Prayerfully Poetic

A Collection of Prayerful Poems by Tim McGee

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  • 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

  • Rhythm of the Rosary

    *Image derived with Microsoft Designer AI, August 2024 Quietly eschewing morning’s cacophony, fingers caress beadsEach one a pulse of the heart in prayerAve after Ave, a sacred cadenceEchoing within the soul’s quiet chambersComposing grace into the heart’s song Ave María, grátia plenaContemplating the Mysteries unfolds the GospelRepetitive prayer choreographing a sacred danceSorrows shared with the… Read more

  • Breathless

    In breathless moments before the altar, hearts trembling with sacred prescience, eyes fixed on the Host, the Bread of Life, souls whispering fervent prayers, longing for the divine embrace, as the veil between heaven and earth grows thin, prayers raising with the sweet exhaust of the Thurible, hearts now beating in unison, a veritable hymn… Read more

  • Prayer’s Power (a Tanka)

    Hands folded in trustPrayer ascends like incenseFaith’s quiet embraceMountains moved by unseen handsStrength drawn from the sacred words Read more

  • Red Sky at Night

    God dips His brushin the embers of lovepulls gold from wheat fieldsamber from leavescrimson from the heartof a newly bloomed rose with an accentuated sweepHe splashes the skylavender and rosewhile an arc of apricot gently kisses the horizon each hue a silent hymna fleeting prayerin the dance of day’s end in the night’s red skyI… Read more

  • Lament

    Hear me, O God, in this hour of lament,When shadows are long and spirits are bent.In the silence, my heart cries out, I’m fully spent, Yearning for solace, for peace to be sent. Where is the light that once guided my way?The path now obscured; I’ve gone far astray.In the depths of my sorrow, to… Read more

  • O radiant Queen, lifted to the skies,In your ascent, our hopes arise.Mother of grace, in glory crowned,In you, the purest love is found.Assumed to Heaven, by angels praised,Guide us to your Son, in whom we’re raised.Mary, our Mother, gentle and true,Lead us in faith, ever close to you.Amen Read more

  • Adoration

    The sacred silence of divinity,softened light in a hushed chapel,a heart bends in quiet awe. Eternal mystery, fragile host,breathes the weight of unending grace,in the mystery of transubstantiation. Eyes closed, soul wide open,the praise of faith and presence,soft echoes of love unspoken. Here, in quiet reverence,a transcendent moment,a palpable connection with the divine. Read more

  • Not My Tomatoes

    O Divine Gardener,From Your boundless grace,Spring forth the red jewels,Ripening in my care. Are these fruits mine, O Lord?Or but a testament,To Your nurturing touch,In the soil and sun’s embrace? Grant me the wisdom,To tend with reverence,These humble gifts,Of Your earthly garden. For in each tomato,Lies a seed of Your love,And in each bite,A taste… 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