Spiritual Inspiration Poems

 Spiritual Inspiration Poem
Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison
1672 – 1719  

The Spacious Firmament on high
With all the blue Etherial Sky
And spangled Heav’ns a Shining frame
Their great original proclaim:
Th’unwearied sun, from day to day
Does his Creator’s pow’r display
And publishes to every land
The work of an almighty hand

Soon as the evening shades prevail
The moon takes up the wondrous tale
And nightly to the listning Earth
Repeats the story of her birth:
Whilst all the stars that round her burn
And all the planets, in their turn
Confirm the tidings as they rowl
And spread the truth from pole to pole

What though, in solemn silence, all
Move round the dark terrestrial ball?
What tho’ nor real voice nor sound
Amid their radiant orbs be found?
In reason’s ear they all rejoice
And utter forth a glorious voice
For ever singing, as they shine
‘The Hand that made us is Divine.’

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Elodie Armstrong

Elodie Armstrong   

Thou shalt not worry,
for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities.

Thou shalt not be fearful,
for most of the things we fear never come to pass.

Thou shalt not cross bridges before you get to them,
for no one yet has succeeded in accomplishing this.

Thou shalt face each problem as it comes,
you can handle only one at a time anyway.

Thou shalt not take problems to bed with you
for they make very poor bedfellows.

Thou shalt not borrow other people’s problems,
they can take better care of them than you can.

Thou shalt not try to relive yesterday
for good or ill, it is gone
concentrate on what is happening in your life today.

Thou shalt count thy blessings,
never overlooking the small ones
for a lot of small blessings add up to a big one.

Thou shalt be a good listener,
for only when you listen do you hear ideas different from your own,
it’s very hard to learn something new when you’re talking.

Thou shalt not become bogged down by frustration,
for ninety percent of it is rooted in self-pity
and it will only interfere with positive action.

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St. Francis of Assisi

St Francis of Assisi
1181 – 1226

Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace

Make me a channel of your peace
Where there is hatred let me bring your love
Where there is injury, your pardon Lord
And where there’s doubt, true faith in You.

Make me a channel of your peace
Where there’s despair in life let me bring hope
Where there is darkness, only light
And where there’s sadness ever joy.

O Master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul.

Make me a channel of your peace
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
It is in giving to all men that we receive
And in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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Alice Bailey

Alice Bailey
1880 – 1949

The Great Invocation

From the point of Light within the mind of God
Let Light stream forth into the minds of all
Let Light descend on Earth

From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let Love stream forth into the hearts of all
May Christ return to Earth

From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide our little wills
The purpose which the Masters know and serve

From the centre which we call the human race
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells

Let Light and Love and Power
Restore the Plan on Earth.

The above was written in 1945, the following adapted version was released in 2000 by Lucis Trust to encompass the multi-cultural world of today.

Great Invocation
(Adapted)

From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let Light stream forth into human minds.
Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let Love stream forth into human hearts.
May the Coming One return to Earth

From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide all little human wills –
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.

From the centre which we call the human race
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.

 Spiritual Inspiration Poem
Robert Bloomfield

Robert Bloomfield
1766 – 1823

I love to mark the floweret’s eye
To rest where pebbles form my bed
Where shapes and colours scattered lie
In varying millions round my head

The Soul rejoices when alone
And feels her glorious empire free
Sees God in every shining stone
And revels in variety

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Book Of Hours

Book Of Hours

God be in my head
And in my understanding
God be in mine eyes
And in my looking
God be in my mouth
And in my speaking
God be in my heart
And in my thinking
God be at mine end
And at my departing

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Portia Nelson 

Portia Nelson
1920 – 2001

Autobiography In 5 Short Chapters

Chapter 1
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in. I am lost… I am helpless.
It wasn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter 2
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I PRETEND I don’t see it. I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in this same place.
But it wasn’t my fault.
I still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I SEE it there.
I still fall in… it’s a habit… but, my eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is MY fault.
I get out immediately.

Chapter 4
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter 5
I walk down another street.

 Spiritual Inspiration Poem
David Nova 

David Nova

Consider A Tree
The Symbol of Life
One living totality of consciousness
The Oneness of being to which we all belong
Always connected, never separate or apart
The trunk as our Creator, the Source of all Life
The divine dividing branches, our soul family, our connection to source
Each individual twig, a unique soul, our higher selves
The roots below ground, invisible helpers, our guides on the other side
A vital support system providing nourishment and growth
And the leaves that bloom each spring, our human incarnations
Fragile and green, beautiful to behold, but short lived
That shed every autumn, only to be reborn anew every spring
Yet it is our destiny, our mission, our greatest purpose
As collective branches on the Tree of Life
To evolve, to be transformed, and Ascend
To become… Evergreen
Shining with an inner light

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John O’Donohue 

John O’Donohue
1956 – 2008

May you listen to your longing to be free
May the frames of your belonging be large enough for the dreams of your Soul
May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart..
Something good is going to happen to you
May you find harmony between your soul and your life
May the mansion of your soul never become a haunted place
May you know the eternal longing that lies at the heart of time
May there be kindness in your gaze when you look within
May you never place walls between the light and yourself
May you be set free from the prisons of guild, fear, disappointment and despair
May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world to gather you, mind you
And embrace you in belonging

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St. Patrick

St Patrick
389 – 461

May the strength of God pilot us.
May the power of God preserve us.
May the wisdom of God instruct us.
May the hand of God protect us.
May the way of God direct us.

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M. Peterson

M. Peterson

Bless my little kitchen Lord
I love its every nook
And bless me as I do my work
Wash pots and pans and cook

May the meals that I prepare
Be seasoned from above
With Thy blessing and Thy grace
But most of all Thy love

As we partake of earthly food
The table Thou has spread
We’ll not forget to thank Thee Lord
For all our daily bread

So bless my little kitchen Lord
And those who enter in
May they find naught but joy and peace
And happiness therein

 Inspirational Poems:
Brian Piergrossi

Brian Piergrossi

A Spiritual Conspiracy

On the surface of the world right now there is war and violence
and things seem dark.
But calmly and quietly, at the same time,
something else is happening underground.
An inner revolution is taking place and certain individuals
are being called to a higher light.
It is a silent revolution.
From the inside out. From the ground up.

This is a Global operation…
A spiritual conspiracy.

There are sleeper cells in every nation on the planet.
You won’t see us on the T.V.
You won’t read about us in the newspaper.
You won’t hear about us on the radio.
We don’t seek any glory.
We don’t wear any uniform.
We come in all shapes and sizes, colours and styles.
Most of us work anonymously.
We are quietly working behind the scenes
in every country and culture of the world.
Cities big and small, mountains and valleys,
in farms and villages, tribes and remote islands.
You could pass by one of us on the street and not even notice.
We go undercover.
We remain behind the scenes.
It is of no concern to us who takes the final credit.
But simply that the work gets done.
Occasionally we spot each other in the street.
We give a quiet nod and continue on our way.
During the day many of us pretend we have normal jobs.
But behind the false storefront at night
is where the real work takes place.

Some call us the ‘Conscious Army.’
We are slowly creating a new world
with the power of our minds and hearts.
We follow, with passion and joy
our orders from the Central Spiritual Intelligence.
We are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no one is looking:
Poems
Hugs
Music
Photography
Movies
Kind words
Smiles
Meditation and prayer
Dance
Social activism
Websites
Blogs
Random acts of kindness
We each express ourselves in our own unique ways
with our own unique gifts and talents.
‘Be the change you want to see in the world’
That is the motto that fills our hearts.
We know it is the only way real transformation takes place.
We know that quietly and humbly
we have the power of all the oceans combined.
Our work is slow and meticulous like the formation of mountains.
It is not even visible at first glance,
and yet with it entire tectonic plates shall be moved
in the centuries to come.

Love is the new religion of the 21st century.
You don’t have to be a highly educated person,
or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it.
It comes from the intelligence of the heart
embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings.

Be the change you want to see in the world.
Nobody else can do it for you.
We are now recruiting
Perhaps you will join us
Or already have.
All are welcome…
The door is open.

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Kelly Schwegel

Kelly Schwegel

A Lightworkers Creed

I am a Lightworker.
I awoke so that others may Awaken.
I learn so that others may also learn.
I transform so that others may transform.
I lighten my load so that others may change theirs.
I learn to see so that others may also see.
I forgave myself so that I may help others to forgive.
I love myself so that I can bring out love in others.
I am a Lightworker.
I live to give comfort.
I live to shine loving light onto others.
I live to heal.
I live to give hope.
I live for truth.
I live to Love.

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Helen Taylor

Helen Taylor

Bless this house, O Lord we pray
Make it safe by night and day
Bless these walls so firm and stout
Keeping want and trouble out

Bless the roof and chimneys tall
Let thy peace lie over all
Bless this door that it may prove
Ever open to joy and love

Bless these windows shining bright
Letting in God’s heavenly light
Bless the hearth, a-blazing there
With smoke ascending like a prayer

Bless the people here within
Keep them pure and free from sin
Bless us all that we may be
Fit O Lord to dwell with thee

Bless us all that one day we
May dwell O Lord with thee

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Jane Taylor

Jane Taylor
1783 – 1824

The Violet

Down in a green and shady bed
A modest violet grew
Its stalk was bent, it hung its head
As if to hide from view

And yet it was a lovely flower
Its colours bright and fair
It might have graced a rosy bower
Instead of hiding there

Yet there it was content to bloom
In modest tints arrayed
And there diffused its sweet perfume
Within the silent shade

Then let me to the valley go
This pretty flower to see
That I may also learn to grow
In sweet humility

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Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu
600BC

Express yourself completely,
then become quiet.
Open yourself to heaven and earth
and be like the forces of nature.

When the wind blows, there is only the wind,
when it rains, there is only rain,
when the clouds pass, the sun promises to shine.

If you open yourself to insight
you are at one with insight
and you can use it completely.

Open yourself to heaven and earth.
Then trust your natural responses
and everything will fall into place.

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Jac Vanek

Jac Vanek

You are the books you read, the films you watch, the music you listen to, the people you meet, the dreams you have, and the conversations you engage in. You are what you take from these. You are the sound of the ocean, breath of the fresh air, the brightest light and the darkest corner.

You are a collective of every experience you have had in your life. You are every single second of every day. So drown yourself in a sea of knowledge and existence. Let the words run through your veins and the colours fill your mind until there is nothing left to do but explode. There are no wrong answers, inspiration is everything. Sit back, relax and take it all in.

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Walter D. Wintle

Walter D. Wintle

Thinking

If you think you are beaten, you are
If you think you dare not, you don’t
If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t
It is almost certain – you won’t

If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost
For out in this world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will
It’s all in the state of mind

If you think you’re outclassed, you are
You’ve got to think high to rise
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win the prize

Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can