There are words and phrases from our Psalms series that stay with me, and that I hope to include in new poems, with references.
Mercy – “for his mercy endureth for ever”
Lovingkindness – “Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning”
before dawn
bird songs
in the yard
through an open
kitchen window
and I remember
to hear His
lovingkindness
inthe morning
and I pray
may there be
mercy, love, and
kindness
in my heart
all day
Ellen Grace Olinger
The Psalms Series: July 2020 Index is a Page filed under Menu.
Three examples from the posts for July 2020:
loved for years post
loved for years
and now I know your name
blue chicory
Haiku by Ellen Grace Olinger
Also published at Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog.
Daily Haiku: May 27, 2017
Psalm 130 post
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait,
and in his word do I hope.
Psalm 130: 5
Psalm 146 post
While I live will I praise the LORD:
I will sing praises unto my God
while I have any being.
Psalm 146: 2
Through the WordPress.com Free Photo Library, I learn about the work of many artists. This Blog Collage theme will be repeated over time.
One idea leads to another.
For example, I plan a collage for our Wisconsin photos from the 2020 series.
A theme can be one flower – for example, an iris – as represented by different artists. I saw this as I worked today.
The colors of these photos go well. You can see the name of the artist with each photo.
I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:
with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness
to all generations.
Psalm 89: 1
As I review The Psalms Series (March – July 2020), I am grateful for all the art that I have permission to share. A new idea is to create posts with some of the pictures, to share along with the posts for the Index Pages.
I call these image collections Blog Collages. I will look for themes: nature, colors, vintage, clipart, photos by Karl, work by artists I discovered as I created the posts, etc.
“Sunrise mountain” began our series and is courtesy of wpclipart.
Psalm 15 post – photo by Karl
That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving,
and tell of all thy wondrous works.
Psalm 26: 7
Greenwing Drive retention ponds
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
July 2018
Photo by Karl
Still
Know
God
Be still, and know that I am God . . .
From Psalm 46 – April 13, 2020 post.
I love the early mornings. Time to watch the light change and sunrise, pray, prepare for the day. Work in the kitchen, then blogs and books. God’s grace.
Sometimes all is still. No wind. The leaves on tall trees still. Light and shadows. Blue sky. I read and look again later, and there may be some wind. All kinds of weather. Rain and close some windows.
This week I saw stillness.
years
of early mornings
and always
more to see
pray
say thank you
being still
and knowing
He is God
Vocabulary List – 1 is my first post, about reflections from our series from the Psalms this year. No set schedule, simply a little more about the Psalms and daily life here. Poetry practice too.
summer
watching the sky change
and sunrise
plants and flowers
in the gardens
another year
in hosta time
August sunrise
goldenrod grows tall
by the window
Verse from our Psalms series:
They go from strength to strength . . .
From Psalm 84: 7 – May 18, 2020 post
Hosta by Lake Michigan
Oostburg, Wisconsin
July 21, 2020
Photo by Karl
wpclipart
Sing unto the LORD a new song . . .
From Psalm 149: 1
Hosta
Garden Journal
July 21, 2020
Photo by Karl
