Monday Memories: Daily Blessings

From Ephesians 1:3:  “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.”

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Accepting life’s ongoing gifts

Filling wonder, never adrift

 

Marveling at heavens above

Inspiring vastness of God’s love

 

Walking in righteousness with God

Comforted by His love, unflawed

 

Looking ahead, with peace and hope

Holding tightly to God’s firm rope

 

Treating others with words which say

Sharing compassion’s rich bouquet

 

Gathering strength for life’s travels

Trusting God, nothing unravels

 

Listening to deepest feelings

Surveying each moment’s healing

 

Receiving mid-course corrections

Hearing God’s faithful directions

 

Sailing in darkness, never cursed

Navigating by God, headfirst

 

Achieving goals, each passing day

Tasting our Lord’s hope-filled buffet

 

Tackling challenges without fear

Taking risks, with God set to steer

 

Stepping forward beyond life’s dreams

Following each path as God deems

 

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From 1 Corinthians 10:16:  “The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ?  The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?”

Originally published January, 2021.

Warren G. Harding Quotes

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America’s present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.  [Speech on May 14, 1920]

The success of our popular government rests wholly upon the correct interpretation of the deliberate, intelligent, dependable popular will of America.  [Inaugural Address on May 4, 1921]

Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) was the 29th President of the United States.

Lewis B. Smedes Quote

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Forgiving does not erase the bitter past.  A healed memory is not a deleted memory.  Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember.  We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

From Ephesians 4:32:  “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.”

Lewis B. Smedes (1921-2002) was an American author and Christian theologian.  

Bronnie Ware Quotes

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Laughter is a very underrated tool for healing.

Life doesn’t owe you anything.  Neither does anyone else.  Only you owe yourself.

Bronnie Ware (born 1957) is an Australian author and songwriter.

Heavenly Guidance (Elfchen Series #242)

Daily Joy

Faith’s

Goodness breathes

Mercy shall lead

Surely found in God

Hope

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Healing Breath

Delivering

From darkness

Victory over enemy

God’s still waters flow

Restoration

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Every Step

Trusted

Divine love

Lighting righteous path

Walking toward God’s eternity

Peace

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Wendell Berry Quotes

When I rise up, let me rise up joyful like a bird.  When I fall, let me fall without regret like a leaf.

The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all.  It is the healer and restorer and resurrector.

Wendell Berry (born 1934) is an American novelist and poet.  Much of his writing embraces the goodness of protecting our environment and preserving agriculture’s way of life.

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Trusted Witness (Elfchen Series #239)

Transforming

Seeds

Of faith

Nourished with grace

Spiritual journey fulfills hope

Growth

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Enabling

Hands

Of faith

Body unites soul

Endurance for tomorrow blossoms

Healing

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Connecting

Lessons

Of faith

Sisters and brothers

Absorbing daily “live” teachings

Togetherness

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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.

Mighty Deeds

From Psalm 77:14:  “You are the God who works wonders; You have displayed Your might among the peoples.”

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In days of trouble

Enemy’s darkness flees

Hearing heavens’ thunder

Father’s grace, always free

 

In midst of trials

Trusted light shall arrive

Feeling comforting peace

Father’s passion alive

 

In deepest abyss

Hopeless, yet not alone

Reaching for mercy’s hand

Father’s mighty deeds sown

 

One more miracle

Absent of His footprints

Transforming with wonders

Father’s breath offers hint

 

Another sunrise

Joy found in heaven’s love

Restoring fragile health

Father’s touch from above

 

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From Psalm 77:19:  “Your way was through the sea, Your path through the mighty waters, yet Your footprints were unseen.”

Hope Descends (Elfchen Series #231)

Healing

Light

Overcoming darkness

No longer hurting

Binding up each wound

Jesus

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Guiding

Landscape’s

Gentle breeze

Spirit’s encouraging breath

Trusting each righteous whisper

Peace

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Leading

Sunrise

Trust always

Calming journey’s storms

Navigation welcomes God’s steering

Deliverance

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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.

Andrew Murray Quote

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Answered prayer is the interchange of love between the Father and His child.

From 2 Chronicles 7:12-15:  “Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him, ‘I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.  When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain or command the locust to devour the land or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray, seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.   Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.'”

Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was a South African Christian pastor, writer, and teacher.  He believed that Christians should always place a great emphasis on maintaining a rich, personal devotional life.