Sing Me Something New.
Karen Nelson requests a song that is new, yet genuine; an honest and clear tune she can hum after its singer leaves.
Tag Archive for: Poetry
Day 17. Remember Me.
Wendy Bryant’s workshop piece, “Remember Me”, explores finding strength in brokenness, likening communal healing to a mosaic. It emphasizes finding peace and hope through God’s grace amid trauma.
Day 14. Peace.
Sherry Marsden’s poem contemplates finding peace through patience, strength, grace, and self-confidence.
Day 4. Arrival.
Christopher Ball reflects on anticipation, endurance, and faith for Advent Day 3.
Day 2. A Season of Waiting.
Lorina Meade reflects on the importance of living in the present moment, particularly during Advent. She compares it to the Biblical manna, the daily sustenance provided by God, emphasizing the need to trust in God’s daily provisions while also anticipating the future. Meade encourages enjoying Christmas traditions and preparations as they happen, rather than rushing towards the main day, thereby capturing the essence of ‘nowness’.
No Big Secret.
Contemplative writer, Karen Nelson shares a big secret with her readers in “No Big Secret.” Shh…it’s a secret.
Being With a Plant.
Kathleen Heppell shares a poem with contemplations on “Being with a Plant.”
A Veriditas Prayer.
Featuring a Verditas Prayer by Hildegard of Bingen.
On the Grind.
A poem by Christopher Ball.
Take All My Pieces.
Inspired by a Kairos Morning on The Lord’s Prayer, Lorina Meade offers this prayer.
Lent Day 33. The Shadow of the Cross.
Today on day 33 of Lent, Zoanna Pearson gives some history of the African country of Liberia and the aftermath of its Civil War in the 1980s & 90s.
Lent Day 24. After Weeks of Snow, Ice, and Rain.
Inspired by Numbers 6:24-26, Sherry Roscoe offers this poem, “After Weeks of Snow, Rain. & Ice.” This is Day 24 of Lent.