Forever One

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Faith breathes through Jesus Christ
Raised as children of God
Light filled with righteousness
Hope sown in each seedpod

Faith seeks living waters
Baptized in Christian light
Justification’s truth
Heavenly grace takes flight

Faith clothed through mercy’s light
Led by God’s mighty hand
Forever One in Christ
Spirit’s peace covers land

Faith springs forth with mercy
Truth’s light follows God’s way
Cherished as His children
Trust embraced every day

Faith navigates through love
Opportunity’s road
Journey marked with His light
Christ redeems each seed sowed
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Tomorrow’s Passage

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Shadows of homelessness
No longer hiding
Infringing on many
Tomorrow’s hope guiding

Hurricane season warns
Potential danger
Boosting nature’s rhythm
Tomorrow’s game changer

Demand from earthly needs
Call to serve others
Contributing with grace
Tomorrow’s stepbrother

Limits on nation’s trust
Erosion’s inroads
Responding with questions
Tomorrow’s answers sowed

Diplomacy’s outreach
Future breathes with doubts
Embracing dialogue
Tomorrow’s peace-filled route
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Every Promise

From Zechariah 9:9: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!  Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is He, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

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Light assured
From heavenly realm
Every promise
Steering from Father’s helm

Light nourished
From holiest Word
Righteous in truth
Sharing Father’s password

Light gathered
From Savior’s birthplace
Victory breathes
Feeling Father’s embrace

Light sustained
From destiny’s road
Love now descends
Trusting Father’s source code

Light strengthened
From Messiah’s view
Hope now fulfilled
Following Father’s cue
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From Zechariah 9:16: “On that day the Lord their God will save them, for they are the flock of His people, for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on His land.”

Harvested Grace

From Ephesians 2:4-6: “But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

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Unconditional love
Grace descends from God’s heart
Connected to Him above
Man receives renewing start

Heavenly grace flows out
With Savior’s rising tide
Nourished with God’s love aglow
Righteous mercy always guides

By grace, man’s salvation
Hung on Calvary’s tree
Forgiveness loves each nation
Enemy’s darkness shall flee

Faith’s fabric now strengthened
Harvested grace unites
Redemption’s spirit deepens
Steadfast love remains in flight

Father’s grace positioned
Journey of peace begins
Mankind’s hope reconditioned
Christ’s love forever weighs in
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From Hebrews 4:16: “Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

New Covenant’s Breath

From Psalm 89:1-2: “I will sing of Your steadfast love, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations. I declare that Your steadfast love is established forever; Your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.”

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Transformation of peace
Gathered in God’s hands
Fulfillment of His Word
Messiah comes to stand

Hearts filling with truth
Opened in God’s light
Hope stirring from darkness
Calvary’s welcome flight

Never forsaken
Loved through God’s caring
Steadfast grace now descends
Savior’s forthwith sharing

New covenant’s breath
Charged from God’s boldness
Praises full of wonder
Christ transforms sin’s coldness

Enemy trembles
Quashed by God’s own hand
Holiness lives throughout
Redemption comes as planned
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From Psalm 89:5-6: “Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord, Your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones. For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord.”

Meeting Each Need

From Genesis 6:8: “But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.”

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Trusting God
Noah will listen
Finding favor
Peace glistens

Bearing hope
Honor found in God
Blessings descend
Darkness thawed

Seeing light
Noah works each day
Building God’s ark
Called to pray

Path made straight
God clearing away
Each obstacle
Truth’s new way

Believing
God’s glorious plan
Meeting each need
Noah can
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From Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”

Every Detail

From James 1:2-4: “My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance complete its work, so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing.”

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Creator’s lessons
Persistent light
Filled with endurance
Growth taking flight

Father’s watchful eye
Every detail
Patient, daily breath
Peace without fail

Creator’s guidance
Grace fills each day
Molded through His love
Faith’s only way

Father’s faithfulness
Hope’s rising tides
Tireless in nature
Mercy untied

Creator’s impulse
Daily outreach
Always on target
Wisdom shall teach
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From Proverbs 2:9-10: “Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path, for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.”

Humility’s Heart

From Philippians 2:1-2: “If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.”

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Led by Jesus Christ
Humility follows His light
Captured in every breath
Outlook painted in white

Encouragement breathes
Bathed in blessings of Scripture’s Word
Humility’s heart warmed
Joy found in all that’s heard

Pride moving away
Humility infused with love
Credit given to God
Glory shines from above

Christ’s comfort received
Peace descends upon angel’s wings
Humility’s presence
Forever, mercy sings

Hope in tomorrow
Humility’s mission complete
Others placed above self
Gifted with faith’s front seat
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From Philippians 2:3-4: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others.”

Father’s Steady Hand

From Psalm 48:12-14: “Walk about Zion; go all around it; count its towers; consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may tell the next generation that this is God, our God forever and ever.  He will be our guide forever.”

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During moments of darkness
Praying to Father above
Heaven’s light breaks through
Trust nourishes heart with His love

Accepting His divine grace
Following Father’s roadmap
Heaven’s light shall lead
Away from enemy’s sand trap

Escaping from parched landscape
Grasping Father’s steady hand
Heaven’s light beholds
Forever marked, steadfast faith stands

Pursuing His love-filled peace
Revealing Father’s new hope
Heaven’s light spreads out
Reinforced hold of mercy’s rope

Embracing eternal view
Delighting in Father’s ways
Heaven’s light holds firm
Destiny’s truth descends ablaze
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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.”

Francois Fenelon Quote

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Commit yourself then to God! He will be your guide.

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.”

Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) was a French theologian, poet, and writer.  He has been widely remembered as the author of THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS.