Prayerfully Poetic

A Collection of Prayerful Poems by Tim McGee

Love

  • I can’t. You can. Please do.

    I have carried this as faras my finite strength allows.My hands are tired of pretendingthey are sovereign. I can’t. I can’t bend this will into holiness,or stitch light into this torn heart.I have reached the edgeof myself. You can. You who spoke and oceans stood.You who breathe lifeinto dust and defiance alike.You whose mercy does… Read more

  • Agape

    A lovewhich leans not toward what is pleasing,nor the warmth that comes and goes,but something much deeper. This love descendslike quiet rain on stone,or a drenching rain on a dry field. A self-giving lovewhich does not askif the ground deserves it. It simply falls. It bends toward the broken,lingers with the unwanted,waits beside the wandering.… Read more

  • The Five Wounds of Jesus

    Lord Jesus Christ,I come to Your Crossas one who humbly kneels in sorrowbefore Your wounds. Your right hand pierced The hand that lifted the fallenthe hand that touched the leperthe hand that broke bread with sinnersnow opened by iron. Let my hands learn from Yoursto giveserveand to blesseven when the world counters lovewith nails. Your… 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

  • The Choice

    Consider: Without HimI accomplish nothingWith HimI accomplish everything I Chooseto follow HimWho’s alreadychosen me Read more

  • The messy work

    We scrub our hands with soap,rinse off the dust and sweat,as if love’s labor leaves no mark. But the deeper grime is silence,turning away,love withheld. That stain seeps inward,clinging to the soul.No water can reach it. Only a heart laid bare,washed in surrender,comes clean. Read more

  • Seeking Depth

    Lord I step into the quietwhere my questions rise like mistand lingershaping shadows on the water. My touch disturbs the surface.Is my faith this thinthis fragile thread betweenwhat I knowand what I long to believe? Draw me deeper.Past the weight of doubtpast the stones I keep in secretto where Your silence speakslouder than my strivingwhere… Read more

  • Living for Christ (Now with 100% SEO Optimization!)

    *Since the Prayerfully Poetic engagement is low, the author thought to add full SEO (search engine optimization) to a prayerful poem. Or maybe he’s just trying to be funny. H1: Live a Life of Christ, The Ultimate Guide (You Won’t Believe the Acronym!) Living for Christ,Keyword density high,Because nothing says holy like ranking page oneFor… Read more

  • Turn Back (a spoken word poem)

    The world is burningand we scroll.The world is burningand we scroll. We scroll. Politics is a battlefield.Society a warzone.We pick sides with hashtags.We bleed opinionsand call it truth. Venom in our veins.Rage in our throats.Hate in our heartsand we call itfreedom. Happiness?Measured in likes.Measured in heartsthat do not beat. We’re dying of thirstwhile drowning in… Read more

  • Uncontained (a Haiku)

    Heaven overflowsradiant love breaches cloudsHis love uncontained Read more