Rhyming with God

Poetic Prayers & Reflections

Penny A. Powell

Rhyming with God

Poetic Prayers & Reflections

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12/13/24

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Table of Contents

• Title Page

• Preface

• Acknowledgments

• Enter the Room

• My Tears Are the Cries of My Ancestors

• Temple of the Holy Spirit

• Poetic Movement, Embodied Worship, Devotion in Motion

• On the Mat

• Thank You, Jesus

• Letting Go

• Dear Ever-Present God,

• Dear Loving God,

• Dear Poetic God,

• Dear Radiant One,

• Bold in Christ

• Poetic Workouts

• Camp Gladiator

• Poetic Encounters with “The Time ReDesign”

• Slowing Down with God

• Dear Nourishing God,

• Who am I being? Who am I becoming?

• Slowing Down the Breath

• Anchor

• Sacred Word Breathing

• The Impact of Thoughts on Time

• Resurrection Weekend 2023

• Don’t Lose Sight of God’s Love

• Simple Poetic Prayers from My Journal

• Rest & Reset

• Dear Healing God,

• Devotional Writer

• Family Tributes

• Poetic Motherhood

• Dear Son,

• Dear Daddy,

• Working and Flowing with God’s Direction

• Gratitude

• My Why

• What Am I to Do?

• Prayers for the Prison Fellowship Ministry

• Bittersweet: A Devotion

• Bibliography