With Lent fast approaching I realize that it is time to update my resource lists. This year I have decided to repost each of these updated lists as I know…
A series of poems on love would not be complete without Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 116. The sonnet appeared in Emma Thompson’s screenplay for the film of Sense and Sensibility, and is…
Today’s love poem The Good Morrow is from one of the greats of English literature, John Donne. (1572 – 1631) Amazingly this was probably his earliest poem. It weaves sensual and spiritual…
by Christine Sine A “true” or “canonical” icon is most often said to be “written,” for it is indeed theology written in the language of colour and form. Every line…
What would it look like to fall in love with God for Valentine’s Day? Here is a great prayer/poem to read and reflect on. Recognizing the depth of God’s love…
As Valentine’s Day approaches I find myself thinking a lot about the real meaning of love. I feel this poem by Mary Oliver is a great one to reflect on…
In her newest book of poems Heart Psalms: Songs of the Heart, which I am thoroughly enjoying reading at the moment as part of my morning meditations, Ana Lisa De Jong…