Love Poems from God

Love Poems from God
Author: Various
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2002-09-24
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780142196120

Sacred poetry from twelve mystics and saints, rendered brilliantly by Daniel Ladinsky, beloved interpreter of verses by the fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafiz One of 6 Books Oprah Loves to Give as Gifts During the Holidays “All kinds of beautiful poetry.” –Hoda Kotb In this luminous collection, Daniel Ladinsky—best known for his bestselling interpretations of the great Sufi poet Hafiz—brings together the timeless work of twelve of the world’s finest spiritual writers, six from the East and six from the West. Once again, Ladinsky reveals his talent for creating profound and playful renditions of classic poems for a modern audience. Rumi’s joyous, ecstatic love poems; St. Francis’s loving observations of nature through the eyes of Catholicism; Kabir’s wild, freeing humor that synthesizes Hindu, Muslim, and Christian beliefs; St. Teresa’s sensual verse; and the mystical, healing words of Sufi poet Hafiz—these along with inspiring works by Rabia, Meister Eckhart, St. Thomas Aquinas, Mira, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and Tukaram are all “love poems by God” from writers considered “conduits of the divine.” Together, they form a spiritual treasure to cherish always.

Parable and Paradox

Parable and Paradox
Author: Malcolm Guite
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2016-05-27
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1848258593

Since the publication of the bestselling Sounding the Seasons, Malcolm Guite has repeatedly been asked for more sonnets. This new collection offers a sequence of 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the ‘hard sayings’ - Jesus’ challenging demands with which we wrestle. In addition this collection includes: •A sequence of seven sonnets on 'The Wilderness', exploring mysterious stories of divine encounter such as Jacob’s wrestling with the angel. •Poetic reflections on music, hospitality and ecology. •Seven short poems celebrating the days of creation. •A biblical index pairing the poems with scripture readings for use in worship.

Heart of God

Heart of God
Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2011-12-10
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1462903541

Awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1913, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-- 1941) is considered the most important poet of modern-day India. He was also a distinguished author, educator, social reformer, and philosopher. Today, Tagore along with Mahatma Gandhi is prized as a foremost intellectual and spiritual advocate of India's liberation from imperial rule. This inspiring collection of Tagore's poetry represents his "simple prayers of common life." Each of the seventy-seven prayers is an eloquent affirmation of the divine in the face of both joy and sorrow. Like the Psalms of David, they transcend time and speak directly to the human heart. The spirit of this collection may be best symbolized by a single sentence by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the renowned philosopher and statesman who served as president of India: "Rabindranath Tagore was one of the few representatives of the universal person to whom the future of the world belongs."

Meet God in the Morning

Meet God in the Morning
Author: Helen Steiner Rice
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1620296764

Helen Steiner Rice’s unique artistry of faith-filled poetry forms this beautiful collection of encouraging verse about prayer. Meet God in the Morning includes beloved poetry about God’s love, God’s promises, thankfulness, times of trial, hope, and salvation. This volume of poetry, with additional devotional thoughts and encouraging scripture, is perfect for your own personal reflection or makes a heartfelt gift.

Poetry from the Heart of God "A True Worshiper"

Poetry from the Heart of God
Author: Marie E. Williamson
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2022-12-06
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1698708998

This book describes the needy in poetry form that will stir up compassion in one’s soul. Especially during this time of COVID-19, its rich content will make you laugh, cry, and be grateful for life. After reading this masterpiece one will be BOLD, BRAVE, AND STRONG. It entails other poems’ experiences that will motivate one’s God-given gifts and abilities to spring forth.

God Speaks Through Wombs

God Speaks Through Wombs
Author: Drew Jackson
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 151400268X

In this dynamic collection of poems, Drew Jackson explores the first eight chapters of Luke's Gospel. These are declarative poems, faithfully proclaiming the gospel story in all its liberative power. Here the gospel is the "fresh words / that speak of / things impossible." This powerful poetry helps us hear the hum of deliverance—against all hope—that's been in the gospel all along.

His Love Never Quits

His Love Never Quits
Author: Cherie Hill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781477824726

Like many people, you've done your best to gain control of your life--to force reality to fit into the confines of your high expectations. Reality, though, has a way of repeatedly dashing your hopes and crushing your dreams. You've been told to believe God is in control, but countless dark and painful circumstances have your mind filled with questions that desperately beg answers: Why can't life ever go according to my plan? How do I trust God in the midst of chaos? Does He really know what's best for me? You might survive on your own for a season, but sooner or later you'll be forced to admit you can't make it alone. Yet you fear that letting God take control will take you places you're not ready or willing to go. But it's in times of desperation and uncertainty that your faith has the opportunity to grow, leading to what you desperately need the most: the peace of God which surpasses all understanding. Join bestselling author Cherie Hill as she reveals the good news that life may not go according to your plan, but it does go according to His. Revised edition: Previously published as The Ways of God, this edition of His Love Never Quits includes editorial revisions.

I Thought I Knew What Love Was

I Thought I Knew What Love Was
Author: Erin Lamb
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2011-12-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 144972857X

From the time Erin Lamb was a child, she was curious about the God of the Bible. She grew up in a home with a pastor and Sunday school teacher, which made knowing God a part of everyday life. More than reading about Him, her heart longed to know Him personally, as Moses knew Him. Along this journey, she picked up a pen and paper and began to write about her experiences with God and His responses. I Thought I Knew What Love Was is a book for every person who wants to plunge deeper into the heart of God. If circumstances or life have made God seem distant or cold, the words on these pages will lure your heart on a journey with the God of the high and low places. Understanding the depths of Gods love during the good and the challenging times is essential to living a joy-filled life. Erin has captured the heart of God through prayers, sonnets, and poems that reveal the human experience in relation to God. If you have ever felt as though God doesnt understand you, then poems like Agape, Even If, and Our Deepest Need will reveal Gods unfailing love for you. Whether you find yourself in the difficult places, or on the mountaintop, your heart and mind will be drawn to a more intimate place where you commune with God.

The Awful Rowing Toward God

The Awful Rowing Toward God
Author: Anne Sexton
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1975
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

In this powerful new collection, one of our most dazzlingly inventive and prolific poets tackles a universal theme: the agonizing search for God that is part and parcel of the livse of all of us. As always, Anne Sexton's latest work derives from intense personal experience. She explores the dilemmas and triumphs, and the agony and the peace of her highly unorthodox faith, sharing all her findings with her readers as the quest progresses. Anne Sexton's poetry speaks to our most passionate yearnings for love and our deepest fears of evil and death. The uncompromising honesty and vividness of "The Awful Rowing Toward God" confirms her stature as one of the most compelling voices of our time. -- From publisher's description.

Rilke's Book of Hours

Rilke's Book of Hours
Author: Anita Barrows
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2005-11-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1440628327

A FINALIST FOR THE PEN/WEST TRANSLATION AWARD The 100th Anniversary Edition of a global classic, containing beautiful translations along with the original German text. While visiting Russia in his twenties, Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the twentieth century's greatest poets, was moved by a spirituality he encountered there. Inspired, Rilke returned to Germany and put down on paper what he felt were spontaneously received prayers. Rilke's Book of Hours is the invigorating vision of spiritual practice for the secular world, and a work that seems remarkably prescient today, one hundred years after it was written. Rilke's Book of Hours shares with the reader a new kind of intimacy with God, or the divine—a reciprocal relationship between the divine and the ordinary in which God needs us as much as we need God. Rilke influenced generations of writers with his Letters to a Young Poet, and now Rilke's Book of Hours tells us that our role in the world is to love it and thereby love God into being. These fresh translations rendered by Joanna Macy, a mystic and spiritual teacher, and Anita Barrows, a skilled poet, capture Rilke's spirit as no one has done before.