Prayerfully Poetic

A Collection of Prayerful Poems by Tim McGee

New Poems

  • After Three Days

    Let us turn backnot as the certainbut as the woundedfinding our way by ache We were torn with the veiland the tearing taught us our namesWe were struckand learned the language of need After the long second nightwhen hope learns how to kneellife stirs beneath the sealed stone of habitand waits for morning On the… Read more

  • My God, My God

    Why have You forsaken me, Lord, why so far from meWhy have You forsaken me, Lord, why so far from meI cry till my throat is empty, still no answer comes to me How long, LordHow long Still I’m holding onStill I’m holding on They cast their lots for my clothes, they play their gameThey… Read more

  • Gethsemane

    Night gathers around the stones of the Garden of Gethsemaneas the earth itself holds its breath. The olives stand ancient and silent.They have seen kings rise and empires fall,yet never have they watched a man kneelwith the weight of the world upon his soul. There, in the dark soil of prayer,the Son bends low before… Read more

  • I will leave it all

    I want to leave it allthe careful keeping,the small cache of certaintythe names I give to fearso I can pretend it belongs to me I want to leave it allto love Not the soft word I usewhen I mean comfortbut the love that madethe first bird lift its chest into airwithout asking permission That isto… Read more

  • When the Story Turns Toward Us

    Holy God,You tell the story slowlyas if giving us timeto find our place in it. A road stretches from Jerusalem to Jericho.A man lies brokenwhere no one meant to stop. We recognize the dangerand the cost of compassion. But thenYou turn the story toward us. The question is no longerWho is my neighborbutWhat will we… Read more

  • Find me again, Lord

    Jesus, You left the ninety-ninewithout urgencybut with knowing. Mercy moved Your feet.Love led the way. You entered the silencewhere my name was spoken only by You.The dark recognized You.The distance closed itself. You left in confidence,trusting the Father’s willand the quiet pull of grace.You knew I would be there.You knew I could be found. Find… Read more

  • No debate

    All are bornwith the same breath of God,the same imprint beneath the skin No color, class, or tongueadds weight to a soulno difference subtracts worth To wound another for what they areis to deny the Creatorwhose image they carry Equality is not an idea to debateit is a truth a command to obey -based on… Read more

  • In Truth and in Action

    We must stop callingour own noise love If it never costs us timenever rearranges our lifenever risks our reputationit is only talkrehearsing itself Love does not announceIt shows up Not in wordNot in speech But in truth that bleedsinto what we do -based on 1 JN 3:18 Read more

  • Indwelling

    Holy Spirit,Breath within my breath,remain. I yield the noise of my heart to You.Pray when I am unable.Burn only what keeps me from God. Form Christ in the hidden places of my soul.Bend my will toward love,my desire toward truth. Stay.Guide me into the fullnesswhere nothing is divided,and God is all. Breathe.Pray.Form.Stay. Now and forever.Amen. Read more

  • Responsory for Those Who Applaud

    They said every life is sacredThey said amen They said obey the lawThey said amen They said this is necessaryThey said amen They said it is not personalThey said amen At dawn the doors were openedAt dawn the fear was learned They said order is peaceThey said amen They said Romans said submitThey did not… Read more