Prayerfully Poetic

A Collection of Prayerful Poems by Tim McGee

Love

  • *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

  • Faith, Hope, Love

    Lord, grant me a burning faith,A flame that never wanes,To overcome the darkest nights,Guiding me past my pain. Bestow upon me a joyful hope,A beacon in the storm,Lifting my spirit high above,Where grace and peace are born. And a holy love, pure and true,For You and all I see,In every soul and every heart,Your presence… Read more

  • In Bethlehem, beneath the star’s holy light,A humble maiden bore a Son one silent night.Mary, pious, with faith so strong and broad,Became the Mother of our Lord and God. Her heart was pure, her spirit full of grace,Chosen to cradle God’s transcendent face.In a manger, love and hope were shod,Through Mary, the Mother of our… Read more

  • A New Command (a Tanka)

    a new command set“love one another” He said—hearts open and warma binding embrace of soulsfashioned within divine love Read more