Prayerfully Poetic

A Collection of Prayerful Poems by Tim McGee

#God

  • Love That Gave All

    *image created with AI, October 2024 O Lord of boundless grace,in the vastness of Your mercy, You looked upon us—not with the measured eye of judgment,but with the unfathomable gift of love. For You so loved this world,our bruised, faltering world,that You held nothing back,not even Your Son. Into the shadows He came,Light Himself stepping… Read more

  • Transform Me

    I come to You, O Lord,Broken and contrite for my sins.Create in me a clean heart,And renew in me a steadfast spirit. Have mercy on me, O Lord,For I am but dust and ashes,Yet in Your boundless love,You offer me redemption. Grant me the strength to change,To walk in the ways of compassion,And to seek… Read more

  • He is Love

    *image generated using AI, October 2024 In realms of light, in heavens above,Resides a truth, eternal and pure.In words of grace, in psalms thereof,A message stands, forever sure: God is love, the essence divine,In every heart, His presence shines.In every act, His mercy aligns,In every soul, His love enshrines. Beyond all bounds, beyond all measure,Love’s… Read more

  • Here

    *image generated with AI, October 2024 In the quiet You arebreathfilling spaces unseenand distances unknown Deeper than night,closer than dawn—there’s nowhere You are not In the stillnessI findYou are hereAbove all, through all,in all Wherever here is Read more

  • All Praise I Give

    Abundant Provider, Eternal KingIn the sanctity of this moment, I bringMy every need, my every care,Knowing You are always there. From the riches of Your glory above,You meet my needs with boundless love.Not one concern escapes Your sight;You guide me through the darkest night. In You, my heart finds rest and peace,An endless stream which… Read more

  • Oops, I Missed It Again!

    Distraction is blinding me from miracles! Read more

  • Wisdom (prose poetry)

    In the depth of the ancient texts lies a treasure more profound than gold, a wisdom that begins with the fear of the Lord, crying out through the ages, “Revere Him!” For in awe and wonder lie the roots of understanding. To know Him is to step onto the path where righteousness dwells, a way… Read more

  • Return to Authenticity

    *Image generated with AI, September 2024 O Maker of the heavens and the earth,In whose breath my soul was born,I’ve wandered far, adrift in shadows,Seeking truth in fractured mirrors,Forgetting the light that first shaped me. In my quest for self, I’ve lost the truth,For how can I be true without Your touch?You, who etched my… Read more

  • A Quiet Invitation

    Thank you, God,for the wild and sun-drenched fieldswhere asters lean, a paletteof lavender and bluewhere goldenrod blazesit’s resplendent joy from within the fading green Thank you, Lord, for the crispness in the airand for mornings arrivingwrapped in the cool breath of the earth For the way each leaf now burnished and brightturns and flips and… Read more

  • 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