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Our world may better find positive solutions, if we will first show respect and compassion while embracing our differences, in order to discover common ground.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated November 24)
When the tempest rages, in the Rock of Ages I will safely hide. Though the earth be shaking, and all hearts be quaking, Christ is at my side.
From Psalm 61:1-3: “Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for You are my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.”
Johann Franck (1618-1677) was a German public official and lawyer. However, he was best remembered as a poet and writer of hymns.
This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one. You are invited to participate with the opening question.
A bus driver goes the wrong way along a one-way street. A police officer passes him, yet he does not stop the bus driver. Why?
(answer found at the end of this post)
Found throughout the continental United States, red foxes are known for their clever and cunning intelligence. They have been characterized as one of nature’s original artful dodgers.
Here are a few quick facts about red foxes:
Because of their ability to adapt, foxes live in a diversity of habitats: forests, grasslands, deserts, marshes, and mountains. Featuring a rusty, reddish brown fur, foxes are larger than their cousins, the grey fox and Arctic fox.
Being an omnivore, foxes enjoy a variety of food sources: insects, crayfish, fruits, reptiles, rodents, birds, eggs, and rabbits. They are members of the dog family (canidae), but they lack necessary facial muscles to bare their teeth.
During the daytime, most foxes remain hidden in burrows or dens. Their acute sense of hearing greatly aids their search for prey. They have the ability to jump high in the air before pouncing upon their next meal. Being nocturnal hunters, they usually hunt alone. If they have surplus food, they will likely bury it.
With the arrival of autumn, foxes’ fur thickens for the coming winter season. Seeking warmth on a cold night, foxes enjoy being curled up within their long, bushy tails. For mating purposes, males and females frequently pair up during the winter months of December through February.
The bus driver is walking.
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As a writer, every day offers something new to learn.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated November 23)
In praising or loving a child, we love and praise not that which is, but that which we hope for.
Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German polymath. He has been considered one of the most influential writers in the German language.
Cherish
Father’s love
Another heart transformed
Journey into new life
Opportunity
Trust
Father’s love
Transformed in spirit
Scaling every high mountain
Courage
Embrace
Father’s love
Grace opens eyes
Darkness transformed into light
Faith
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.
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When we allow faith to trust in God, hope replaces worry.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated November 22)
Answered prayer is the interchange of love between the Father and His child.
From 2 Chronicles 7:12-15: “Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him, ‘I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain or command the locust to devour the land or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray, seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.'”
Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was a South African Christian pastor, writer, and teacher. He believed that Christians should always place a great emphasis on maintaining a rich, personal devotional life.
Turning life’s empty page
Optimism running dry
Uncertainty arrives
Shifting darkness stands by
Flickering light of thoughts
Mind never seeking rest
Sporadic, impatient
Inviting nightly guest
Dreaming, story unfolds
Deeper into its script
Narrative continues
Typing empty transcript
Soothing spirit walks in
Please, please never depart
Stardust now raining down
Replacing mind with heart
Waking at early dawn
Empty page, still waiting
Writer’s pen left untouched
Seeing light, dictating
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As life presents challenges, may we gather strength today for what waits tomorrow.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated November 21)
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