Inspirational Poems for Troubled Times

by Suzanne Selby Grenager

WHO SAYS?

Who says there is
No God?

It must be
Someone who has not
Looked lately into
A baby's eyes.

I say: look into
That radiance, and
See what you are made of.

WAKE UP

Wake up early.
Open the blinds.
Put a log on the dying fire.

Fan the flames
Any way you can.

ONE SIMPLE WAY?

Maybe I am just a lousy scientist,
Missing the obvious formula
Smack dab under my nose.

But if there really were
One single, simple way
To know God,
Wouldn't more of us be smiling?

MEDITATION

Gratitude and prayer
Do not come easily
To this old bird of prey
That is my mind.

The best I can often do is
Sit and sigh, and
Let down my hair, one straggly
Strand, or two, at a time.

The good news is
There is probably less to
Unravel here than I think.

SOMETIMES

Sometimes it's as futile
As calling the cat,
Trying to collect
Myself for God.

Sometimes.
But not always,
Thank God.

LOVE REIGNS

Let me kiss your holy human feet,
As you would kiss mine
If I'd let you.

What on earth else
Is there for us to do?

Love reigns,
Love rains.

Inside. Outside.
it's everywhere you look.

WHO ARE YOU, DEAR?

Who are you, dear?
Who do you dare to be?

Come, hold my hand,
As we do this hard
(And marvelous) thing
Together.

TRANSFORMATION

Let the love that you are
Transform you utterly.

How?

Only sit still, wait
And watch.

Love is what happens
When there is absolutely
Nothing else going on.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL DANCE

There is no need to be still, fast,
Or keep silence.
You might as well dance, feast
And sing.

Sooner or later, God
Will find you anyway.

If you are looking for an austere God,
Then go ahead and practice austerity.
But if you want joy,
Be joyful.

Eat, drink and be merry
Sounds about right to me

HAFIZ SAYS

Hafiz says
Pull the knife out.
And let your heart
Sing!