Poets & Saints

Scripture  

Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 (NIV)  

Two are better than one,  

because they have a good return for their labor:  

If either of them falls down,  

one can help the other up.  

But pity anyone who falls …

Scripture  

Mark 4:27 (NIV)  

Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up,  

the seed sprouts and grows,  

though he does not know how.

Refrain  

Grace is at work, even when I can’t see it.

Quote / Poem  

Ra…

Scripture  

Matthew 16:25 (NRSVUE)  

For those who want to save their life will lose it,  

and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.

Refrain  

In surrender, I find rest.

Quote

Michael A. Singe…

Scripture  

Lamentations 3:22–23 (NIV)  

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,  

for his compassions never fail.  

They are new every morning;  

great is your faithfulness.

Refrain  

Your me…

Scripture  

Zechariah 14:20 (NIV)  

On that day,  

“HOLY TO THE LORD”  

will be inscribed on the bells of the horses,  

and the cooking pots in the Lord’s house  

will be like the sacred bowls  

in front of…

Scripture  

Colossians 2:9 (NLT)  

For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.

Refrain  

God is not far from flesh.

Quote

Richard Rohr, from *The Universal Christ*  

“When God chose to reve…

Scripture  

John 1:5 (CSB)  

That light shines in the darkness,  

and yet the darkness did not overcome it.

Refrain  

Your light finds me, even here.

Quote

Barbara Brown Taylor, from *Learning to Walk in th…

Scripture  

Romans 8:23 (ESV)  

And not only the creation,  

but we ourselves,  

who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,  

groan inwardly as we wait eagerly  

for adoption as sons,  

the redemption of our b…

Scripture  

Genesis 2:7 (NRSVUE)  

Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground,  

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,  

and the man became a living being.

Refrain  

The breath i…

Scripture  

Jeremiah 17:7–8 (NIV)  

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,  

whose confidence is in him.  

They will be like a tree planted by the water  

that sends out its roots by the stream.  

…

Scripture  

Luke 17:21 (ESV)  

“…the kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed,  

nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’  

for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of yo…

Scripture  

Ecclesiastes 11:5 (NLT)  

Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind  

or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb,  

so you cannot understand the activity of God,  

who…

Scripture  

Deuteronomy 4:9 (NIV)  

Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely  

so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen  

or let them fade from your heart as long as you live.  

Teach…

Scripture  

Psalm 23:2–3 (CSB)  

He lets me lie down in green pastures;  

He leads me beside quiet waters.  

He renews my life;  

He leads me along the right paths  

for His name’s sake.

Refrain  

Lead me to…

Scripture  

Philippians 4:6–7 (NLT)  

Don’t worry about anything;  

instead, pray about everything.  

Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  

Then you will experience God’s peace,  

wh…

Scripture  

Ezekiel 36:26 (NIV)  

I will give you a new heart  

and put a new spirit in you;  

I will remove from you your heart of stone  

and give you a heart of flesh.

Refrain  

Soften my heart until it …

Scripture  

John 16:13 (NIV)  

But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes,  

he will guide you into all the truth.  

He will not speak on his own;  

he will speak only what he hears,  

and he will tell you wh…

Scripture  

1 Corinthians 6:19–20 (The Message)  

Didn’t you realize that your body is a sacred place,  

the place of the Holy Spirit?  

Don’t you see that you can’t live however you please,  

squandering…

Scripture  

Ephesians 1:18 (NRSV)  

…so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened,  

you may know what is the hope to which he has called you,  

what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among …

Scripture  

Exodus 3:2–4 (NRSV)  

There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire  

out of a bush;  

he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed.  

Then Moses said,  

“I mus…