Author: stevehaarman

A MEDITATION BY STEVE HAARMAN

A dull gray morning, but beauty exists
I wait longingly for signs.  I am not sure
Which way to go and have not started.
The Holy Spirit will watch out for me
During this dismaying time.  I am working
On taking useless stress out of my life.
I pray for improvements in the 
Conditions in this world.
There are anti-Christ’s everywhere
Watching their people die of starvation 
And disease.  It is heartbreaking and
Will not do.  The direction I am being
Led to is prayer to the Savior for
Intervention.  May His will be done.
Secondly I am being nudged to donate
Money to the humanitarian causes that
Will help the suppressed people to
Some degree.  I pray that we all will
Do a little of both.  Ament

Stanski
November 17, 2021 ^

ANOTHER AWKWARD DAY

I made my prediction
A long beautiful fall
Today brings doubt
Raking leaves in a snowfall
Washing outside windows
While the rain came down
The sky and the lake
Are the same color of gray
Difficult to see the horizon
It is better than shoveling 
While the leaves are still
Colorfully hanging on the trees
The cold and damp chill the bones
Being on the ladder is shaky 
Now the work is over and 
I take time to warm up
This is the way of life
What we thought we had
Under control, rears its head
What seemed normal turns awkward  
But sometimes that is not all bad
We take many th00ings for granted
Failing to consid0er others difficulties
We act as if the whole world 
Was at peace and functioning
Properly then trip over a person
Making the sidewalk his home
A long beautiful fall
Gives us time to act on 
The problems before us0
This is not always easy
People get in each other’s way
We have to work together
The work is not easy and
Often it is frustrating, but
We must not stop, otherwise
Life will have little true meaning
We have to give to others 
This is a gift similar to the sky
Opening up and letting the sun 
Give us a comforting soft pink on
The unpredictable steel gray clouds

Stanski
November 16, 2021 ^

BEAUTIFUL CRISP MORNING

A MEDITATION

A beautiful crisp, sunny fall day
We are happy, even knowing
The weather situation will change
And so must we as we drift away
From the responsibility we took on
That of caring and tending to those
In need of our help and encouragement
Here we are happy, forgetting that
Many are suffering on a daily basis
We are wishing for a mild winter and
An early spring as well as other
Convenient situations and things 
To come our way.  But now we
Are aware again and will begin
Looking for ways to serve others;
To carry the cross for good purpose

Stanski
November 16, 2021

MY MEDITATION TODAY

We know betrayal and know
There is no joy when betrayed.
We may be endure it, but the
Better thing to learn is to not
Betray anyone especially those
Who were counting on me to be
And advocate.  It is easy to get
Mixed up in life and then make 
The wrong choices.  
Help me to choose right, Jesus.
Amen.

Stanski
November 15, 2021 ^

WHAT I AM DOING NOW

I sit here at my table
Writing down all the music
That has worked into my life
Many songs just have and
Others are not my style
I imagine I affect people 
In a very similar way
Some take to my style
And others stay away
Being humble I have to
Pull for the ones who
Love my words and muses
I care for the others and
Have hopes that they 
Will come around to
Appreciate all I go through
To bring this special music
To my followers of which
I have more than I can count
Being on top of the game
In a consistent manner 
Is not an easy task, but
I am prompted by forces
That I don’t always recognize
We all know good and when
It is absent there may be resentment
But those who harbor it forget
About forgiveness and giving
Second chances to those who
They feel are less or lower
Then the judgmental one
They are wrong of course
And do not realize that 
Every note is not for everyone
The day will come when my
Work is compiled and many
Will wonder where it all came from
It came from truth and although
Some try to color, bend or deny
The truth it will all emerge the same
I have always been on the right
Side of it and this gives me comfort

Stanski
November 15, 2021 ^

FIRST SNOW

Today we were gifted
The first painting of snow
The artist did not overdue it 
With oil, but left it light
Almost as if shading
The ground was covered
But the sun was active, too
Slowly the beautiful white
Vanished from the limbs
Of the evergreens and 
The lawn covered with some
Leaves came to look like
It did yesterday when everyone
Doubted the prediction
Daylight savings adjustments
Affect our outlook this time of 
Year as we wonder if it should
Be darker earlier or lighter later
Soon it will be dark earlier and later
We will adjust and as we receive
More and more of nature’s dustings
We will remember the rush we
Had when we witnessed the first
Life goes on and we go on many
Times not really knowing where
We become reactionary and in
The process think of something
We forgot which now seems 
Important and we chase after it
Subdue it and return feeling empty
Everything will not be spontaneous
It is wise to plan to some degree
There are many things to do and
Just as nature does not forget snow
We should not overlook important
Deeds we accepted to do such as
Taking care of those on the fringes
When we do this we can accept the
Frost, the flowers and the fury of the sea
Life will be meaningful and we will
Be looking forward to each today and
Tomorrow with eagerness 

Stanski
November 14, 2021 ^

A MEDITATION 11/14

The more we learn and
Try to understand the ways
Of the Creator and his Son,
The more insignificant we
Seem to become.  The
One who came to die on the
Cross for the sins of the humble
Or magnificent we realize
We can do nothing close
To His good works
He forgives while we hold
Anger.  He encourages while
We point out fault
We reflect on life and death
Remembering those gone before
I feel I represent them and 
Look for all the goodness in
Them that I can remember
Then try to imitate and then
Meditate and give thanks for 
All the forgiveness given to me

Stanski
November 14, 2021 ^