A beautiful morning is here,
just a different kind of beauty.
Ice and snow castles are forming
along the shoreline. Waves are
slapping the shore which seems to
have extended to a football field away.
Meanwhile conditions on the mainland
continue to be the same with natural
disasters and manmade misery.
Dictators are persecuting believers
who are willing to die for their faith.
Such strength is immense.
Many of us have been blessed.
We need to give back for all
the gifts we have received.
We have made many promises and
have kept only a few of them.
It is so easy to make errors and
then be blasted for them.
We may forgive the blasters and ourselves.
We look for new beginnings,
thinking of those who only have one chance.
Our good fortune brings with it responsibilities.
We must prepare ourselves
to step up and be accountable.
Our love for Jesus must be exemplified
by our love for others, including
the least of these, my brothers.
Then we may be a little more
at peace with ourselves, a little more
like the gentle summer waves
than the frightful winter blasts.
Steve Haarman aka Stanski
December 24, 2024 ^
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