Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; — Isaiah 53:4 Woven thatch of thorns, Light waits beyond the bramble — I remember grace. —C.L. Fisher, March 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used, or distributed without permission.
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Majestic Sky
When I look at the night sky and see the work of Your fingers —the moon and the stars You set in place— what are mere mortals that You should think about them… —Psalm 8:3-4 I spy the silver slipper moon, high above the periwinkle blue; it beckons me to stand in the warm March nightContinue reading “Majestic Sky”
23 Degrees on Sunday, February 27th
Light is sweet, how pleasant to see the new day dawning. — Ecclesiastes 11:7 I take in what seems all the world, standing on my porch before God; I see the stars, the moon, the arc of a horizon, shadow-cast of lights at the dawn, and I am awed, forget the cold, and just feelContinue reading “23 Degrees on Sunday, February 27th”
Change
Watch snow resolve itself through branches — Paul Zimmer Even the most remote and deepest reaches of what is frozen melts to some degree, shifts, drifts, becomes less, even if destined to build back up again, every earthy-thing takes a breath from constancy…. There is a season for everything. —C.L. Fisher, February 2022 Unless otherwiseContinue reading “Change”
Sky Haiku
“If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.” ― G.K. Chesterton How many soft hues can drape dusk’s fair canopy? God’s brush — infinite. —C.L. Fisher, February 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images areContinue reading “Sky Haiku”
A Balance of Truth
…like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. — from Isaiah 32:2 Let us put to sleep our distress, stow our woes in sunken chests, hide away our sorrows, push down the unrest of our weary souls, not in denial of a difficult world, butContinue reading “A Balance of Truth”
Dawn Chorus
“I would like to paint the way a bird sings.” — Claude Monet What do the birds know that makes them join the dawn chorus, silhouettes on a wire, shadows underneath a sleepy moon — they are as primed to greet the sun as the mellow lunar orb is ready to retreat, find rest withinContinue reading “Dawn Chorus”
What Is
Then He asked them, “But who do you say I am?” — Matthew 16:15 In the newness of another year, in the dew of dawning possibility, in the January-cold reality that winter must finish before spring begins, in the resetting of dates to celebrate all yearly hallmarks that hold meaning, in the realization that timeContinue reading “What Is”
Night Watches
When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. — Psalm 63:6 In the days leading up to the shift, the shiny hour that chimes in a new year, I begin to reflect — What have I learned? What do I regret? What comes next? I read listsContinue reading “Night Watches”
Resolve
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky…., Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Christ that is to be. — Alfred Lord Tennyson I see you hovering near, a demarcation of change, but before you descend, before anotherContinue reading “Resolve”
Poetic Meanderings 