Poetry About Jesus Christ

The story of Jesus Christ has inspired poets for millennia, offering themes of unconditional love, profound sacrifice, and the hope of redemption. These poems explore His humanity and His divinity, the journey from the manger to the cross, and the message of peace that continues to resonate.

This collection gathers traditional hymns and contemporary reflections that seek to capture the essence of His life and light.

Featured Poems

The Carpenter's Hand

Reflecting on the humble beginnings of a revolutionary life.

The hands that held the stars in place learned the curve of cedar and pine.

They smoothed the grain of ordinary wood before they turned the water into wine and showed us all the Father's face.

- Mary Catherine

Walking the Dusty Path

On the humanity and humility of the journey.

No high throne for the King of Light, just the heat and the desert air.

He walked the miles that we would walk, bringing the burden of every prayer out of the heavy, silent night.

- Silas Moon

The Breaking of Bread

A meditation on the shared meal and the ultimate gift.

Low table and a simple crust, shared under the shadow of the hill.

He broke the bread of our own trust, bending the world to a higher will, speaking peace into the rising dust.

- Marcus Thorne

Classic Voices

The Hound of Heaven (Excerpt)

by Francis Thompson (1890)

A famous poem about the persistent pursuit of the soul by divine love.

I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years.

The Collar (Excerpt)

by George Herbert (1633)

A poem about spiritual struggle and surrender.

But as I rav'd and grew more fierce and wilde At every word,

Me thought I heard one calling, Child! And I reply'd, My Lord.

Love (III)

by George Herbert (1633)

A beautiful dialogue between the soul and Divine Love.

Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back, Guiltie of dust and sinne.

But quick-ey'd Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning, If I lack'd any thing.

Micro Verses

He writes His love not on tablets of stone, but on the fleshy tables of the heart.

- St. Paul

Grace is the rain that falls on the unborn sprout.

- Julian Thorne

The manger was the first lesson in true majesty.

- Maren Grey

I found God in the questions, not just the answers.

- Clara Holm

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