Poems

Fill all the earth with good creatures who with you Will take its resources and make a great plan; Find all you can about things that are living And make the whole earth a great haven for man. The sun will give warmth and rich foliage raise, And will measure the length of your years…

Who is he? Who is he? Who is he? Who the people talk of- who is he? Jesus of Palestine. Lived among us, yes, but who is he? I have heard that he lived for his Father And for those he longed to have as brothers; That he felt their longing and their sorrows; Knew…

New Year At the winding down of one year and the starting of another, When we’ve had a chance to think and pray and talk with one another, When the things we plan to do seem plain and duties are not pressing There has seemed to be a chance that we may do some slight…

In All Our History In all our history we have had Authorities who failed To strive for true society Where each man’s worth was hailed, But sought instead to keep their rank And ride a narrow ledge ‘Tween personal gain and pleasing all- Their judgement lies ahead. We hear the cries of discontent, Of hate…

 Sad World Sad world That strives and frets for Newness And finds this ‘new’ is Sameness. Sad world That thinks its need is Money And cannot find its Treasure. Sad world When goals are selfish Whims And nearby is A neighbour. Sad world That dreams of Freedom And then its wants increase— Insatiable. Sad world…

A hymn to Christ—High Priest A reflection on John 17 We did not ask you to pray for us, or pray for ourselves to be strong. Nor sought our strength in your actions, nor longed for the life of your heaven. We longed for a union of spirits and a love that would cover the…

Time Time is heaven’s gift And when received as such Retains its aspect of Unhurried love—eternal. Each given moment then Need not be rushed with fretfulness As though it were a shrinking space, but rather, Filled with Father’s grace for all. Such love found space in Christ To touch each one he met, Until the…

The Sideways Look The sideways look… How burdensome to mind and heart! What terrors when one’s fate Hangs in the uneven balance Of what is happening in Another’s life. Ah Lord To me is given Life and love and every good Straight from your cross and ascended power Love, pure love, for me And shall…

Pride God walked In the cool of day To visit Eve and Adam And found them Hiding Pride of rivaling God And knowing good and evil, When God drew near, Had made them Tremble God came, and comes, to prideful us Seeking out our hiding places To honour us with his word Of death to…

Knowledge of God Knowing of God we have together… What else when God is love One Father delighting in his Son—the crucified And pouring out for him A blessing on the world And we, endowed in him His Brothers, Bride and Body Receiving in our flesh His Spirit. What else when, together, we are Sealed…