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Hope Regenerated (Elfchen Series #253)

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Faithful Assuredness

Absorbing

Precious grace

Burdens now lessened

Spirit’s breath instills strength

Light

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Faithful Opportunity

Uncertainty

Unrelenting darkness

Jesus comes alongside

Grace strengthens today’s light

Certainty

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Faithful Steps

Encountering

Questionable future

Praying for strength

Light replaces each worry

Grace

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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.

Rooted in Light

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From Psalm 92:1-2:  “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, to declare Your steadfast love in the morning and Your faithfulness by night.”

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Father in Heaven

Praising His blessed name

Eternity’s hope

Love lights redemption’s flame

 

Father, O Most High

Sharing His steadfast love

Each morning and night

Rooted in light above

 

Father, Lord of Hosts

Blessing with mercy’s hand

Depth of love’s light

Just as He always planned

 

Father’s grace offered

Calling Son’s love to serve

Eyes opened to light

Salvation shall preserve

 

Father’s promised path

Shredding darkness with light

Christ rises from death

Righteous love taking flight

 

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From John 8:12:  “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.'”

David Jeremiah Quote

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Whenever we search out biblical truth about Christ–and we find it in Leviticus as well as in Luke–we are turning our leaves toward the light.

From Leviticus 24:1-4:  “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly.  Aaron shall set it up in the tent of meeting, outside the curtain of the covenant, to burn from evening to morning before the Lord regularly; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.  He shall set up the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold before the Lord regularly.'”

David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Monday Memories: Generation to Generation

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The inspiration for this poem comes from an essay written by William E. Farr, “Troubled Bundles, Troubled Blackfeet:  The Travail of Cultural and Religious Renewal.”  This essay is part of a larger collection of writings that link Montana’s past with its future in the book, MONTANA LEGACY.

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Facing an uncertain world

Life asking questions of “when”

Intertribal wars threaten

Hostile danger setting in

 

Preserving Blackfeet culture

Each passing generation

Saving sacred heritage

Hold for next generation

 

Ritual artifacts cache

Spiritual lives won’t rest

Supernatural visions

Medicine dreams will attest

 

Honoring warrior life

Holy treasures speaking out

Collected and safeguarded

Sacred bundles carry clout

 

Filling with key elements

Common and natural sought

Feathers, hides, shells, horns added

Teeth, wood, bones . . . each with a thought

 

Passing on these rituals

Mother Earth, Creative Sun

Guarding life’s sacred relics

Legacy, father to son

 

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Originally published November, 2020.

Praises of Joy

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Witnessing God’s mercy

Praises of joy heard above

Rejoicing in His presence

Angels’ voices share love

 

Flowing with love-filled peace

God’s divine plan offers hope

Turning back enemy’s breath

Grace flows down Zion’s slope

 

Gathering Shepherd’s flock

Each sinner trusts light ahead

Exulting in God’s glory

Fed from love’s daily bread

 

Coming to Calvary

Christ bearing salvation’s key

Raising love beyond heavens

Debts nailed to brutal tree

 

Embracing righteousness

Darkness no longer pursues

Proclaiming risen Good News

Savior’s love, always true

 

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Charles Stanley Quote

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Our culture says, “Don’t let anyone push you around,” but Jesus teaches that it is the merciful, the weak, and the peacemakers who are successful in God’s Kingdom.

From Matthew 5:5-9:  “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.  Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.  Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.  Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer.  He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.

Bountiful Insight (Elfchen Series #252)

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Acceptance

Embracing

Journey ahead

Trusting Father’s input

Spirit’s faithful, guiding light

Wisdom

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Cultivation

Gathering

Precious seeds

Father’s wisdom sown

Harvesting His timely grace

Truth

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Reassurance

Savoring

Positive outlook

Taking righteous steps

Empowered with Father’s wisdom

Contentment

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Charles Hodge Quote

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The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.

From Psalm 34:8:  “O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in Him.”

Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was an American theologian and Christian teacher.

Transformative

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From Isaiah 32:17:  “The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.”

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Transformative in vision

Merciful justice reigns

Filled with Father’s righteousness

Harvesting ripened grain

 

Transformative in purpose

Judgment from Father’s hand

Thirst quenched by living waters

Saving this weary land

 

Transformative in mission

Refuge upon hope’s rock

Eyes opened to Father’s truth

Encouraging faith’s flock

 

Transformative in passion

Forgiveness of debts owed

Resurrection’s eternal light

Walking Christ’s risen road

 

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From Luke 24:13-16:  “Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened.  While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.”

Jim Gallery Quote

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The Bible instructs–and experience teaches–that praising God results in our burdens being lifted and our joys being multiplied.

From Psalm 138:1-3:  “I give You thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing Your praise; I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness, for You have exalted Your name and Your word above everything.  On the day I called, You answered me; You increased my strength of soul.”