When you are tempted to take matters into your own hands, remember the Lord’s guidance.
From Isaiah 30:15: “For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
Boyhood memories
From summers long past
Adventures waiting
Hot weather forecast
Sandlot invites fun
Baseball games on tap
No umpires needed
Wearing well-worn caps
Bike hike across town
Returning back home
Pedaling with haste
Where’s slowpoke Jerome?
Backyard sleepover
Under heavens’ stars
Awake at midnight
Sharing candy bars
Afternoon calling
Under cloudless sky
Swimming pool waiting
Diving board banzai
Waiting for darkness
Nighttime doorbell fun
Hiding in shadows
Ditch ‘em on the run
When Jesus Christ is the source of our joy, no words can describe it.
From Philippians 4:4-7: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Christ’s own humble acts
Open eyes to witness God—
Awash with wonder
Life’s jigsaw puzzle
Searching through God’s Holy Word—
Find our missing peace
Asleep in our boat
Approaching dark, stormy clouds—
Christ fully aware
The disciples went to sleep when they should have kept awake, and when they realized what they had done it produced despair. Never let the sense of failure corrupt your new action.
From Matthew 26:45-46: “Then He returned to the disciples and said to them, ‘Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!'”
Receiving as a birthday gift a FitBit
Does it really get used or just sit?
Spending millions on ceaseless health care television ads
Why do rising drug prices make me feel like I’ve been had?
Eating at a restaurant that advertises a menu of “real good” food
Will someone explain the meaning of “good” to change my mood?
Hearing “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas” again on the radio
Did I really see singer Burl Ives caroling out in the snow?
Watching commercials with animals who talk
When is enough really enough before I walk?
Viewing yet another rerun television show
Would anyone care if I played my banjo?
Finding tiny pill box in my small travel bag
Why does a missing pill want to play tag?
Seeing country music stars dressed up with extra glamorous glitz
Does anyone remember “Hee-Haw” and Roy Clark’s guitar blitz?
Reading a label on the side effects of my newest meds
How would I really know about being allergic instead?
Standing below the mistletoe on a freezing winter night
When was the last time anyone was kissed in its sight?
Hiding quietly in corner of hodgepodge clutter’s garage
Why is new bicycle hiding behind junk’s camouflage?
Frustrating political ads, insulting my common sense
Honestly, do I need to feel that dimwitted and dense?
Assembling an “easy to build” children’s playground
Do the leftover parts mean that my work is sound?
We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.
Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.
Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.
Live truth instead of professing it.
Sharing affirmation
Bringing life tender smiles
Instilling confidence
Overcoming trials
Echoing words of praise
Focusing on kindness
Speaking positive words
Removing fear’s blindness
Spreading more peace and joy
Helping each other out
Expressing happiness
Casting away life’s doubts
Watching out for darkness
Lighting up someone’s day
Affirming yet again
Sweetening life’s sorbet
In writing this poem, my creative juices challenged my poetic pen to quickly craft meaningful prose filled with positivity. Today, may your thoughts and actions toward others share plenty of positive affirmation.
This informative post will be posted on Saturday along with my usual writing. We can all appreciate some of the lesser known facts from around the world.
The rock song with more cover versions than any other is Paul McCartney’s “Yesterday.” It has been recorded by more than three thousand artists.
Honey never spoils . . . ever!
These facts have been discovered in I NEVER KNEW THAT by David Hoffman (2009).
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