Christian Poetry and Spoken Word Media for Churches and Faith

Crystal Waters

02.09.2018 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Crystal waters
Forest green hugged pool,
A still
and alive moment.

The desire is to
plunge deep,
I angle dive
fingers cutting,
Breaking the mirror
water flows
crisping cool to skin
into the clear pool,
Celebrating clarity
Embracing freedoms release,
Dreaming
both fathomable and unfathomable,
in the new
I am reborn,
enveloped in the waters,
a shift in me.

And when I surface
Rise from the depths,
washed in amazing hope,
refreshed, slightly shivering,
I know again
this was an experience
of His love.

Poem Tags
#spoken-word, #poetry #love, #god, #life, #identity #baptism, #society, #faith, #decision, #water

Prompt
Baptism of faith, commitment in the water that experiences again God's love.

Cyrstal Waters Spoken Word Poetry on Baptism

Tags: baptism, faith, love, identity, ceremony

Rambo or Ridiculous

02.09.2018 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Fish hook in the mouth
Caught on image's steel of
fabricated manhood,
Rambo fighter or
Bumbling stupid
ridiculous Homer Simpson,
Real men, stand up,
take a stance,
shoulders, spine firm.

Families torn with violent fists
tearing words
Pounding uncontrolled anger,
stripping life from children’s eyes,
brutal intent breeding
Contempt in those
men should protect,
bankruptcy of relationships
thrown into a spiraling maelstrom
sucking spirit from society.
Real men, stand up,
take a stance,
shoulders, spine firm.

We hear the call
have a desire to be different
to be the Man,
to be the father, brother
but the struggle…

against the media images
of men
against the claws of sin
and weakness,
slashing character.

But there is
one Powerful love,
stirring strong love
Compassionate of heart
A tenderness to protect
Who in His difference suffered
took the weight
of the world on His shoulders
and cried, "It is finished"
Sin no longer rules
in the power of the cross
You are free, because Jesus
Nailed sin
cancelled sin,
took the fall
Paid out all
Paid it all,
deleted it all
Released your guilt
freed your past and future.

Yes, pure passionate love
uncompromising love,
stirring secure love.

Your strength is in Jesus
you can rest in His peace
Do you believe this
impossible possible
from Christ?
Shake free from false lines,
Real men, stand up,
take a stance,
shoulders, spine firm.

mārohirohi
(Maori word for strength, character)

Poem Tags
#spoken-word, #poetry #love, #god, #life, #identity #man, #society, #manhood, #male, #violence, #strength,
Prompt
Where are the real men in society? How are men seen today?

In the Eyes

11.08.2018 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

I firmly shut the
internal garage door;
deliberately,
The noise ricochets over
the tiles
through the next door
into the lounge,
My wife glances up
from the couch,
already speaking
Passing the ball
tag team style
from her day as Nana,
I'm loving our relationship,
"Who is this?
It's Poppa.
Here he comes"
I slow down
Peeking through the glass
top half of the lounge door
my gaze angle slanted
towards the open
blue carpet of the floor.
Already looking,
Anticipating
are my grandson's brown eyes,
He sees me,
Looks, intently
a part second,
And he sees me, real...
and grins widely,
moving immediately
standing in a wobble,
Lurching forward
as I open the door,
"Here is my Arthur,
look at you.
It is great to see you"
I stop
Standing over him,
we are both
smiling broadly
with looks locked,
heartbeats of
seeing the other,
Capturing the memory moment
alongside all similar ones that
have occurred,
His arms lift up
and I bend
Scooping him into
a hug,
Ready to play,
found...
home.

How much more
is God's love?
Deeper, vast,
more freeing,
For the restless
for the searchers
for the lost
for the orphans
for the fatherless
for the motherless
for the unplaced
for the no life
for the fake
for the don't need.

Hear His voice
Lift up your head
For the King
is here,
The God Son
sees you,
and calls you,
Opens His arms
shifts you
on the inside,
You are not alone,
You were never alone,
Loved and wanted.

With the heart
of a child,
Given in trust,
His love
rests peace in you.
You will now see with
His love...

Poem Tags
#spoken-word, #child, #grandparents, #love, #hug, #called, #god, #life, #fun, #identity
Prompt
How are you seen in a child's eyes? Where does our identity come from? Who really sees us?

Images Flow

01.07.2018 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Made in
Created in
Purposed in
the image of God,

You are connected to God
hearing what he hears,
He feels, you feel,
he breathes, you breathe,
belonging to your Lord,

To you, in you, From you,
His love, power, heartbeat
calls deep to deep,
intertwining spirit to spirit,
and the colours swim
Swirling to life in you
creating the story
God's words, your thoughts
flowing infusing rhythms
telling of the kingdom
Stories and journeys,
Loves cascade,
Saturating hues
streaming to a world that
needs a master's peace.

Poem Tags
#spoken-word, #poetry #love, #god, #life, #faith, #story, #spirit, #mirror, #art, #colours

Prompt
We are God's colour, story, love to a world. We mirror who He is through our connection in Spirit and truth.

Tags: mirror, glory, love, identity, life

Heart in Hands

26.06.2018 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Run your hands
through your hair,
every one counted,
For He knows
You intimately,
His heart
beats to yours
in time, beyond time
playing the most
Amazing love life song
just for you,
enveloped in this
empowering cascading
Forever love,
Passionate, innermost deep
Unfathomable yet simple
a Pure unadulterated touch
Dance wild
In His love,
Redeemed,
Set free,
Released
to be.

Poem Tags
#character, #christian, #cross, #empathy, #heartbeat, #identity, #love, #passion, #poems, #poetry, #spokenword
Prompt
Do you know a deep overpowering, pure love? Intimate and real!

Find you first-love and passion for Christ - Spoken word Poetry

In the Heart

23.06.2018 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Where is the treasure
of your heart?
Even Buried, hidden
it moulds your life,
Even in your sleep,
Dreams reveal what
holds and runs your life
The tosses and turns
Passions and Burns
Straight paths and returns.

Find the place
of your heart
Make room for revival
For you are
Uniquely designed
Uniquely created
Uniquely you
Made for this love,
Find yourself in
Life turned around
Connected to yourself
Connected to acceptance
Connected to the house
The people of God,
You are in the place
This place
Healed, restored
Scars of heart
Scars of mind
Scars of body
gone,
You stand in this place
This house
Knowing, being
forgiveness and restoration
For there is
No name above the
The name of Jesus.
“Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.”
Everlasting to Everlasting
This place
Our place
God's place
Heart in this house space
And the roof
is off.

Bible Verses: 1 Chronicles 29
Starting Thoughts: Where is money and generosity in our life? Are we hoarding, hiding, keeping the best of who we are from others… our time, thoughts, treasure? Where our heart is focused is where our life is placing importance?
Poem Topic Tags: #character, #church, #dreams, #heart, #house, #jesus, #life, #love, #money, #name, #place, #scars, #thoughts, #time, #treasure
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Spoken word poem on treasure in our heart, audio video

Am I Big Enough?

04.06.2018 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Am I big enough
thunders God?
Am I big enough
whispers God?
Am I big enough
loves God?

Come with your burdens
Come from where you are stuck
Come with your sins
Come with what
is held in your dark
no holding back,
Don't hang onto the past
because I hung
the past, present, future.
My love was nailed
came alive with
Jesus my Son,
I finished death
so you can let go,
Let me give joy
for lost years,
Let me give joy
for tears,
Let me give laughter
for stress,
Let me give peace
Let me make
forever holy
your life,
Let me be the beauty
the harmony
in your life,
experience the delights
in my heart.

You are
my new creation
healed and totally
forgiven,
I see you
perfect in my love,
Live with me,
Live from
my promises
my truth
my covernment
my power,
Live from
continual righteousness
cross centered
cross released.

Prompt
Is God BIG enough to love us completely... do we live from this love?

Tags: jesus, faith, love, identity, creation

the tightrope we walk above the voices of the world

Omega Christians

26.03.2018 Filed in: Poetry |Seeker |Christian |Spoken Word |Video Written by: W Grieve

The courage to step out - do you hear God's call.… High Resolution Version

The wire stretches,
thin snake of meaning
over a chasm of nothingness,
Voices, vices scream,
neon lights beckon
tell me I'm a fool,
All attempting to make me fall.
I edge forward
step by step
the wind is cold.
It seems strange,
I swear I hear my own voice
telling me to stop
to give up
to relax and fall,
discover a better place.
Unsure the voices below
distract
I do not really listen to God,
I'm self angry
tired
I turn to the Word
"And now - all glory to Him
who alone in God, who saves
us through Jesus Christ
our Lord;
yes, splendour and majesty
all power and authority are His
from the beginning; His they are
and His they evermore will be.
And He is able to keep you
from slipping and falling away,
and to bring you, sinless and perfect,
into His presence
with mighty shouts of everlasting joy.
Amen."
In the quiet of my mind
God speaks,
"Close your eyes
then step out and trust me."

CLOSE MY EYES!

There in the black cold
my faith grows,
as I step out
the tightrope becomes
a glorious road.

Can I?

30.09.2012 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word |Seeker Written by: W Grieve

Can I
Have someone
see deep?
me,
The hidden real
The faked real?

Chameleon - thousand shades
Camouflage dirt
Concealing pain
Capable indifference
Covering smiles
Cracked mirror.

Mindside
I silent inner scream,
Sacrificed life
for inner dark uncomfortable.
Hidden life
in the midst of many.

Where can I trust?
Where can I belong?
Where can I sing?
Where can I be?

Prompt
Where can we turn? Who can we trust? What do we try to hide?
Poem Tags
#chameleon, #christian, #fake, #identity, #life, #poems, #poetry, #seeker, #spokenword,

Can I explores identity through Christian poetry video

Clock Watching

16.06.2012 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word |Seeker Written by: W Grieve

In risky conversation
my words fell
into your listening ears
and I uneasily started…

Clock watching
the minutes
seconds
of day
pass
slower
Little dribbles
of leaked time
as I waited...

Nothing happened
no great drama
no loss of me
no laughter at me...

I realised
that while I have given
a part of me
never shared
It adds
to this world,
rarely subtracts...

Why was I worried?

Starting Thoughts: Sometimes, accidentally or deliberately we share something we've never told anyone before. It becomes a moment when we wonder what we have just risked, will it backfire? Will connection be broken as we share the pain, the struggle, the failure that we have been holding?
Poem Topic Tags: #body, #clock, #confess, #conversations, #friendship, #identity, #risks, #secrets, #seeker, #sharing, #time
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Sharing our secrets in a risk Spoken Word Poem

Extremes

02.04.2012 Filed in: Poetry |Seeker |Christian |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Heaven's glory
to earths pain,
love's closeness
to cross death loneliness,
Bright fullness of spirit
to greyness and questions,
Complexity surrounded
Simplicity discovered,
Wonderful paradoxes
both God and me.

In the extremes
Gods shadow of humility
touches my spirit,
my heart captivated in
a grace
encounter with God,
helping me to see
who I am.

loved
real
me.

Tags: paradoxes, love, real, identity, grace

Deeper than Surface

21.08.2011 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Single letters
straggle through my heart
tugging odds and ends
forming thoughts
deeper than mind
Centered in my core.

The Question slides
surface floating
W
H
O
Am I?
Is God?
Who cares?

Am I random?
A blank?

Or formed for purpose?

I stand outside myself
Looking in
and beyond.

Heartbeat

18.04.2010 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

I feel
a need
of Your power,
Take me
break my heart
at the foot
of the cross,
Shatter the bonds
that crust
my life beat,
Then lovingly
restore my heart Lord
Infuse it with Your love
Give me Your pain
for others
but Your peace
to overrule,
give me humbleness
to deny self
boldness
as a saved creation,
Father take my heart
form Your beat
within.

Poem Tags
#character, #christian, #cross, #empathy, #heartbeat, #identity, #love, #poems, #poetry, #spokenword
Prompt
Time to get rid of the hardness around our hearts. Feel, know God's heartbeat.

Life Currents

10.04.2010 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Life can be complex
Sitting on the outside
Never trying to be in it
Towel sitting,
Waves calling.
Some sail adventures
charting rocks, storms and whirlpools
Canoeing wild rides
Meanwhile
I lie lazy
tanning melanoma
Will I look only?

I take a drink
From the coolie
It bubbles cool, inviting
Coke is life
Lol
It is a lie!

I can't be filled, quenched
With artificial.
Only in the water
Flowing, living water
Salt or stream
Is true life.

I wake up holding the bottle
Sunburn on the way.

Prompt
Do you just sit back on the edge of life, watching others, wanting more but not quite able to make it across the hot sand?
Poem Tags
#adventures, #christian, #complexity, #lazy, #lies, #life, #motivation, #poem, #poetry, #purpose, #reality, #seeker, #spokenword, #truth

Sitting on the edge of life Spoken Word Poem - why not jump in

Tags: reallife, identity, fake, risk, change

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Media Moments: Question, reflect, connect

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Crystal Waters

Rambo or Ridiculous

In the Eyes

Images Flow

Heart in Hands

In the Heart

Am I Big Enough?

Omega Christians

Can I?

Clock Watching

Extremes

Deeper than Surface

Heartbeat

Life Currents