Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category

How are you?

Nobody wants to hear you complain;

Nobody’s interested in your aches and pains;

But if you are willing to stand still and listen

With a look of dismay as a slight tear glistens,

You will hear all about how someone else feels,

About where they hurt and about all their ills;

And your attention

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Leaves

Leaves on trees and in The Book,

Both are worth a second look.

Leaves that grow upon the trees,

Murmur softly in the breeze.

Listen closely, you will hear

Creation’s message in your ear.

If you decide to take a look

At the “leaves” of the Good Book,

You will read about the way

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A City Tree

It’s on an urban street,

And there’s no one alive to thank

For the unexpected pleasure

Standing by the First State Bank.

It’s a tree with ample bough

Spreading broad across the sky,

With splendid bright green leaves

That give pleasure to the eye.

Every spring it blooms with promise,

Every fall in glory

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Prayer for Tornado Victims

Lord the awesome power of natural forces which destroy our material possessions and take lives is frightening to men everywhere.

Recently, Lord, storms and tornados have destroyed many small towns and homes where good people lived and worked.

Lord be with those people as they grieve their losses and seek to rebuild their homes

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Gone Fishing

My Son’s voice was fading. Head leaning against the back of the opened fold-up chair, I faced the warmth of the morning sun. Legs stretched out, I propped my feet on top of the fence that kept small children and adults alike from dropping and flaying in the waters that surrounded the small metal

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Can’t you see ME?

Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

As I got up this morning I went about my morning routine. After finishing I made a cup of coffee and went into the office to post the stories for

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An October Afternoon

O Lord . . . we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we are all the work of thy hand. —Isaiah 64:8 “This is work,” I told myself one warm October afternoon while readying the yard for winter, so I stopped, stalked into the house and phoned the local library. “May I

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In the Stillness

I see the light and his truth therein. I hear his voice in The whispering wind. I gaze upon the mountaintops and I see his majesty. I walk through the woods and feel his presence deep within myself. I stand in awe of the world in which I live, and in the stillness, I

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What Is…

What Is… What is within … What is within the depths of my soul … What is …

What created what is.

What lies without … What lies in the serenity of a morning hike through the forest, along side a mountain stream, slowly and steadily cascading a bed of mountain stone. What is

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