Big Sky Buckeye

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Thankfulness Sings

Posted on November 27, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 9:1-2: “I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”

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Another harvest finished

Bushels filled with Father’s grace

Spirit of thankfulness sings

Chorus of voices embrace

Gifted with bounty’s surplus

Every homestead offers praise

Spirit of Messiah sings

Mercy’s light always ablaze

Humbleness in daily walk

Morning’s sunrise praises all

Spirit of risen Lord sings

Cherished rewards come each fall

Community now gathers

Worship fills this tiny church

Spirit of faithfulness sings

Hope filling tomorrow’s search

Another spring shall arrive

Father’s glory in each seed

Spirit of thankfulness sings

Savior’s love forever freed

From Psalm 100:4-5: “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name. For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever and His faithfulness to all generations.”

Monday Memories: Sunrise to Sunset

Posted on November 25, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Summer sunrise lights up the vast Montana prairie

Fields of grain smelling like sweetest confectionery

Farmers and ranchers always start up their days early

Full and hearty breakfast, making any man feel burly

This morning’s itinerary calls for baling hay

Alfalfa windrows cannot wait around all day

With tractor pulling an old baler, creating perfect bales

Gentle morning breeze fills out the air like a ship’s sails

Midday arrives, there’s time for a quick, tasty bite

Wife packs dinner with her usual special delights

Afternoon heat and wind suspend all baling for now

Starting up the swather, cutting hay as time allows

Thinking about next week, wheat looking to ripen by then

Combine stands ready and dependable, just like Big Ben

About an hour before sundown, pick-up truck returns home

Just enough daylight to check a few cows where they roam

Supper bell will be ringing soon, so need to finish now

Washing up, sitting down with wife, enjoy hearty chow

Praying together, evening transcends with the setting sun

Thankful for the Lord’s help with another day’s work done

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Originally published August, 2020.

Monday Memories: Called to Sow

Posted on September 30, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

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Sower scattering any seed

Wildly without any foresight

God scatters His Word as planned

His aim, truthful in its flight

Called to sow His righteous seeds

Following a living light

Sharing of God’s Holy Word

Walking in Jesus’ delight

These efforts shall bear His fruit

Quenching the rich, fertile ground

God adds the living water

Patient, His trust to be found

Not every seed shall bloom now

Some will lie quiet and wait

Just as a pine cone pauses

Holds seeds for their proper fate

Spreading God’s Word to others

Using our freedom for good

Allowing Spirit to work

Sowing for Him as we should

Sharing love and forgiveness

Lord’s eternal Word aligned

Taking blessed, scattered seeds

Harvesting fruit of all kinds

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From Isaiah 55:10-11: “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.”

Originally published July, 2020.

In Step With Jesus (Elfchen Series #214)

Posted on August 23, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Trust

Pursuing

Faith’s righteousness

Light opens path

Steps honor Savior’s grace

Found

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Community

Building

Lasting relationships

Quiet reflection’s refreshment

Accepting Savior’s timeless grace

Strengthened

Harvest

Tasting

Precious wisdom

Cultivating Savior’s grace

Sprinkled with tomorrow’s hope

Behold

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Mercy’s Tender Fields (Elfchen Series #208)

Posted on June 21, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Timeless

Grace

Unconditionally planted

Rising with purpose

Faith’s emptiness now fed

Fulfilled

Bountiful

Faith’s

Seeds scattered

Night and day

Growing fully, then ripening

Harvest

Harmony

Sowing

Tiniest seed

Maturing into fullness

Faith nurtured by Spirit

Righteousness

The German hymn, “We Plow the Field and Scatter,” was written by Matthias Claudius in 1782. The lyrics were set to music in 1800 by Johann A. P. Schulz. The hymn was translated into English in 1861 by Montgomery Campbell.

As you listen to this song, focus on the lyrics as they appear on the screen. They add a meaningful visual image to this series of poems. The hymn’s piano melody is played by Mary Munson.