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Tag Archives: dawn
Winter Invocation
A cloudless dawning in winter brings hope, peace and serenity… if we take but a moment to focus on what is good, pure and lovely. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged attitude, beauty, dawn, Doniphan County KS, expectation, gratitude, morning, winter
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Morning Rising
Even on days when morning clouds block the sunrise, we should hold fast to hope and know that our lives depend on something more sure than the weather. Continue reading →
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Tagged attitude, dawn, faith, hope, optimism, outlook, sunrise, weather
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A Powerful Dawning
We may not be ready to move to a better place until we have learned to accept where we are. Continue reading →
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Tagged a better place, acceptance, calm, dawn, morning, northeast Kansas, peace
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Gentle Morning
It is hard not to marvel
at such things as this:
a half-moon full bright
and the light of stars
marking the heavens Continue reading →
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Tagged dawn, half moon, morning, still morning
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A Hint of Autumn Comes to Doniphan County
The ridge beyond the ridge
barely shows in its darker tinge
against the fringe of smooth slate
that waits for the breaking of day Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged autumn, brome, corn, crops, dawn, Doniphan County, fall, fog, hay, Kansas, mist, morning, northeast Kansas, scenery, soybeans, Wolf River
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Cool Morning
I stand shirtless in this morning air,
chill tracing bare skin
in the beginning of this day,
heavy dew soaking my shoes. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged cool air, dawn, light, night, peace, serenity, wisdom
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Holding the Rare Moment
This animal could kill me
with a single kick
but he doesn’t even twitch
as I kneel beside him, Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged dawn, full moon, gelding, horses, Rocky Mountain gelding, Rocky Mountain horse, trust, vulnerability
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A Softer Dawn
Maybe it’s the lack of harshness
that seems to soothe my spirit,
nothing stark like sunlight
on the white boards of the barn,
nothing sharply defined like gravel and grass. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged dawn, ego, gentleness, individualism, peace, soft light
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Witness of Morning
I love these spring mornings that come just before the heat of summer: a low, soft mist hanging above the pasture in the flats beside the creek, Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged beauty, Creator, dawn, hope, morning, morning mist, mornings, peace, sunrise, testimony, worship
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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 →
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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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Reflections by Doc Arnett 