Creator’s Spirit

From Genesis 1:1-3:  “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.  Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”

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Stillness of another day

Creator’s spirit thrives

Composing eloquent song

Gentleness arrives

 

Morning’s sun always arrives

Creator’s love surrounds

Flowing with eternal peace

Harmony’s background

 

Wilderness coming alive

Creator’s welcome breath

Fathering tomorrow’s hope

Life renews from death

 

Nature’s intimate whispers

Creator’s rhythmic beat

Offering eternal joy

Love where rivers meet

 

Daylight replaces nightfall

Creator’s timeless clock

Aligning earth with heavens

Spirit’s key unlocks

 

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From John 1:1-3:  “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

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Nothing stands the test like solid character.  You can handle the blast like a steer in a blizzard.  You keep standing against the wind and the howling, raging storm because Christ is at work in your spirit.

From Psalm 119:165:  “Great peace have those who love Your law;
    nothing can make them stumble.”

Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.

John Owen Quote

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There is no way of deliverance from the state and condition of being in the flesh, but by the Spirit of Christ.

From Romans 8:3-4:  “For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and to deal with sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”

John Owen (1616-1683) was an English Puritan church leader and theologian.

Charles Stanley Quote

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Attitude and the spirit in which we communicate are as important as the words we say.

From Proverbs 16:24:  “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”

Bluest Sky

Morning’s “Big Sky” roams over the valley near Livingston, Montana.

Harmony drops in

Lifting spirits high

Waking from slumber

Morning’s bluest sky

 

Valley’s faithful river

Unending with peace

Flowing with wisdom

Comforts never cease

 

Sun brightens flashbacks

Counting former days

Energizing with joy

Ready now to play

 

Time injects stillness

Billowing with clouds

Yielding blessed shade

Whispers never loud

 

Heaven’s love singing

Blessing life below

Extending day’s light

Nature now aglow

 

Montana’s Madison River tirelessly flows toward the community of Ennis.

Morning’s Gentle Spirit

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Gray, overcast skies

Precious rain descends

Morning’s gentle spirit

Welcome back dear friend

 

Time’s hands standing still

Serenity shares

Fine mist of heaven’s grace

View from kitchen chair

 

Songbirds’ harmony

Nearby thicket sings

Always perfect pitch

Soft feather’s bowstring

 

Everlasting gift

Calm shower transcends

Sweetness cascading down

Thank you dearest friend

 

Grateful for this day

Filled with freshest hope

Morning calls, “Come again”

Now, down periscope

 

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Cherished Experiences (Haiku Series #269)

Perspective

Tranquility’s place

Discovery fulfills wait—

Searching each season

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Reflective

Mountains to valleys

Windy voice gathers to speak—

Breath of the Spirit

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Instinctive

Mysteries hiding

Nightly slumber awakens—

Sunrise uncovers

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Franz Joseph Haydn Quote

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When I think of God, my heart is so full of joy that the notes leap and dance as they leave my pen; and since God has given me a cheerful heart, I serve Him with a cheerful spirit.

From Proverbs 15:15:  All the days of the poor are hard, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.”

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was an Austrian composer.  Some of his most instrumental achievements dealt with the development of chamber music (both string quartet and piano trio).

Spirit Awakened

Montana’s Madison River faithfully flows toward the headwaters of the Missouri River.

Life’s faithful river

Always flowing free

Spirit awakened

Jesus walks with thee

 

Light covers darkness

Faithful source of hope

Spirit awakened

Jesus tames each slope

 

Quiet place welcomes

Prayers nurture peace

Spirit awakened

Jesus holds life’s lease

 

Resurrection breathes

Eternity’s grace

Spirit awakened

Jesus leaves His trace

 

Destiny fulfilled

Journey now complete

Spirit awakened

Jesus offers seat

 

Christ’s invitation to take a seat offers tranquility of the Spirit’s presence. (as captured from this peaceful place at central Ohio’s Chestnut Metro Park)

Charles Swindoll Quote

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If the pace and the push, the noise and the crowds are getting to you, it’s time to stop the nonsense and find a place of solace to refresh your spirit.  The good news is God will hear and He will help.

From Psalm 42:1:  “As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.”