans 3:23-25: “Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by His blood, effective through faith.”
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His Resurrection awakens a new pathway
Christ’s blood, painting it blazing white
Our Father remolds life, from a new clay
Pharisees claiming to be servants of God
Viewing our Lord as not worthy, a sinner
Walking with sinners makes Him a fraud
Son of Man, unblemished Lamb of God
No one but Jesus, can walk to the Cross
Humbled Christians kneel, totally flawed
Jesus’ blood ransomed for sinners, you and me
This executioner’s tool, a cruel criminal’s Cross
Darkest sins, all nailed to this old, rugged tree
Watching from a short distance, the Cross stands
God pours out His love through His faithful Son
Exchanging darkness for light, from His hands
Walking faithfully with Christ, never alone
Keeping the Cross, always front and center
Our Savior’s suffering, faith’s cornerstone
On an Easter morn, Christ defeats death
Leaving a darkened tomb empty, Alleluia!
Salvation and peace, with every breath
Moving closer to the Cross, forgiveness rings
Accepting Christ as Lord, filled with His mercy
Making a new covenant with Jesus, hearts sing
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From John 15:10-11: “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in His love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.”
Originally published April, 2020.
From Joshua 1:8-9: “This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to act in accordance with all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall be successful. I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Just as Joshua’s steps trusted in God
Knowing always, He’d faithfully be there
Filled with everlasting strength’s courage
Taking time daily, spent in prayer
In days ahead, fresh hope breathes with each step
Trusting in Jesus, walk alongside Him
Filled with mercy’s lasting righteousness
Worshipping our Lord with every hymn
Life-stretching outcomes mold another step
Believing in Jesus, faithfully trust
Filled with His witness, love-inspired grace
Praising promises, never to rust
Spirit’s divine hand leads each daily step
Acting in accordance with trusted God
Filled with everlasting strength’s courage
Overcoming evil’s false facade
Faith-forming obstacles block every step
Walking forward, trusting always in Christ
Filled with mercy’s lasting righteousness
Receiving Lord’s redemption, high-priced
From Hebrews 12:1-2: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Christ
Risen indeed!
Transforming faith’s cornerstone
Grace breathes with purpose
Justification
Christ
Conquering death
Taking sin’s place
Calvary’s now empty tomb
Redemption
Christ
Faithful shepherd
Hearing Savior’s voice
Wayward sheep now found
Assurance
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