Daily Archives: December 7, 2014

Living with HOPEFULNESS

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Heavenward and unfaltering gaze

Of optimism and unceasing praise

Persevering in God’s work of love

Empowered by His Spirit which has descended like a dove

Filled with gladness all the day long

Uttering thankfulness in word and song

Listening to the Lord with open mind and heart

Never forgetting his word; not letting his wisdom depart

Ever mindful of Jesus’ death and resurrection and our eternal future

Saved forever from our humanly faulty and sinful nature

Savior Jesus will come soon and lead us to his everlasting home.

WINTER

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Western wind shifts to the frigid north

Icicles form and lengthen outside my patio door.

Noon time snow showers whiten the ground

Towering pines now laden with snowy crowns

Evening chill filters through the air

Remembering when the days were warm and fair