Devotional Poetry

Devotional Services

1
Sunday Morning Services
At a Christian Church in Las Vegas

The Holy Spirit
whispers to my soul,
like the distant echoes
of last night's thunderstorm.

2
Sunday Afternoon Services
At the Baha'i Center in Las Vegas

I entered the Baha'i Center one Sunday
and was greeted with a multitude of smiles,
a multitude of happy, friendly faces
come to intone praise, prayer, and song.

I sat in the front row of the sanctuary
waiting for services to begin,
though I had came alone and unescorted
I was not left alone.

I listened to the music and the prayers,
wondering what the sermon would be.
To my surprise there was no sermon,
but reading from the sacred scripture of humanity.

3
Sunday Morning Services
At the Baha'i Center in Las Vegas

Gathered
beneath the dome of unity
we sang God is One.

Oh Lord,
I felt tranquility spill
its warm essence over your lovers,
heard its chords echo
through the trembling air
off the nine-walled sanctuary of peace.

4
Devotional Services
At the Baha'i Center in Las Vegas

The last time I participated in Sunday services,
We sang the song "God is One",
And I read from the Bhagavad Gita:
"One who neither hates the presence of enlightenment..."

The last time I participated in Devotional services
the opening prayer was:
"Create in me a pure heart..."

Poet's Note: ▼

Written over several years.