concealed in plain sight
the true meaning of Christmas
wise men still seek Him
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
1 John 4:14 (KJV)
Tag: winter poem
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)
Photo by Gary Fultz on Unsplash
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)
Categories
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)
Categories
Snow Place Like Home
at twenty below
under mountains of fresh snow
the squirrel finds a home
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord preserve both people and animals.
Psalm 36:6 (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)
Categories
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)
All Haiku 