Poets & Saints

Scripture Romans 8:28–30 (NIV) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified,...

Scripture Ephesians 2:7–10 (NIV) In order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God...

Scripture Matthew 5:8 (NIV) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Refrain Everything, rightly seen, is a miracle. Quote Albert Einstein "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scripture Mark 1:15 (NIV) "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!" Refrain The kingdom is here. Love is already moving. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "Love is the energy that sustains the universe, moving us toward a future of resurrection. We do not even need to call it love or God or resurrection for its work to be done."...

Scripture Matthew 7:7–8 (NIV) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Refrain God speaks. I am learning to listen. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "But think about it: If the incarnation is true, then of course God spe...

Scripture 1 Kings 19:12 (NRSVUE) …and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. Refrain I climb down into who I truly am. Quote Carl Jung, from Letters, vol. 1 "My pilgrim's progress has been to climb down a thousand ladders until I could finally reach out a hand of friendship to the little clod of earth that I am." Hosted on Acast....

Scripture Luke 1:38 (NRSVUE) Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. Refrain The eternal satisfies what nothing else can. Quote Augustine, from On Christian Doctrine "A temporal thing is loved before we have it, and it grows worthless when we gain it, for it does not satisfy the soul. But the eternal is more...

Scripture James 4:8 (NIV) Come near to God and he will come near to you. Refrain Even now, life is good. Quote Etty Hillesum, from An Interrupted Life "In spite of everything you always end up with the same conviction: life is good after all, it's not God's fault that things go awry sometimes, the cause lies in ourselves. And that's what stays with me, even now, even when I'm about to be packed of...

Scripture John 10:27 (NIV) My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. Refrain I hearken. God hearkens within me. Quote Etty Hillesum, from An Interrupted Life "Truly, my life is one long hearkening unto myself and unto others, unto God. And if I say that I hearken, it is really God who hearkens inside me. The most essential and deepest in the other. God to God." Hosted on Acast....

Scripture Galatians 5:1 (NRSVUE) For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Refrain Love flows unstoppably toward me. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "Love is constantly creating future possibilities for the good of all concerned — even, and especially, when things go wrong. Love allows and accommodates everything in human...

Scripture Matthew 16:16–17 (NIV) Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven." Refrain God is always more than I can hold. Quote Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, from The Divine Milieu "God does not offer Himself to our finite beings as a thing...

Scripture Mark 5:34 (NIV) He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering." Refrain I turn toward Love and find my peace. Quote Eloi Leclerc, from The Wisdom of the Poor One of Assisi "If we knew how to adore, then nothing could truly disturb our peace.  We would travel through the world with the tranquility of the great rivers. But only if w...

Scripture Matthew 28:7 (NIV) Then go quickly and tell his disciples: "He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him." Refrain Love is always ahead, drawing me forward. Quote Pierre Teilhard de Chardin "Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the hi...

Scripture Romans 8:28–29 (NLT) And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. 29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. Refrain Love is the meaning of everything. Quote Julian of Norwich, from Sh...

Scripture 1 John 4:20 (NIV) Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. Refrain I choose to see the good. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "We must — yes, must — make a daily and even hourly choice to focus on the good, the true, and the beautiful....

Scripture Acts 17:28 (NRSVUE) For "In him we live and move and have our being"; as even some of your own poets have said, "For we too are his offspring." Refrain I am made to participate in beauty. Quote C.S. Lewis, from The Weight of Glory "We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words — to be united w...

Scripture Romans 5:5 (NIV) And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Refrain Love has been poured into me. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "I have never met a truly compassionate or loving human being who did not have a foundational and even deep trust in the inherent goodness of human...

Scripture Philippians 4:8–9 (NIV) Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things. Refrain Creation mirrors the goodness of God. Quote St. Bonaventure, from The Soul's Journey into God "Let us place our first step in the ascent at t...

Scripture Romans 8:14–17 (NIV) For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.  The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;  rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.  And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."  The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.  Now if we...

Scripture Colossians 3:11 (NLT) In this new life, it doesn't matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us. Refrain In every face I see, Christ is there. Quote Elizabeth Bowen, from The Heat of the Day "To turn from everything to one face is to find oneself face to face with everythin...

Scripture Genesis 28:16-17 (The Message) Jacob woke up from his sleep. He said, “God is in this place—truly. And I didn’t even know it!” He was terrified. He whispered in awe, “Incredible. Wonderful. Holy. This is God’s House. This is the Gate of Heaven.” Refrain God is here. I am waking up to it. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "In God you do not include less and less; you always se...

Scripture Ephesians 3:10–11 (NRSVUE) So that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord. Refrain I am part of something larger than myself. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "When you can honor and r...

Scripture Ephesians 1:9 (NLT) God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ — which is to fulfill his own good plan. And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ — everything in heaven and on earth. Refrain God's yes to me is older than time. Quote Augustine, from Retractions "For what is now called the Christian religion...

Scripture Colossians 1:19–20 (NIV) For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Refrain In God I live and move and have my being. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "I have never been separate from God, nor can I be, except...

Scripture Luke 20:38 (NIV) He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive. Refrain I have nothing left to prove. Quote Brennan Manning, from The Ragamuffin Gospel "God loves you as you are and not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.