There is a destiny that makes us brothers; none goes his way alone.
The crest and crowning of all good, life’s final star, is Brotherhood.
Edwin Markham (1852-1940) was an American poet. One of his most read poems was “The Man with the Hoe,” which shed light on the exploitation of poor laborers.
Intimacy with words
Flowing through writer’s pen
Around every corner
Connecting once again
Rendezvous’ inner self
Finding rhythm’s rewards
Another page finished
Unleashing what’s been stored
Opportunity’s breath
Rising with morning’s light
Precious minutes smile back
Composing what feels right
Familiar journey’s peace
Searching depth of each phrase
Trust finds welcome landing
Igniting thoughts ablaze
Each quiet reflection
Waking now to deploy
Focused on tender points
Dispensing heartfelt joy
Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe.
Because one has written other books does not mean the next becomes any easier.
John Gregory Dunne (1932-2003) was an American writer.
Wise words are like seeds. The more you scatter them, the more they will grow into infinite gardens of knowledge.
The key to a wonderful life is to never stop wandering into wonder.
Suzy Kassem (born 1975) is an American writer, poet, philosopher, and visual artist. Her birthplace is Toledo, Ohio.
Discovery
Waiting
Patience breathes
Unlocking God’s goodness
Prayer opens willing heart
Peace
Invitation
Trusting
Morning’s light
Nourishing with hope
Daily bread of grace
Love
Journey
Receiving
Word’s truth
Replenishing faith’s roots
Risen Christ welcomes all
Joy
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going
From Proverbs 21:5: “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.”
John Maxwell (born 1947) is an American pastor, author, and speaker. He has written numerous books about leadership, with a Christian point of view.
One more experiment
Searching for master key
Exhausting, sleepless night
Forever lost at sea
Mankind’s boundless journey
Seeking answers today
Unlocking wisdom’s gate
Outlook no longer gray
Hope fills lifetime’s errand
Harvesting one more thought
Meeting darkness head on
Tomorrow ties each knot
Nugget of knowledge found
Opening one more door
Sharing unfiltered light
Fresh discovery pours
Breath of perseverance
Building each cornerstone
Shaping journey’s outcome
Ripened beyond what’s known
A journey to the unknown shores needs a port, a ship, a wind; but more important than all of them: courage; courage to leave the known for the unknown.
The physicist calls the curtain flying outwards when you open the window–air current–while the poet calls it–the curtain’s love of freedom.
Mehmet Murat ildean (born 1965) is a contemporary Turkish playwright and novelist.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher. He was a leading voice in America’s transcendentalist movement in the 19th century.
God’s end is to enable me to see that He can walk on the chaos of my life just now.
From Mark 6:49-50: “But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out, for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke to them and said, ‘Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.'”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
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