God – Poetic Meanderings

Creation’s Sentries

…like trees planted along the riverbank… –Psalm 1:3 The trees remind us of beginnings — roots that search, limbs that reach, the strength of standing on firm ground, the grace of covering, the rings of time that echo out like ripples across a glassy lake teaching us the cycles of life that began when GodContinue reading “Creation’s Sentries”

Wonderful Works

They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty— and I will meditate on your wonderful works. —Psalm 145:5 Inked lines & a swash of paint, and I am overwhelmed by a parcel of grace — the gift of creating stills me to praise the Maker of all good. —C.L. Fisher, August 2022 Unless otherwiseContinue reading “Wonderful Works”

Bower

Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants. I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is our God! —Deuteronomy 32:2-3 A calming bower rains down petal drops, weaving a soft carpet, this tree weeping as our earth aches for replenishing showers, its roots searching theContinue reading “Bower”

Truth

Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants. — Deuteronomy 32:2 Like a rain distilled, cradled drop by precious drop then slowly imbibed. —C.L. Fisher, July 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and imagesContinue reading “Truth”

Discerning Walks

Bedevaart – the dutch word for a prayerful journey One step and then the next, under the solemn gray-scape of moon haze or the yellow rays of a cheery sun, among verdant canopies, along whispering rivers, and always through the deepest interior of my own heart, seeking, ever seeking, a knowable truth… I want toContinue reading “Discerning Walks”

Faith

Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,…I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! — from Habakkuk 3:17-18 You have been shown, in so many ways, His faithfulness, His legacy of grace, His immersive love, so why does this worry you wake with today speak to you more than this truth? Rest,Continue reading “Faith”

Another Beautiful Ache

As the deer longs for streams of water so I long for you, O God.— Psalm 42:1 Another early morning before the sun wakes, and I tread the familiar steps down the dim hallway to make our morning coffee with this ache to create, to express something that seems inexpressible, and I am hungry andContinue reading “Another Beautiful Ache”

Congruence

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the word of His power. — Hebrews 1:3, ESV A rose, a snowflake, a symphony; a nautilus, a galaxy, infinity; (my own chambered heart), —above all the Trinity — this is what I knowContinue reading “Congruence”

Dawn’s Song

Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us… —Luke 1:78, NLT There is a song at dawn when the lilac dust mixes with awakening hues of orange — a peachy blend of sweet violins and airy-bright flutes. —C.L. Fisher, May 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and imagesContinue reading “Dawn’s Song”

When I am Still

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. — Ephesians 3:18 Peace in soothing waves allay the what-ifs in me, knowing the permanence of God, the haven of love, this persistent, integral truth— He was and is andContinue reading “When I am Still”