Prayerfully Poetic

A Collection of Prayerful Poems by Tim McGee

Love

  • In the beginning, before time’s breath, the Word stood eternal, creating all things—the stars, the seas, the bending tree—life and light to all, shining in darkness that would not overcome it, yet His own did not know Him as He walked among them, full of grace and truth, turning water to wine, offering living water… Read more

  • The Weight of Love

    In the shadow of the cross, I stand,A sinner wrapped in tattered rags of pride,The world’s allure still clinging to my hands,Yet here, You call me—arms stretched open wide. I see the nails, the thorns, the crimson flow,Each drop a message: Beloved, you are Mine.What love is this, that stoops so low,To bear my curse,… Read more

  • Belonging

    *image generated with AI, October, 2023 Where do I belong,if not cradled in the curve of eternity’s hand?The world shifts beneath my feet,roots torn by winds howling,“You are out of place.” I have wandered among the fleeting,held fast to shadowsthat promise solidity yet dissolve.I have cast anchorsinto oceans of approvalyet remain adrift. But in stillness—beneath… Read more

  • How close are we to heaven?

    Not a measure of space—but as near as the breath that leaves our lips,the assured hope of a prayer unfurled in faith,the heartbeat that stirs when love takes root. Heaven is not some distant star,but a flaming flicker in the human soul,a reflection of the divineetched into our essence, our identity. It’s as close as… Read more

  • Reckless

    His love, they say, is reckless, wild,Like winds that chase the wayward child.No walls too high, no heart too far,No wound too deep to leave a scar. He seeks the lost with fervent grace,Unmoved by scorn or shame’s embrace.The broken find in Him their rest,The outcast, welcomed as His guest. No caution in the love… Read more

  • More Than Words

    Do we carve the air with silvered speech,Only to let it fall,A polished echo of promises,Too brittle to stand tall? We speak of love like it’s a flame,A holy warmth, divine,Yet hold it close within our hearts,Afraid to let it shine. What good is light that seeks no dark,A river that will not flow?What worth… Read more

  • O Flame of Love,kindled in the quiet of Bethlehem’s night,Your light stretches across the ages,unfolding the mystery of a lovethat stoops low to lift us high. Love eternal, clothed in frail flesh,You came not in a bolt of lightning,but in the gentle breath of an infant’s cry.A love unrelenting, born to bearthe weight of a… Read more

  • Jesus Wept

    *image generated with AI, November 2024 Tears fell from the eyes of God,Holy sorrow drenching earth,As Love stood before death’s cold door,Knowing the sting we bear. He wept for the brokenness,For hearts entangled in grief,Not for lack of power,But for love deeper than the grave. Compassion clothed in flesh,His tears sanctified the soil,A tender witness… Read more

  • 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