Where there’s hope, there’s life.
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.
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Sans Hope
Clouds of war, envelope life
Humanity’s endless strife
Fog of war, shrouding landscape
Breathing despair, no escape
Darkness of war, days collapse
Lost in night’s maze, without maps
Scars of war, covering earth
Global peace missing its berth
Children of war, empty hope
Tender hands without faith’s rope
Wounds of war, shall never heal
Hope travels on broken wheels
Horrors of war, drained faces
Exhausted lives, gloom races
Refugees of war, wonder
Dreams, hopes, and lives plowed under
Terror of war, raging on
Tomorrow’s forgotten dawn
Faces of war, children grieve
Life robbed by battlefield’s thieves
Future of war, never ends
Talks of peace, no dividends
Hopelessness of war, cries out
When will blossoms of peace sprout?
Returning from Exile
From Jeremiah 31:8: “See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north, and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, those with child and those in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here.”
Filling life with darkness
Wandering, defeated
Residing in exile
Forfeiting, depleted
Hearing distant trumpet
Sending invitations
Proclaiming Good News
Gathering each nation
Calling to faithfulness
Extending Holy hand
Leading us with promise
Witnessing God’s command
Sustaining light ahead
Proclaiming Father’s might
Returning from exile
Forsaking former plight
Accepting Lord’s mercy
Praising His love and grace
Walking in step with God
Tasting life’s Holy place
From Jeremiah 31:7: “For thus says the Lord: Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘Save, O Lord, your people, the remnant of Israel.'”
Generations Wait
From Isaiah 3:8: “For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying His glorious presence.”
Searching for answers
World filled with darkness
Swirling anarchy
Life’s empty starkness
Finding false answers
Faith in God grows cold
Lost in wilderness
Sin captures foothold
Forsaking Father
Evil’s invitation
Follow sin’s idols
Life’s new fixation
Fearing discipline
Israel hiding
No place now to turn
God’s wrath deciding
Marching Israel
Away from its land
Generations wait
For Messiah’s hand
From Isaiah 7:13-14: “Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name Him Immanuel.'”
Testing Our Faith
From Proverbs 11:8: “The righteous are delivered from trouble, and the wicked get into it instead.”
Life encountering trouble
Feeling faith shriveling up
Surrounded, total darkness
God calling, drink from My cup
Life’s trials testing our faith
Walking path filled with hardship
Shadowed by prowling darkness
God calling, He rights our ship
Life challenges fragile faith
Hungering for something more
Shrouded by empty darkness
God calling, enter My door
Life summons Abraham’s faith
Overcoming our miscues
Illuminated in light
God calling, walk in Christ’s shoes
From Isaiah 33:2: “O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.”
Monday Memories: Midnight Walk
Stirring from my deep sleep at midnight
Seeing someone moving in the dim light
Hearing a gentle voice whispering my name
Calling out, “Missing you has been a shame”
Recognizing that her gentle voice is familiar, not new
Appearing now, my beloved Grandma comes into view
Walking towards me, she carries no fear
Listening to a voice so true and very dear
Saying again that I’ve been deeply missed
Bowing down, my forehead receives a kiss
Remembering previous days with her brings a smile
Telling me kindly, let’s walk together now for awhile
Asking her a question, “Is it now my time?”
Replying back, “No, but you must climb”
Facing a wall that records each of my sins
Condemning me, comes Darkness again
Reaching down comes a firm, strong hand
Grabbing hold, my feet flee sinking sand
Gazing upward, my Grandma has departed and left
Taking her place arrives Christ, raised from death
Adrift
From James 4:1: “Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?”
Walking their own path
Adrift and alone
Lost in time’s darkness
Hearing nightly groans
Ignoring each cry
All tribes go their way
Survival fading
Feeling life betray
Following nothing
Pride discolors trust
Tomorrow grows cold
Breathing tasteless dust
Speaking harshest words
Tattoo’s lasting sting
Evil for evil
Crashing without wings
Blaming each other
Lost in stormy seas
Tribes now divided
Dropping to their knees
Praying to Father
Seeking direction
Finding His compass
Making corrections
From James 4:7-8: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
Monday Memories: Nocturnal Beauty
A magnificent oak tree stands center in a park
Waiting with quiet majesty in the solitary dark
The blackness of night only adds to the scene
Bringing tranquility and peace, free and clean
Trees with fruit blossoms, in full view even at night
Sending forth a fragrance, invigorating and right
Tiny green leaves are growing out on the tall trees
Waving from a gentle breath of the wind with ease
In the distance, glowing lights enhance a background
Providing a reverent atmosphere without any sound
A bit of shining moonlight fashions extra to see
Moving and playful shadows amongst the trees
Even at night, God’s creation sparkles all new
Painting for each evening, a breathtaking view
The eastern light rises to create the dawn
Crooning birds welcome a newborn fawn
The stillness begins to wake-up from its rest
Leaving its nocturnal beauty, always the best!
Night
From Colossians 1:13-14 “He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
From the Creator, comes the day’s light
Why then, is there perpetual night?
Sin-filled darkness, traverses borders
Nations breathing endless disorders
Not a single country shall be spared
Few if any, seem ready . . . prepared
Partisan turmoil ignites unrest
Another sleepless night, minus rest
Social illness parks at each corner
Past ills, leaving many a mourner
Violence, injustice never pause
Out of this gloom, marches a new cause
Shroud of night’s blackness, tearing apart
Light conquers night, crashing our Lord’s heart
Blood-stained Cross, now-empty tomb proclaim
Son of Man, Son of God lights new flame
From Revelation 22:5: “And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.”
Without Faith
From Hebrews 11:6: “And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.”
Living without faith
Never pleasing to God
Scripture grows musty
Seeing life as a fraud
Lacking true knowledge
Missing God’s living Word
Whole heart feels empty
Running with the wrong herd
Callous attitude
Faith absent, lonesome walk
Mind unbelieving
AWOL from Shepherd’s flock
Holy Trinity
Faith’s long forgotten light
Father, Son, Spirit
Blessed angels take flight
From Proverbs 3:5: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.”
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