Prayerfully Poetic

A Collection of Prayerful Poems by Tim McGee

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  • 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

  • Thank You, God, for the Changing Seasons

    …but if it’s alright, could we press “pause” on winter? Thank you, Lord, for autumn’s charms,Golden hues and sweatered arms,For falling leaves and pumpkin spice,But could we linger just a slice? For though I know each season’s right—A gift to see, a work in sight—That frosty chill, the snowflake’s call,I’m not quite ready yet at… 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Oops, I Missed It Again!

    Distraction is blinding me from miracles! Read more

  • Jesus, can you lend me a hand

    *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