Faith
School bells ring again
Goodness gathers in classrooms—
Forging lasting ties
Peace
Excitement growing
Connecting school year’s journey—
Every tender reed
Love
Hallowed hallways smile
Teacher’s lantern full of hope—
Welcome back children
Intimacy with words
Flowing through writer’s pen
Around every corner
Connecting once again
Rendezvous’ inner self
Finding rhythm’s rewards
Another page finished
Unleashing what’s been stored
Opportunity’s breath
Rising with morning’s light
Precious minutes smile back
Composing what feels right
Familiar journey’s peace
Searching depth of each phrase
Trust finds welcome landing
Igniting thoughts ablaze
Each quiet reflection
Waking now to deploy
Focused on tender points
Dispensing heartfelt joy
Foretaste
Prayer’s
Thoughtful meditation
Overpowering temptation’s steps
Energized with God’s Word
Anticipation
Providence
Prayer’s
Daily obedience breathes
Foresee battles to come
Unwavering journey
Faithfulness
Devotion
Prayer’s
Confidence matures
Embracing heavenly light
Patience descends from God
Answers
From Ephesians 3:14-15: “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name.”
Praising Father above
Light reflected in His Word
Boundless in its depth
Strengthening through what’s heard
Gathering in worship
Righteous-filled interactions
Boundless energy
Leading faith to action
Dwelling in every heart
Joined together through prayer
Boundless connections
Receiving peace to share
Trusting in tomorrow
Savior opens Heaven’s light
Boundless in its truth
Transforming mankind’s plight
Resurrecting each heart
Father’s glory to embrace
Boundless Spirit stirs
Raising Christ’s destined grace
From Ephesians 3:18-19: “I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Community’s landscape
Overflowing with needs
Steps of kindness gather
Warming with grace that feeds
Invisible to most
Sowing with heavens’ love
Seeds of kindness planted
Sharing peace from above
Hope arrives every day
Connecting with traction
Breath of kindness travels
Harvesting each action
Slowly outlook changes
Nourishing so many
Light of kindness nurtured
Forwarding with plenty
One week, one day, one hour
Volunteering mends hearts
Proof of kindness growing
Doing its faithful part
Morning’s
Benevolence shared
Holy Spirit’s blessing
Found in Scripture’s Word
Journey
Worship’s
Faithful praise
Following Christ’s light
Hope fills every verse
Peace
Prayer’s
Intimate conversation
Heavenly Father’s attention
Listening to every thought
Connection
Empathy, a parent’s ability to understand what a child is feeling, is an important and valuable ingredient of child rearing.
It is said that nature always sides with the hidden flaw. Teachers have the opposite role; to side with the hidden asset, to minimize a child’s deficiencies, intensify his experience, and enlarge his life.
Haim Ginott (1922-1973) was an Israeli-born school teacher and child psychologist. He pioneered techniques about how to converse with children.
Dawn’s inspiration
Creator’s masterful truth—
Every unique breath
Beloved contrast
Landscape’s eternal bloodstream—
Ancient, yet unborn
Boundless spirit thrives
Tiniest ember of life—
Tomorrow wakens
Music is a bridge builder, connecting our stories.
In any given day, there are acts of courage and kindness that remind us of the goodness in the world.
Ellie Holcomb (born 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. She grew up in Nashville, Tennessee.
Sowing
Spirit’s seeds
Planting righteous grain
Fields of eternal life
Harvesting
Praying
Daily consistency
Faithful relationship deepens
Buoyed by Father’s love
Maturing
Sharing
Christ’s grace
Spirit of gentleness
Placing light upon others
Witnessing
