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Monday Memories: Grace Taking Root

Posted on June 1, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

From John 1:16-17: “From His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

Best and worst of times

God’s grace always chimes

Loving and caring

Promises bearing

God remains at hand

Faith and hope shall stand

Seeking empty hearts

Molding time’s restart

Life’s melody plays

Offer Him our praise

God’s grace taking root

Peace filling love’s flute

Gloom and doom appear

Allow Him to steer

God’s love shows He cares

Guiding day’s affairs

Hope’s beacon awaits

In His hands, our fate

Witness as His child

Life no longer wild

Forgiveness and love

Shared from God above

God’s grace shapes life’s frame

Praise His Holy name

From Lamentations 3:22-23: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

This poem is inspired from some past entries in my “Take-Aways” journal. Each entry is based upon something read and studied in a morning devotional.

Originally published March, 2021.

Taken From a Church Sign

Posted on June 1, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

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Plant seeds of kindness.

From Luke 6:31: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

Reclaimed Hearts

Posted on May 31, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 23:1-3: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters; He restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for His name’s sake.”

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Hearing Good Shepherd’s voice
Peace transforms valley’s lament
Flowing with living waters
Greenest pastures present

Forgiving our missteps
Sinless Christ rises above
Transplanting His righteousness
Reclaimed hearts filled with love

Comforting grace descends
Mercy raises goodness strong
Resurrecting faithfulness
Spirit uplifts with song

Leading generous hearts
Fellowship under Christ’s care
Seeking to follow His ways
Hope fills every prayer

Breaking bread together
Believers worship as one
Praising faith in Risen Christ
Darkness shall be undone

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From Acts 2:46-47: “Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.”

Boundless

Posted on May 27, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

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.”

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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

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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.”

Hope’s Embrace

Posted on May 24, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

From the words of English preacher, Charles Spurgeon: “God alone can give us songs in the night.”

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Landscape’s light seems distant
Worry consumes another heart
Faith’s tattered fabric breathes
Darkness tears life apart

Light’s breath offers mercy
Truth transcends throughout Father’s Word
With each hour, called to trust
Holy Spirit now stirred

Heavens’ cascading light
Thoughts nurtured, turning to prayer
Blessed psalms heard at night
Evidence Father cares

Love shaped by Savior’s light
His promises shall overcome
Valley’s shadow of death
Broken in smallest crumbs

Light’s expansive nature
Abundantly flowing with grace
Blindness lifted away
Faith swells from hope’s embrace

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From Mark 5:35-36: “While he was still speaking, some people came from the synagogue leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?’ But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the synagogue leader, ‘Do not be afraid; only believe.'”

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on May 24, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

God’s grace sees beyond our deepest need. He meets us where we are, talking straight to us in terms that even we can understand.

From 2 Corinthians 5:17-18: “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.”

Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Provisions Provided

Posted on May 17, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.”

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Embarking on faith’s journey

Peace nourished through God’s light

Provisions provided

Holy Spirit in flight

Marking life’s daily pathway

Hope’s goodness raised in Christ

Darkness buried by light

Through body sacrificed

Embracing Christ’s instructions

Scripture inspired by God

Righteousness fills each heart

Outlook no longer flawed

Leaving us in Spirit’s hands

Christ prepares Heaven’s home

Power received through grace

Peace restored, freedom roams

Welcoming presence of Christ

Truth rising at sunrise

Nourished through faithfulness

Redemption’s final prize

From 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24: “May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and He will do this.”

Spirit Stirs Within

Posted on May 13, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

From Matthew 5:1-3: “When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And He began to speak and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.'”

Christ’s devotion to teaching sprouts

Spirit stirs within, reaching out

God’s people face darkness and mourn

Jesus rises, mercy reborn

Humbleness fills each grateful heart

Jesus delivers life’s fresh start

Righteousness quenches every thirst

Jesus fills hunger, love immersed

Forgiveness offers Living Bread

Jesus leaves Spirit in His stead

Purity in heart brings God near

Jesus offers breath of grace to steer

Peace sown in trusting hearts of man

Jesus offers hope from God’s own plan

Children of God shall overcome

Jesus blesses kingdom to come

Christ’s motivations never cease

Spirit’s fruits cherish joy-filled peace

From Matthew 5:6: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

Saint Augustine Quote

Posted on May 4, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

God thirsts to be thirsted after.

From Isaiah 58:11: “The Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your needs in parched places and make your bones strong, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water whose waters never fail.”

Shall Come Again

Posted on April 30, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

From Lamentations 3:22-24: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in Him.'”

Eternity’s light

Shall never dim

Remember Calvary

Tomb emptied of Him

Raking through ashes

Ember’s flame used

Faith in Gospel rises

Memories infused

Prayers of witness

God’s promised Word

Trust in faith’s nourishment

Every whisper heard

Joy’s breath coming back

Light full of grace

Spirit always present

Hope fills welcome place

Christ reigns forever

Shall come again

With Heaven’s ticket punched

Only He knows when

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From Isaiah 60:1: “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”

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