Category Archives: Poems

Most of these are “cheap poetry,” quick verses that range from haiku to doggerel and commemorate something observed or experienced. Some are longer and more serious; you’ll know them when you see them (I hope).

36. Waking

Posted on April 6, 2017 by david

When [Jesus] had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind … Continue reading →

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35. If

Posted on March 29, 2017 by david

Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”… Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and … Continue reading →

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33. Homeward

Posted on March 28, 2017 by david

“He who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way; that man is a thief and a robber; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the … Continue reading →

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32. What remains unseen

Posted on March 23, 2017 by david

The Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess him to be the Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue…. So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and said … Continue reading →

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22. For Toby, in apology

Posted on March 18, 2017 by david

Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” …Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we … Continue reading →

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31. Room 304

Posted on March 16, 2017 by david

Jesus answered… “We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” He spat … Continue reading →

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30. The river

Posted on March 9, 2017 by david

The Jews then said to him, “You are not fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” —John 8. 57–58 Older than footsteps, more ancient … Continue reading →

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29. Silence (the paradox)

Posted on March 8, 2017 by david

Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” —John 8:31 The truth will … Continue reading →

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28. A worm and no man

Posted on March 5, 2017 by david

He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above; you are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins, for you will die in your sins … Continue reading →

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27. In the alley

Posted on March 3, 2017 by david

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” —John 8:12 High walls eclipse the winter sun but are greedy … Continue reading →

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