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Category Archives: Poetry
Things That Last
Sometimes
I have held to hope too lightly:
letting go too easily
in the long night of doubt
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged discouragement, faith, giving up, holding on, hope, love, perseverance, surrender, wisdom
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1 Comment
Watching the Storm
a long firing
runs a white hot wire
all across the northern sky: Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged lightning, nature, night, rain, resurrection, return of Christ, storm, technology
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Of Worry and Trust
Night’s passing does not depend
until the ending of our fear
nor the nearness of our faith
but it is faith
that keeps us quiet in our sleep. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged dawn, faith, hope, morning, night, optimism, philosophy, providence, the day the Lord has made, trust, worry
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Our Daily Bread
All that passes upon this earth
looks forward to its feeding,
bleats its pleadings into the wind
and sends itself toward whatever lies before. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged daily bread, daily provision, feeding, feeding horses, gratitude, positive attitude, providence, sustenance, sweet feed
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Driving Back from Little Rock
watching my son
and my daughter-in-law
holding their newborn daughter
is somehow as precious to me
as holding her myself Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged driving, grandbaby, grandchildren, newborn, Ozarks, visiting family
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Insight
we were not made
for miles or moments
but for a life
that extends beyond life,
for existence that transcends living. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged closeness to God, fasting, perspective, prayer, understanding
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Fashion Statement
The last time I shaved my chin
was for my mother’s eightieth birthday; Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged beard, changing looks, getting old, goatee, shaving, wrinkles
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A Good Thawing
It takes a greater warmth
than slightly above freezing
to ease into these colder places
where fewer traces of sun
and warm breeze can reach. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged changing lives, cold, encouragement, friendship, growth, snow, spring, thawing
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Of Coming Light
Just above the dark spreading form
of the cottonwood tree,
a quarter moon bleeds through
the thin drifting clouds. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged cold, drought, faith, feed, hay, hope, providence, provision, trust
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Reflections Beneath the Snow
Until these hearts of ours
are set free from fear of pain,
we will gain nothing
of all the grace and goodness that comes our way. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged blessing, closed heart, dirt, fear, friendship, openness, receptiveness, snow, soil, thawing, warming
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 