Prayerfully Poetic

A Collection of Prayerful Poems by Tim McGee

Love

  • Forgiveness

    Despite efforts to hide it deeply in my heart,wounds run deepand hurt has lingered too long,I feel the weight of the call—not to win, not to be justified,but to surrender. Not a loud release,no sweeping tide of freedom—but a quiet undoing of knots,thread by thread,tangled within my soul by resentment’s hand. Lord,help me in these Read more

  • 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

  • Pool of Tears

    *Image generated using AI, October 2024 Each droplet falls,A tiny world unto itself,A tear into the vastness,A ripple in the pool of sorrows. O Merciful Lord, You see each one,Each teardrop of grief and loss,Every heart that bends under its burden,Every soul that breaks in the quiet. Gather these tears, O God,In Your hands like Read more

  • *image generated with AI, September 2024 I pray aloud, “Jesus, can You lend me a hand?”His voice, tender and loving, replies, “I already did, “In the nails, in the wood, where My love was laid bare,I carried your burden long before your despair.” 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

  • 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

  • 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