on the cloudless plains
the merciless sun beats down
yet the flowers hope
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV)
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Everybody falls.
And, by God’s grace, we return
like flowers in spring.
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of God endures forever.
Isaiah 40:8 (NIV)
past the ping-pong spring
the flowers come back alive
like Christ from the dead
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.”
John 11:25 (NKJV)
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Wishful Thinking
self-deception
kicking the can down the road
clown with no circus
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:8 (NKJV)
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Love Limit?
Is there a limit
for unconditional love?
“I think not,” says God.
But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 (NIV)
the frosty oak limbs
catching the first morning sun
point to rays of hope
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
Isaiah 40:31a (NIV)
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Bloom Where You’re Planted
purple cone flower
in the most unlikely place
sidewalk survivor
Look how the wildflowers grow: they do not work or make clothes. But I tell you that not even King Solomon in all his wealth had clothes as beautiful as one of these flowers.
Matthew 6:28b
defoliated
winter shadows. still more snow.
dormant, not dead.
For you will go out with joy and be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:12 (NASB)
I turned off the screens
and went for a walk by the wood.
Digital Detox.
Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.
Jesus – Mark 6:31 (NIV)
The bower is gone.
There is nothing to hide her.
Yet she shows no fear.
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