Prayerfully Poetic

A Collection of Prayerful Poems by Tim McGee

  • Never Lose the Wonder

    Isn’t it a miraclehow the dew collects in the cradle of leaves,how light flutters across the morninglike a thousand whispered prayers? I walk the path,and each step is holy—           the earth beneath my feet hums its hymn,older than time,yet as new as the breath I take. Do not lose the wonderof the finch’s flight,or Read more

  • Who do you say I am?

    *image generated using AI In prayerful stillness I ponder,leaving time for careful reflection,I seek to vivify the depth of my soul,to seek, to question, to pray, to prepare. Rising from the echo of ancient whispers,and in the murmur of a gentle breeze,I hear the question, timeless, profound,“Who do you say I am?” In the entangled Read more

  • O Holy Spirit, breath of God so true,Descend upon our hearts with light divine,Bestow Thy wisdom, pure and ever new,And fill our souls with grace, Thy love’s design.Guide us in truth, our spirits intertwine,With tongues of fire, ignite our fervent plea,Transform our hearts, with mercy’s tender sign,O Holy Spirit, come, abide with me. O Comforter, Read more

  • God’s Love (a Sonnet)

    *Image created with AI, August 2024 In grace divine, a love beyond compare,A beacon bright through darkest night it glows,In Jesus’ name, all burdens we can bear,For through His love, redemption freely flows. When shadows creep and hearts are gripped by fear,His gentle hand does guide us to the light,A love so pure it wipes Read more

  • Sanctifying Suffering

    *Image created using AI, August 2024 O Christ, having experienced the world’s sorrow,in Your wounds, I touch the edges of grace.Show me how pain, a gift unwrapped in darkness,can lead me closer to You,where shadows frame a deeper hue. In the furnace of my trials, You refine,each tear a flicker of holy purpose,burning away what Read more

  • The Sacrifice

    Neath a foreboding sky,a man, silent, alonehaltingly trudges up the hill.The earth, unsteady,as nails pierce and swords puncturemingling water, blood, and dust. From the tree,a breath taken,then given away. This is the turning—the world, like a leaf,fallen,now caughtin the handof grace. My Lord and my God. Read more

  • Field of Tulips

    Lord of Creation, From the still chilled soil where tulips bloom,Your hand reveals each petal’s fold,A silent hymn, a gentle praise,Beneath the morning’s glow. In hues of crimson, white, and gold,Your artistry is clear,Each blossom affirms a life renewed,A hope that casts out fear. The tulip bows in reverence low,Yet stands with dignity,Its beauty lies Read more

  • It’s Personal

    *Image created with Microsoft Designer AI, August 2024 Love, the breath that swirlsthrough the cosmos, shaping stars,and yet, it bends low, whisperingour names in the dark of night. This love—unfathomable,too grand for our minds to hold,yet as intimate as a heartbeat,pulsing within us, unseen. The Creator of all,who paints the sky with lightand spins the Read more

  • Rhythm of the Rosary

    *Image derived with Microsoft Designer AI, August 2024 Quietly eschewing morning’s cacophony, fingers caress beadsEach one a pulse of the heart in prayerAve after Ave, a sacred cadenceEchoing within the soul’s quiet chambersComposing grace into the heart’s song Ave María, grátia plenaContemplating the Mysteries unfolds the GospelRepetitive prayer choreographing a sacred danceSorrows shared with the Read more

  • Breathless

    In breathless moments before the altar, hearts trembling with sacred prescience, eyes fixed on the Host, the Bread of Life, souls whispering fervent prayers, longing for the divine embrace, as the veil between heaven and earth grows thin, prayers raising with the sweet exhaust of the Thurible, hearts now beating in unison, a veritable hymn Read more