flowers, rocks, water
make a beautiful trio
like you, me, and God
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in the midst of them.
Jesus—Matthew 18:20 (NKJV)
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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)
This was originally published on April 17, 2022 (Easter Sunday)
white breasted nuthatch
starts at top, circling to ground
good thing trees are round!
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
the old leafless oak
does not squabble with the storm
that paints her branches
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 (ESV)
“When the leaves return
and the ground goes back to green…”
Faith. The wise owl waits.
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:18 (NIV)
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the birch leads the way
with its six saplings in tow
fences make good rows
In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
Exodus 15:3 (NIV)
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Singer and Song
His creation sings:
rising moon and evergreens
point to one unseen
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Romans 1:20 (NIV)
the leaves by the door
raked and bagged, are there no more
less sweeping inside
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12 (NIV)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 (NIV)
the smallest of seeds
growing into thick forest
sure as the sunrise
In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
James 3:17 (NIV)
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Cross Road
the heart of winter
and the power of the cross
beckoning the lost
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.
Jesus- John 12:32 (NIV)
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