Hope Kept Alive

From Isaiah 12:2:  “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and will not be afraid, for the Lord is my strength and my might; He has become my salvation.”

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Resurrection revives

Eternal light reigns

Hope kept alive

God ordains

 

Holy Spirit active

Righteousness ahead

Faith proactive

Hope now fed

 

Love of Jesus rising

His power so high

Grace devising

Hope’s bright sky

 

God’s message never fails      

Peace descends with hope

Journey’ trusted trail

Grasp His rope

 

Redemption’s light arrives

Promised by God’s Word

Hope kept alive

Faith’s password

 

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From Romans 15:13:  “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Vanishing (Haiku Series #301)

Flickering

Positive outlook

Autumn’s gift of timely peace—

Every falling leaf

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Scattering

Autumn’s final days

Cascading colors of leaves—

Playing its swan song

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Remembering

Fragile leaf dropping

Barren forest standing still—

Autumn says, “So long”

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Fellowship’s Refreshment (Elfchen Series #224)

Peace

Singing

Worship hymns

Praising Father above

In His Holy name

Gathering

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Love 

Gathering

Congregation’s joy

Honoring Father’s Word

Faith nourished with grace

Blessing

 

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Faith

Blessing

One Body

Father’s welcoming place

Uniting voices with hope

Togetherness

 

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Faith’s Cornerstone

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.”

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Father looks upon His design

His perfection draws each detail

Filling darkness with trusted light

Faith now strengthens, no longer frail

 

Father molds mercy’s truth to shine

His promises to be fulfilled

Sending Shepherd, care for His flock

Faith’s cornerstone, set to rebuild

 

Father plans enemy’s demise

His victory shall bring glory

Witnessing Teacher’s lesson plans

Faith refreshed with every story

 

Father pulls strings of righteousness

His forgiving love offers hope

Wiping away sin’s endless debt

Faith grips Savior’s eternal rope

 

Father calls out from Calvary

His boldness breathes with quiet might

Offering life through Jesus Christ

Faith’s peace, rising on heaven’s flight

 

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From Isaiah 30:20-21:  “Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself any longer, but your eyes shall see your Teacher.  And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”

Receiving Comfort (Haiku Series #296)

Sharing

Someone in despair

Extending bright light of grace—

Hope fills one more heart

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Delivering

Lost in valley’s depths

Healing’s descending courage—

Quiet peace surrounds

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Offering

Life’s roller coaster

Leaving peril’s ups and downs—

Straightened and smooth

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Nature’s Spontaneity (Haiku Series #295)

Precious Layers

Bluest sky above

Covering landscape with peace—

Creator at work

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Timeless Connections

Morning’s stillness breathes

Feeling treasured, beating heart—

Spirit never rests

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Welcomed Closing

Each final shadow

Comforting Father’s presence—

Sunset invites rest

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Faith Shall Trust

From Habakkuk 2:4:  “Look at the proud!  Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faithfulness.”

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Too many demands

Fewer precious hours

Life out of control

Darkness set to devour

 

Light beams from God’s Word

Life’s frantic pace slows

Moment by moment

Steps finding high plateau

 

Fresh landscape of peace

In God, faith shall trust

Heart fills with new hope

Priorities adjust

 

Hidden darkness flees

Armor of light worn

God’s grace stretching out

His answers come each morn

 

Prayer’s conveyance

Journey with God’s love

Freedom at last found

Guidance breathes from above

 

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From Romans 13:12:  “The night is far gone; the day is near.  Let us then throw off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.”

Night’s Retreat

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Sunset riding west

Daytime closes eyes

Darkness offers rest

Waiting for sunrise

 

As curtain lowers

Behold heavens’ stars

Pages turn slower

Dreaming from afar

 

Silence deepens breath

Moonlight’s fullness glows

Sleeping finding delight

Sailing each rainbow

 

Rhythm finds restart

Troubles take backseat

Calmness filling heart

Shaping night’s retreat

 

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Timely Presence (Haiku Series #292)

Daylight’s Gift

Morning’s stillness breathes

Renewing peace returns home—

Dawn welcomes one back

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Energizing Joy

Afternoon’s hope stirs

Gentle breezes come calling—

Spirit fills each heart

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Blessed Goodnight

Nightly curtain drops

Horizon’s fading embrace—

Tomorrow’s light waits

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Counting as Joy

From James 1:2-3:  “My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.”

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Facing life’s trials

Any and all kinds

Counting as joy

Faith never resigns

 

Testing endurance

Burdens grow lighter

Blessing as joy

Hope growing brighter

 

Maturing in faith

Every doubt erased

Feeling as joy

Father’s grace embraced

 

Growing every day

Inner self renews

Holding as joy

Spirit standing true

 

Preparing our way

Eternity’s flame

Seeing as joy

Peace in Christ proclaims

 

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From 2 Corinthians 4:16-18:  “So we do not lose heart.  Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.  For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen, for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.”