In still evening hush
The lightning bug arises
Commencing its summer dance of glory.
Greenish yellow glow
Twinkles on and then off
Floating, flickering, fleeting.
One blink and it’s gone.
No loud boom of fireworks
No harsh strobe lights or overdone efforts
of mankind striving to be seen and heard.
Human vain desires and garish power-struggles
have no bearing on the humble firefly’s show.
Softly, tenderly, gently
The firefly lights up the world
With glistening elegance.
Summertime in June
And into July
The Light of the world
Sends His tiny messengers
To reveal
There is One
Outside human spheres
Who calls to us daily.
“Can you see the work of My hands?”
“Can you discern My resplendent beauty?”
“Can you distinguish Divine glimpses of grandeur?”
Whispered radiance
Living, breathing, splendor.
If you rush past,
Can’t slow your pace,
You might miss this
Summer grace
In firefly light.
Join author and teacher, Melissa McLaughlin, and grow in the Truthful Grace of Jesus Christ through this Spirit-filled, Bible-based, prayerful poems that inspire, encourage and challenge you to draw ever closer to our Lord and God.
Poem: Hope Blooms
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Poem: A Song of Thanksgiving from Psalm 100
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11/24/2025
Poem: Undiminished
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Poem: His Love Endures Forever
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8/22/2024
Poem: Summer Grace in Firefly Light
Melissa McLaughlin
7/8/2024
Poem: Blooming and Releasing
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4/15/2024
Poem: God’s love is like…
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2/11/2024
Grateful as the Falling Leaves
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11/20/2023
Bearer of Christ’s Light
Melissa McLaughlin
10/21/2023
One Year Closer
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1/3/2023
The Gift of Christ
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12/10/2020
Poem: In the Garden of Gethsemane
Melissa McLaughlin
4/9/2020
Behold
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2/1/2020
All Things New
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Beauty Flutters By
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Holy Symmetry
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Vision of Red
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Rock of Ages
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Starry Night Song
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Song of the Rose
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Broken Edges
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
He Lives
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Let Freedom Ring
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Breath of God
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
The Potter’s Hands
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Refiner’s Fire
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Branding
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Genesis 1
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Waves of Mercy
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Be Still My Soul
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Passing By
Melissa McLaughlin
2/1/2020
Unquenchable Faith
Melissa McLaughlin
9/4/2018
Alive and Breathing
Melissa McLaughlin
9/2/2018
Where the Water Flows
Melissa McLaughlin
9/1/2018
His are the Hands
Melissa McLaughlin
8/30/2018
In Just the Right Spot
Melissa McLaughlin
8/29/2018
Moon Song
Melissa McLaughlin
8/27/2018
She Bows Her Head
Melissa McLaughlin
8/25/2018
My Teacher’s Prayer
Melissa McLaughlin
8/23/2018
Hidden There
Melissa McLaughlin
8/23/2018
Paperclip Prayer
Melissa McLaughlin
8/22/2018
