Christian Poetry and Spoken Word Media for Churches and Faith

Given Away

01.05.2016 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Years rim her eyes
Tears creep achingly
Surrounding thoughts of past,
Her child given away in pain,
hope's chance,
Now struggling
in adopted family.
Lost to life beyond
Given away separation.

Cuts of rejection,
truth mixed in
life's sewage.

---CHANGE---
Yanks present tense
into future hope...

A startling phone call,
hopeful letter,
proposed tentative visit
newness explored,
fears crazily mix
into possibility dreams.

---CHANGE---
Time kaleidoscopes
past thoughts to today’s
encounter,
Mother hugs transformed baby
Father embraces grown infant
Siblings discover each other
Lost has found
happiness tears,
treasured hugs
tucking of hair behind ear,
shared laughs and
silent peace moments,
now anything
seems possible.

---CHANGE---
Hear the call,
You are
Adopted
sons and daughters,
Afflictions, pain
paid for in
cross dragged hours,
He has sought you,
Run to you,
You are Adored
forever completely
deeply
in Jesus’
resurrection love.

The Gap

10.04.2016 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Simple words
creating pain,
betrayal gaps
between you
and the person
you once knew,
friendship shipwrecked,
Uncomfortable meeting moments,
Eyes avert,
voices whisper,
mind word games
play silently in your head.

A choice...
Bitter write off
Cut the past threads,
Or
Close the gap,
Open the heart,
words of forgiveness
given in courage.

Do you love me?
Feed my lambs.
Do you love me?
Take care of my sheep.
Do you love me?
Feed my sheep.

Do you hear?
Do you hear...
the voice of your Lord?

#caring, #christian, #courage, #decision, #forgiveness, #friend, #friendship, #gossip, #lambs, #love, #poems, #poetry, #risks, #sheep, #spokenword, #whispers, #videos

Making forgiveness decisions to close the gaps and feed the lambs poem

Tags: revival, holyspirit, love, worship, awe

Rose

10.01.2016 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word |Seeker Written by: W Grieve

Memories eye
develops kaleidoscope colours
See this lady
my best friend
a gorgeous woman,
A colour burst
surrounded by intertwined roses
radiating grace, closeness
my love
my Rose.

Yellow diamonds spiral
iris widening past moments of
humour, the so positive lady
yet with hard edges
amazing toughness, perseverance.

Blue circles
the eyes pool depth
I journey with,
Enjoy looking into,
enjoy skipping stones
of reaction over.
Eyes now framed, bigger,
in reading glasses
for our mutual reading,
iPad screens,
comfortable couch silence
together independence.
I watch you
laugh, scroll, like and comment
and just enjoy the social you.

Rose,
Colour mixes of
passion, faith, directness and quick smiles
Words in Wisdom’s season
Amazing Mother
Incredible daughter
Beautiful wife.

You are
my time spanning
kaleidoscope poem,
my vision of
memories colour
my heart's
loving embrace.

Starting Thoughts: A marriage of decades to a wonderful woman-wife is a celebrated in this poem to growing old together.
Poem Topic Tags: #celebration, #colours, #family, #friend, #friendship, #heart, #love, #marriage, #personal, #seeker, #time, #wife
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Spoken word poetry celebrating a woman, marriage and friendship

Tags: love, wife, Marriage, time, friendship

Sunday Tolls

10.01.2016 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Bells peal
Summoning the battle lines
Satan rubbed
gleeful hands
as people were
called to church.

The Lord stretched
His spirit
to those who came
Victorious loving power
to those that
bothered to claim

But the people
did not love
they couldn't
in division
slander
respectable sin
and divided
they fell
while God waited at the door

And the devil got up
and danced on the altar.

Poetry Topic Tags: #christian, #church, #divided, #division, #gossip, #love, #poems, #poetry, #sin, #slander, #spokenword, #videos

Where there is division we need t cover with love Spoken word poetry video

Tags: love, church, gossip, slander, spirit

Hug

10.01.2016 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Your arms around me
secure
timeless,
I know
and feel love,
Deep love
from a Creator King,
the same voice that sustains
universe extremes
calls my name,
power defined
holding creation
holding me,
God
You remain the same
ever true,
everlasting in Your love.

Isaiah 46:3-4, Romans 8:38-39, Luke 15:20

#christian, #creation, #creator, #hugs, #ove, #poetry,
#poems, #spokenword, #universe, #voice

Tags: hugs, creation, love, timeless, life

Anticipation

10.01.2016 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Christmas
Anticipation,
Beginning of hope...
Drowned in the voices,
ad confused noise
Sarcasm screams
and steals,
Killing the thinking
curious
questions lost.

No different today
to the first time,
Cold power feeling threatened,
iron fist desperately speaking
commands of death,
Babies killed,
A fearful human king
trying to kill the true king.

Doubters emerged,
frozen religious thinking
denying the king
His claims on their life,
Liars advertising
Their version of truth 101.

Jesus,
Human frailty embraced
as a baby,
He stands
perfect in time
Alive after death,
He saves
Hopeless and hopeful
Anyone who comes.

Maybe that's why
Jesus said, "Come as a child."
Before those mind manipulations,
before games acted
before playmaking,
Just come as you are,
who you are
No matter where
you are from,
Where you sit.

The birth of hope
Alive after sacrifice
Love extreme
loves you
embraces you
knows you
sees you.

Poem Tags
#baby, #child, #christian, #christmas, #cross, #hope, #jesus, #love, #poems, #poetry, #reallife, #santa, #seeker, #spokenword, #videos, #xmas
Prompt
Christmas combines death of the innocents with a baby in a manger. How will you complete your Christmas?

Anticipation of Christmas Poetry Spoken Word Video

Tags: christmas, gifts, hope, jesus, love

The Point

20.12.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

What was the point?
Cute lambs and shepherds
twinkling stars,
Presents and smiles,
straw and happy baby,
Smiling parents.
Underneath...
A king desperate for power
Fear of a baby
death of innocents
Fleeing parents,
A Christmas beginning.

Today,
Families gathering
presents exchanged
Hugs and togetherness
Celebration,
Underneath...
Crowded rushed malls
Sweating Santa,
Myriad sales
Glitter commercials,
Stress and loneliness
Clarity of pain and anger,
Countries war-torn
Worn and lost.

Underneath...
Anchored in and beyond time
God's love...
Sent in risk
Sent to bring back,
Sent to speak,
To live full; laugh, struggle,
To go carrying the cross
Carrying our pain, sin, death
For the joy
set before him,
Darkness and sameness
Triumph of evil.

Underneath... The Point

Resurrection power
Death and sin defeated,
Love conquered
Final victory,
Reborn again
Lives eternally changed.

Christmas complete.

Poem Tags
#baby, #child, #christian, #christmas, #cross, #hope, #jesus, #love, #poems, #poetry, #reallife, #santa, #seeker, #spokenword, #videos, #xmas
Prompt
Christmas combines death of the innocents with a baby in a manger. Where are you in the mix of families, xmas, loneliness, love?

Chrisitna Poetry Spoken Word Videos Christmas

Tags: christmas, gifts, hope, jesus, love

Ever Love

30.08.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Every moment
Every step,
Closer than your heart beat
a You shadow
twinned to your soul,
A knowledge deeper
than you know yourself,
From the same creator spirit
that formed galaxies and atoms,
A love celebration
that laughed, danced,
sang the song spinning
stars, universes into space,
From that tender power,
a God spark,
puzzle piece,
A fire
waiting alive in you.
In every spirit molecule of your whole
a call to your soul, Spirit deep,
to close relationship,
A call to home -
to pain,
to questions
to freedom
to change
to purpose
to adventure...

In Christ's ever love
You will never
be the same.

Tags: spirit, god, love, mystery, soul

Be Truth

09.08.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Truth moved
into the neighbourhood
Sent to relate,
A mission
In fragmented, scattered lives
In the uncaring, indifferent.

Opening
New beginnings,
Restoration of lives
to God
to others,
Doing from being
centered in Christ,
Followers deepened in faith.

Sharing love, hope, questions,
laughter, pain, dreams.

There is so much more,
Reach for it.
Be the truth.

Starting Thoughts: How do we keep our love on and make a choice to connect with neighbours? In a world retreating from community and relationships we can be radical, show radical to others around us.
Poem Topic Tags: #community, #connected, #evangelism, #honour, #local, #love, #mission, #neighbourhood, #reallife, #sharing, #truth
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

We connectto to others on our community to restore and bring deeper relationships poem spoken word.

Rose Coloured

27.07.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Memories’ eye
opens kaleidoscope colours
labelled friend, gorgeous woman.

A colour burst
surrounded by intertwined roses
radiating grace, closeness
my love
my Rose.

Yellow diamonds spiral
iris widening past moments of
humour, the so positive lady
with hard edges
of amazing toughness, perseverance.

Blue circles
the eyes pool depth
I journey with,
Enjoy looking into,
enjoy skipping stones
of reaction over.

Eyes now framed, bigger,
in rimmed glasses
for our mutual reading,
iPad screens,
comfortable couch silence
together independence.
I watch you
laugh, scroll, like and comment
and just enjoy the social you.

Rose,
Colour mixes of
passion, faith, directness and quick smiles
Words in Wisdom’s season
Amazing Mother
Incredible daughter
Beautiful wife.

You are my;
time spanning kaleidoscope poem
memories eye
hearts embrace.

Starting Thoughts:
A poem for the lady I have journeyed with over many years. White is made of many colours, just as Rose has many amazing attributes, gifts, skills and strengths. She has a wonderful personality - great growing old with her. Posted for 60th anniversary.
Poem Topic Tags: celebration, colours, family, friend, friendship, heart, love, marriage, personal, seeker, time, wife
Posting Tags: #artist, #christ, #christian, #church, #creativewriting, #edapp, #edchat, #edtech, #elearning, #GlobalEd, #god, #instawrite, #jesus, #lrnchat, #mlearning, #poems, #poetry, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #poetryisnotdead, #poetsofinstagram, #schools, #spilledink, #spokenword, #teaching, #TT, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife

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Run the Road

07.07.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Walking up the Road
Leaving behind,
Threading out the darkness,
Ghost chains,
Footsteps away
from
a life of drowning in
unintended consequences,
Shit stuff,
Not so unintended consequences.

Obeying a call,
To change
Embrace the light,
To accept a Saviour,
Calm, hope and fear
centered in me now
as I journey
finding the Way.

A Father's heartbeat
Rhythm of the road,
Love's call,
Forgiveness' flow
Freedom's laughter
His welcome hug.

Choosing again
In purpose
I. Walk.
I. Run.

Check out the story of the Prodigal Son.

My Spirit

06.06.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word |Seeker Written by: W Grieve

My spirit
Extol
Ever praise
The One
Highest above,
You are
The Great I Am,
Beyond time,
Jesus
Adored Lord,
Worthy
Complete
Wholeness and Truth,
I worship You
In the hardness of the cross
In the love of the cross
In the joy of the cross
In the power of the cross
In the moment of the cross.
Here and now

I worship you
Here and now.

Starting Thoughts: The Cross is a display of the character and personality of God, a God willing to love in both the hard and gentle, in sacrifice and power.
Poem Topic Tags: #cross, #holyspirit, #iam, #joyful, #love, #power, #praise, #spirit, #timeless, #worship
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 worshipping the God of the cross - of love

Now Future

06.06.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

What will last forever
in eternity, infinity
locked to perpetuity
the now future
of the kingdom come?
Faith - confidence reality
in the seen unseen
Hope - the today joy
of tomorrow's promises
Love - the greatest
gift of purpose, freedom,
sacrifice.

Starting Thoughts: What really lasts in a seemingly temporary world, temporary life? Is it all random or is there more? Why do we search and look for love?
Bible Verses: “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.”
1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT
Poem Topic Tags: #faith, #freedom, #future, #hope, #infinity, #kingdom, #love,
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

What will last in our world? Is infinity a real thing but personal?

Tags: faith, love, eternity, infinity, hope

Soul Window

25.05.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Beginning
Snow white we were,
Innocent,
Free.

Beginning déjà vu
the poisoned Apple,
One small moment
In time,
A decision,
Earth's history changes,
Death increases,
Pain intensifies.
The very stones,
Core of earth
wait and groan.

Timeless
Another door opens
Alternate reality,
Hope
Is gifted, birthed, lives, laughs,
Walks with, learns with,
Shows a love
Immense, Free
Giving choice,
Promise in life's lacerations
Hope for dispossessed
Complete forgiveness.
Beautiful.

Jesus
our soul's window
to God's heart,

Open
to the kiss
of the prince.

Tags: cost, love, snow, jesus, sin

Faith

03.05.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Faith
Embraces the wanderer,
Seekers and lost
Pained and released.
No dress code
No restrictions.

This world's
Needs, desires,
wants,
Are shadow trades
for this unaccountable
Amazing unknown.

Get up and walk
Walk to his cross
Walk to his arms
Faith
Walk to his light
Walk to his hope
Faith.
Your steps, his steps
Your path, following his destiny.

He knows your doubts
Questions,
Jesus has been before
Lived your dark before
Seen you before.

Take your dreams,
Hopes, laughter,

Live life in God.
Have faith.

Tags: faith, god, love, jesus, trust

Worship

22.03.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Be engulfed, enfused
In this eternal love,
In a world of
shifting sands
Running hour-glasses,
Tell of the everlasting...
His love
The greatest reason to worship,
His cross love
The greatest reason to worship,
His forgiveness personified
The greatest reason to worship,
His resurrection power love
The greatest reason to worship.

He waits
Arms open wide,
Universe creator.

We come in worship
Giving in voice, thoughts;
glory to the One
Holy is He,
Precious, "the Great I Am"
Wonderful Redeemer
Living loving God.

Tags: choices, beyond, random, decisions, love

You Called

22.03.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

You called, "Come."
I left what I knew
Embraced unknown reality,

You spoke, "Awake."
I opened darkened eyes
from spiritual lack.

You cried, "Father forgive them,"
I engraved these love words
Mind to heart.

You said before dawn
the cock will crow,
“Three times"
I know now
boasts mean little,
Cheap betrayal,
Yet threaded, intertwined,
three times you asked,
"Do you love me?"
"I do."
Twice; "You know I do."
Third time, soul deeper,
life aware, pride cut,
"Lord, I do."

You announced, "Let there be light"
And I danced
in a new beginning.

Tags: cost, betray, love, jesus, love

Who are You?

03.01.2015 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

You, I have a choice...
Either, this is a random world
Ultimately you-we
make up our own meaning
in this universe.
It takes courage to
believe this.

Choice two...
There is something
beyond ourselves,
Why am I here?
What more is there?
It takes courage to
believe this.

Yet many of us create
a third choice delusion.
The busy, the unreality...
Just live life the best
Get some money,
Get some fun, some action,
Some sport
Blur brain entertainment,
Get a job,
Get a...whatever...
And we can die
hiding the questions,
drugging the questions,
Layered self-deception.
But if we strip away
the scabs
We have made a choice,
One we don't like...
Choosing the random world
trying, numbing
ourselves to the hole it leaves.

Random or more?
Just
who are you?

Tags: choices, beyond, random, decisions, love

Love Is

15.11.2014 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Love is
both heart and mind
passion
decision,
Love is holding hands
in sunshine
in hard times.

Love is quiet
A good morning smile
A look of praise
A caring, holding,
A crying together.

Love is powerful
Patient,
Quick to forgive
Slow to anger
Strong in respect
for each other.
Love is humour
Laughter in moments shared
Joy in a future combined
Love is honour
Placing priority in the other
Love is time
spent chatting,
revealing secrets
Open honesty
Just being there.

Love is … twenty second
hugs with my best friend,

Love God
Love you.

Starter Thoughts: How can love stand the test of time? How can we be really in love? Perspectives on love for marriage.
Poetry Topic Tags: #crying, #christian #decisions, #forgiveness, #futures, #heart, #honesty, #hugs, #humour, #love, #marriage, #patient, #poems, #poetry, #respect, #spokenword, #together, #videos, #wedding

Marriage and Love Poem Spoken Word for church serivce

In the Bubble

09.04.2014 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

You have come
Committed to us
Love to us
Born with us

Why did you bother?
Just look around
and see the pain
Beyond our bubble of life
Maybe even in the bubble
- the hurt
The environment groaning
Crying out its slaughter.

But your heart
Responds, responds
deliberate unconditional love
The same power that sustains
Universe spinning galaxies
Birthed vulnerable
Laughed free,
Knew injustice firsthand,
Felt pain depths,
Cross hung
The father turned his face away
Time suspended
The unknown of three.

And then power!
A time to live
A time for amazing
A time for the biggest
Divine miracle.

Risen now
The last word
Is Forever alive
Love to us.

His world changing
love starts with us.

Tags: bubble, change, love, environment, power

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Given Away

The Gap

Rose

Sunday Tolls

Hug

Anticipation

The Point

Ever Love

Be Truth

Rose Coloured

Run the Road

My Spirit

Now Future

Soul Window

Faith

Worship

You Called

Who are You?

Love Is

In the Bubble