Spiritual Awakening

From Hebrews 10:24-25:  “And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

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Peering into depth of darkness

Seeking remedy to life’s ills

Light of perseverance comes forth

Trusting to obey Father’s will

 

Filling hope with light’s endurance

Tasting Father’s sustaining grace

Spiritual awakening

Walking toward salvation’s birthplace

 

Entering light’s sanctuary

Calvary’s cross, bloodstained

Redemption from sinful darkness

Forgiving debts, no longer chained

 

Thirsting to follow Christ, thy Lord

Receiving light of peace each day

Replenished from living waters

Embracing His hope-filled pathway

 

Replacing darkness with His light

Following Father’s divine Word

Righteousness fills faith’s every breath

Witnessing truth as prophets heard

 

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From Hebrews 10:37-39:  “For yet in a very little while, the one who is coming will come and will not delay, but My righteous one will live by faith.  My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back.  But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.”

September Quotes

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Ah, September!  You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul.

Peggy Toney Horton is an American writer, who lives in West Virginia.

All the months are crude experiments out of which the perfect September is made.

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer.

Waking . . .

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Waking at midnight

Blessed with moon-free sky

Peering into galaxy’s midst

Endless stars twinkle “hi”

 

Waking with silence

Moonlight dropping in

Feeling heavens’ distant light

Harmony’s smiling grin

 

Waking in darkness

Storm’s thunder crashes

Rolling over quiet thoughts

Lightning’s outburst flashes

 

Waking to calmness

Creek gently rolls by

Flowing with tranquil spirit

Landscape waving “goodbye”

 

Dreaming no longer

Each hour filled with rest

Composing nightly rhythm

Set for tomorrow’s quest

 

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Journey’s Beginnings (Haiku Series #339)

Witnessing

Welcome blessed child

May you taste world’s endless gifts—

Vision awakens

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Trusting

Eyes find breath of peace

Embracing each precious day—

Experience counts

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Growing

Remembering youth

Innocent times of learning—

Treasures of friendship

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Springtime Snapshots (Haiku Series #326)

Replenished

Mountain’s deep snowpack

Creeks feeding mighty rivers—

Living waters flow

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Awakened

Gathering each day

Birds’ welcoming harmony—

Perfection in song

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Praised

Field planting finished

Another day filled with rain—

Farmers celebrate

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Sun’s Rising Reset

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Early morning light

Missing in action

Shrouded in darkness

Each tiny fraction

 

Heavens open up

Twinkling Milky Way

Lighted gateway beams

Eagerness to play

 

Midnight comes calling

Harvesting full moon

Nestled with intrigue

Dish capturing Spoon

 

Gentle breeze waking

Stirring quiet chimes

Composed every night

Harmony’s crisp rhymes

 

Horizon still sleeps

Casting morning’s net

Awakened at dawn

Sun’s rising reset

 

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Peace Awakened

From Luke 2:6-7:  “While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.  And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped Him in bands of cloth and laid Him in a manger.”

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Echoes ring with “Merry Christmas”

To everyone and all

Filled with goodwill’s peace

Witness in each joy-filled call

 

Deck every hall with love so rich

Each generation shall praise

Gifts of hope opened

Light from Bethlehem ablaze

 

World no longer suffers darkness

Humble manger shares love

Beneath heavens’ stars

Christ-child descends from above

 

Dreams of promised peace awakened

Gratitude filled with joy

Faithful kneel to pray

Each shepherd set to deploy

 

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From Luke 2:14:  “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom He favors.”

Windmill’s Faithful Turning

Shifting seasons frame change

Visions color each page

Windmill’s faithful turning

Always prepared to engage

 

Stirring with day’s sunrise

One more painting to view

Autumn’s awakening

Colors ink nature’s tattoos

 

Circling within each hour

Landscape reveals fresh start

Winter’s white fills sketches

Snow-covered quilt warming hearts

 

Waiting with eagerness

Tender green sprouts share love

Spring’s quenching refreshment

Precious gifts rain from above

 

Enjoying lazy days

Filled with endless sunshine

Summer’s relaxation

Flowers color each headline

 

Sharing seasons’ rhythm

Time to exchange baton

Windmill’s faithful turning

Pleasantly awake at dawn

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This poem was inspired by the reflective lyrics found in “The Windmills of Your Mind” as sung by English actor and singer, Noel Harrison (1934-2013).  In 1968, the song became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom.  He was the son of acclaimed English actor, Rex Harrison.

Follow Me (Elfchen Series #225)

Welcoming

Christ’s

Door opens

Inviting another sinner

Come, walk with me

Awakening

Promised

Messiah’s

Blessed grace

Opens wayward heart

Waiting at Heaven’s door

Transformation

Merciful

Savior’s

Faithful witness

Father’s door opens

Rising with Calvary’s forgiveness

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.