Poets & Saints

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Poets & Saints is a five-minute liturgical meditation, hosted by Cody Jensen, blending breath, scripture, and sacred writings from mystics and poets. Created for spiritual seekers and believers alike, it offers a quiet invitation to slow down and encounter God in the present moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 14h ago

    I Saw You Under the Fig Tree

    ScriptureJohn 1:47–49 (NIV) When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit." "How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you." Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel." RefrainI was seen before I was found. QuoteRabbi Johanan bar Nappaha of Tiberius "Why were matters of Torah compared to a fig tree? Just as this fig tree, whenever a person searches it for figs to eat, he finds figs in it, as the figs on the tree do not ripen all at once, so too, with matters of Torah. Whenever a person meditates on them, he finds in them new meaning." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 1d ago

    Prayer Is the Oxygen of Faith

    Scripture1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 (NRSVUE) Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. RefrainPrayer is keeping company with God. QuoteMother Teresa "Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 4d ago

    Blessed Are the Patient

    ScriptureIsaiah 30:15 (NRSVUE) For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. PoemBrian Zahnd, Blessed Are the Patient A woman in the kitchen baking bread A farmer in the field sowing seed Both know they must trust to Tiny miracles of fermentation and germination Jesus says— This is how the kingdom of heaven comes Quiet and slow, almost unobserved Nothing like tramping armies on the march Or the inane noise of political campaigns Violence is swift and lies are loud So the kingdom of heaven is slow and quiet Blessed are the patient For theirs is the way of heaven Blessed are the patient For they'll be proved wise Blessed are the patient For time is on their side Instead of fighting, striving, conniving They can wait for the bread to rise They can wait for the wheat to ripen Causes, crusades, and campaigns cannot wait And for this reason they cannot be wise "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" Those in a hurry to change the world Just make the world more of what it is— Loud and proud and bound To the powers that be So Jesus alludes to something other A woman in her kitchen sipping tea A farmer on the porch with his pipe She's waiting for the bread to rise He's waiting for the rains to come And Jesus whispers— This is the way to be Blessed are the patient For they do it right Blessed are the patient For they keep their peace Blessed are the patient For they change the world (Without even knowing it) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 5d ago

    A Chair at the Table

    ScriptureMark 2:15 (NRSVUE) And as he sat at dinner in Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners were also sitting with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. RefrainThere is a place at the table, and it is mine. QuoteHenri Nouwen, from Behold the Beauty of the Lord: Praying with Icons "To live in the world without belonging to the world summarizes the essence of the spiritual life. The spiritual life keeps us aware that our true house is not the house of fear, in which the powers of hatred and violence rule, but the house of love, where God resides." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. 6d ago

    Entertaining Angels

    ScriptureHebrews 13:2 (NRSVUE) Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. RefrainI welcome everything that comes to me today. QuoteThe Welcoming Prayer Mary Mrozowski "Welcome, welcome, welcome. I welcome everything that comes to me today because I know it's for my healing. I welcome all thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations, and conditions. I let go of my desire for power and control. I let go of my desire for affection, esteem, approval, and pleasure. I let go of my desire for survival and security. I let go of my desire to change any situation, condition, person, or myself. I open to the love and presence of God and God's action within. Amen." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Sep 8

    Under the Oaks

    ScriptureGenesis 18:1 (NRSVUE) The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. RefrainThe present of our life looks different under trees. QuoteWendell Berry, from A Timbered Choir "I go among trees and sit still. All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on water. My tasks lie in their places where I left them, asleep like cattle." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Sep 7

    Not Knowing Where He Was Going

    ScriptureHebrews 11:8 (NRSVUE) By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance, and he set out, not knowing where he was going. RefrainI set out without knowing. Faith is what I carry. QuoteSøren Kierkegaard, from Fear and Trembling trans. L.M. Hollander "Through the urging of his faith Abraham left the land of his forefathers and became a stranger in the land of promise. He left one thing behind and took one thing along: he left his worldly wisdom behind and took with him faith." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Sep 4

    Our Hearts Were Burning

    ScriptureLuke 24:30–32 (NIV) When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" RefrainMy heart burns as I walk with him. QuoteBrian Zahnd, from Unseen Existences "If we will stay on the journey, press on along the pilgrim path, stay on the road with Jesus, we will come to understand the mysteries of Christ in deeper and truer ways, and like Cleopas and Mary, our hearts will burn within us." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Poets & Saints is a five-minute liturgical meditation, hosted by Cody Jensen, blending breath, scripture, and sacred writings from mystics and poets. Created for spiritual seekers and believers alike, it offers a quiet invitation to slow down and encounter God in the present moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    City Arts Dept
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    572
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © City Church Tulsa
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