Lighten up life’s load
With joy-filled exercises—
One laugh at a time
No ship divided
Can survive life’s story seas—
Seek calmer waters
Learning from mistakes
Life’s positive stepping-stones—
Adventures in growth
So much of life keeps score
From elections to sports
Competitive spirit
Churns in daily reports
Life’s clashing resistance
Much at too high a cost
All want to be winners
Loving brothers, now lost
Division without love
Life without sportsmanship
Forgetting our manners
People losing their grip
Imagine Super Bowl
Unresolved final score
Fans calling for justice
Final outcome called for
Pushing aside tension
Leaving muckraker’s trough
Muting all rhetoric
Turning life’s scoreboard off
Share Christ’s love with all
Replace our self-righteousness—
Make a difference!
Coming to our Lord
Trusted sower of our faith—
Accepting His grace
His love never wanes
God always walks beside us—
Sunrise never sets
Eternal solitude
Everlasting, subdued
Morning moments alone
Glorious sunrise sown
Life’s daily rhythm glides
From dawn to evening tides
Harmony lights day’s lamp
Tranquility’s base camp
Flowing with ceaseless soul
Steady rivers patrol
Fragrant summer flowers
Beauty added each hour
Awesome mountaintop views
Quiet valleys diffuse
Warmest rays of sunshine
Hope never felt so fine
Oasis filled with spice
Matchless, pure paradise
Heavens praising with peace
Calmness shares newborn lease
Landscape’s lyrics compose
Midnight moonlight shadows
Precious moments of bliss
Breathtaking, sweetest kiss
What does it mean to be a person after God’s own heart? Seems to me, it means that you are a person whose life is in harmony with the Lord.
From 2 Peter 1:5-7: “For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love.”
From Romans 12:1-2: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
True Christians, marked by God
Born again, in Jesus Christ
Love always be genuine
Grasping all of life’s goodwill
Forsaking evil’s shadows
God’s presence never stands still
Cherishing one another
Actions bring honor to all
Serving Heavenly Father
Holy Spirit’s blessings call
Rejoicing, tomorrow’s hope
Enduring patience, breathing
Persevering in prayer
Christ builds durable sheathing
Assisting with others’ needs
Sharing kindness with many
Walk as brothers and sisters
Heaven’s home offers plenty
Stay noble, take life’s high road
Hungry rivals, feed with love
Live as one, in harmony
Good News comes from God above
From Romans 12:19-21: “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’ No, ‘if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
From Ecclesiastes 3:1: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”
Winter’s snow, cannot hide
Cherished love, deep inside
During darkness of night
Her love shines, always bright
Spring’s blossoms, love shares
Life’s newness, always cares
Nature wakens, each land
Her splendor, in God’s hands
Summer’s glowing spirit
Longing to walk near it
Love growing, day by day
Her grandeur comes this way
Autumn’s colored venue
Love fills each day’s menu
Landscape treasures each thrill
Her warmth hides winter’s chill
Seasons, patient with time
Faith grows, ever in rhyme
Righteous gifts, sing as hymns
Father’s love, never dims
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.'”
The secret of every discord in Christian homes and communities and churches is that we seek our own way and our own glory.
From Romans 12:15-17: “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.”
From the words of English novelist and poet, Mary Webb: “Nature’s music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions.”
Creation’s wonders, lasting treasures
Beyond compare, by any measure
God’s unique Spirit molds, creates
Earth living as His domain, first-rate
Forests dazzle with matchless beauty
Witness to our Lord’s sacred duty
Animal species roam, some quite rare
Others appear to be everywhere
Distinctive flowers color the land
Their music soothes, like any jazz band
Unequaled majesty reaching high
Rugged mountains climbing to the sky
Creatures with their eccentric pursuits
Actions showing off, fun attributes
Man taking note of what God has done
High praises, He stands second to One
One and only one master designs
Each day, smiling at His nature shrines
From Genesis 1:29-30: “God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.’ And it was so.”
This poem is inspired with Creation’s visions from Psalm 104 (the poem’s first 12 verses), and with a response from the hymn “My Life Flows On in Endless Song” (the poem’s final six verses).
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Clothed with Holy majesty and honor
Heavens stretching out to infinity
Our Lord’s masterpiece endures forever
Clouds witness this sacred affinity
Earth’s foundation, never to be shaken
Lofty mountaintops look upon it all
Safe refuge waiting in fertile valleys
Creation’s spirit fulfilling each call
From flowing springs, animals quenching thirst
Every season following moon’s phases
Birds singing praise from highest tree branches
Rising and setting sun painting praises
God’s creation flowing as endless songs
Nothing shall ever shake its inner calm
Echoing across earth’s fruitful valleys
Scaling each mountaintop as joyful Psalms
Creation’s fountain forever springing
Beauty of the Lord’s harmony singing
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From Colossians 1:16: “For in Him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through Him and for Him.”
Here is the melody and lyrics to “My Life Flows On in Endless Song”:
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