Poetica Divina
Poetica Divina is a contemplative practice that invites you to encounter God through poetry. Like Lectio Divina, it is less about perfection and more about opening your heart—expressing feelings, even groans too deep for words. Whether reading or writing poetry, let it guide you to prayerful stillness, where God meets you and brings freedom. Poetry encourages you to read between the lines and discover deeper meaning.
Poetica Divina Steps
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Pause
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Breathe
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Read slowly
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Pause
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Read again and connect emotionally with the words.
Pause
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Read a third time and ask God to highlight what He wants you to know.
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Finish with gratitude.
Prayers
Stained Glass
They say I am like exquisite stained glass; how can that be?
I am completely broken, what is there to see?
Yes, My child, you are broken indeed.
But I am the Master Craftsman who restores who you were meant to be.
Bring Me all the pieces, watch what I can do.
A willing heart is needed and endurance to see it through.
I work in ways you cannot comprehend.
I will do all that I intend.
Your life will look different, it will look more like Me.
Allowing My light to shine forth for all the world to see.
So come as you are, don’t hesitate too long.
I am eager to get started and move things along.
My work will never cease until you are with Me.
I will take you from glory to glory.
Thank you, Father, for loving me.
For transforming me so beautifully.
I can now see just how exquisite I can be.
Like stained glass, masterfully created by Thee.
Blanket of Hope
The blanket of hope, infused.
The heart of one poured into another
has come back, full circle.
A blessing of hope
cascading over each one of us.
Like a waterfall
into the river of life.
We carry a bit of each other’s
heart with us, so that
our hope well never runs dry.
When our own hope is depleted,
we can simply pull from our reserve,
a reservoir of deep.
Now that our blanket of hope
has returned from its journey,
it’s ready to make its mark.
On a heart in desperate need.
Healed
Lord, You took our pain and bore our sufferings
By Your wounds, we are healed.
Help me to rest in You O Lord and know this is true.
Help me to know O Lord that You are restoring me unto You.
Your life permeates my spirit, soul, and body so that I am filled with the fullness of You.
Always my present help, the One who sees me through.
Thank you for Your word that has imparted Your life to me.
Thank you that Your life restores my body with every breath I breathe.