Community Connection ~ March 8, 2026: Prayer through Poetry

In searching for new modes of prayer to share with you, we came across a book of poems about God, written by a variety of famous poets. These are certainly beautiful expressions of faith, and reading them would be a great way to deepen your prayer life during Lent, but we can’t help but feel like writing your own poems would be a more meaningful exercise! So that’s what we challenge you to do this week: express yourself through poetry.

As children, we are invited to dip our toes into lots of different art forms, but often as we get older we define ourselves as either An Artist or Not An Artist. But anyone can be an artist - all you have to do is make something! And that includes art forms like poetry, so if you consider yourself Not An Artist, take a moment to reframe your perspective of yourself before you begin.

Other than a fresh perspective, all you need is this poetry resource from Scribophile. It’s a super friendly introduction to 27 different poetic forms, running the gamut from well-known (haiku) to…less so (ever heard of a golden shovel?). You can scroll until you find a form that speaks to you or challenge yourself and work your way down the list. If the words don’t come easily, that’s okay - the time you spend starting and re-starting is part of the process of drawing inward, part of the prayer. And if you don’t think your poem is “good,” that’s okay too - you don’t have to share it with anyone besides God.

If you are feeling courageous, however, you can share your poem(s) with us, either in person or via Facebook or Instagram. We’ll go first! Here’s a prayer haiku, inspired by this morning’s weather:

The wind is roaring
Wind chimes are shouting, "WAKE UP!"
i whisper "thank you"