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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Sep 29, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Philippians 3:13–14 (NRSVUE) Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what…
Sep 28, 2026 · 5:08
Scripture 1 Corinthians 13:12 (NRSVUE) For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been…
Sep 25, 2026 · 5:08
Scripture 1 John 4:7–8 (NRSVUE) Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know…
Sep 24, 2026 · 5:08
Scripture Genesis 1:3 (NRSVUE) Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. Refrain I was called out of the darkness. Quote David Bentley Hart, from You Are Gods…
Sep 23, 2026 · 5:08
Scripture James 1:17 (NRSVUE) Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights. Refrain It's all a gift. Quote Julian…
Sep 22, 2026 · 5:08
Scripture Genesis 15:5 (NRSVUE) He brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your…
Sep 21, 2026 · 5:08
Scripture Psalm 19:1 (NRSVUE) The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Refrain The world will never starve for want of wonders, but…
Sep 18, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Romans 13:13–14 (NRSVUE) Let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.…
Sep 17, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Deuteronomy 6:4–5 (NRSVUE) Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all…
Sep 16, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture John 1:50–51 (NIV) Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that." He then added, "Very truly I tell…
Sep 15, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture John 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.…
Sep 14, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture 1 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. Refrain…
Sep 11, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Isaiah 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.…
Sep 10, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Mark 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…
Sep 9, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Hebrews 13:2 (NRSVUE) Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. Refrain I welcome everything…
Sep 8, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Genesis 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. Refrain The present of our life…
Sep 7, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Hebrews 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…
Sep 4, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Luke 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…
Sep 3, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV) For we live by faith, not by sight. Refrain I make the path by walking it. Quote Antonio Machado, trans. Betty Jean Craige "Wayfarer, only your…
Sep 2, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Philippians 3:12–14 (NRSVUE) Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me…
Sep 1, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Matthew 7:13–14 (NRSVUE) "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the…
Aug 31, 2026 · 5:05
Scripture Acts 9:2 (NIV) ...and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take…
Aug 28, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture John 1:14 (NIV) The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace…
Aug 27, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 Corinthians 15:51 (NIV) Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed. Refrain Mystery is where all knowing begins. Quote Albert…
Aug 26, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Matthew 18:3 (NIV) And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Refrain I am learning…
Aug 25, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Lamentations 5:15–16 (NIV) Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning. The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! Refrain…
Aug 24, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Psalm 8:3–4 (NIV) When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of…
Aug 21, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Revelation 21:2–4 (NRSVUE) And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a…
Aug 20, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Philippians 3:20 (NIV) But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. Refrain I am not yet myself. I am becoming.…
Aug 19, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture John 14:2–3 (NIV) My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare…
Aug 18, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Hebrews 11:13 (KJV) These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and…
Aug 17, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Refrain I am…
Aug 14, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Song of Songs 2:4 (NIV) Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love. Refrain I welcome the stranger who is myself. Quote Derek Walcott, from…
Aug 13, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Revelation 21:5 (NIV) He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."…
Aug 12, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Exodus 3:14 (NIV) God said to Moses, "I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I am has sent me to you.'" Refrain Simply that you are. Quote…
Aug 11, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Romans 8:18 (NIV) I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Refrain There is a crack in everything,…
Aug 10, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Genesis 1:31 (NIV) God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning — the sixth day. Refrain I am held in a world that…
Aug 7, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV) And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes…
Aug 6, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Psalm 139:1–4 (NIV) You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and…
Aug 5, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 John 4:16 (NIV) And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. Refrain I am known in…
Aug 4, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Genesis 1:27 (NIV) So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Refrain In God's gaze, I come alive.…
Aug 3, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 Corinthians 13:12 (NIV) For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; we see only a part, but then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know…
Jul 31, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Colossians 1:16–17 (NIV) For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;…
Jul 30, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Romans 8:22 (NIV) We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Refrain The pattern of death and rising…
Jul 29, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture John 12:24 (NIV) "Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds."…
Jul 28, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Philippians 1:21 (NIV) For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Refrain Jesus is the path. I choose to follow. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "If…
Jul 27, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Matthew 5:3 (NIV) "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Refrain The way down is the way in. Quote Francis of Assisi, from The Peace…
Jul 24, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture James 2:17 (NIV) In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. Refrain My faith is alive when it is lived. Quote Howard Thurman, from…
Jul 23, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Colossians 1:17 (NIV) He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Refrain I am awake to God in all things. Quote Mechtild of Magdeburg, from The…
Jul 22, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Exodus 3:5 (NIV) "Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." Refrain God comes to me disguised as…
Jul 21, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Romans 5:3–5 (NIV) We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does…
Jul 20, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV) The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, but considers them foolishness, and cannot…
Jul 17, 2026 · 5:07
Scripture John 20:18 (NIV) Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her. Refrain Attention…
Jul 16, 2026 · 5:07
Scripture John 20:1–2 (NIV) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the…
Jul 15, 2026 · 5:07
John 20:17 (NIV) Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your…
Jul 14, 2026 · 5:07
Scripture John 20:29 (NIV) Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." Refrain I know God from…
Jul 13, 2026 · 5:07
Scripture John 20:15–16 (NIV) He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him…
Jul 10, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Luke 2:10 (NIV) But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people." Refrain The Gospel is good news for…
Jul 9, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Luke 6:38 (NIV) "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure…
Jul 8, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Habakkuk 3:17–18 (NIV) Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there…
Jul 7, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 John 4:18 (NIV) There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.…
Jul 6, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 Corinthians 15:55 (NIV) "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" Refrain Christ descends to where I am and brings me up. Quote John…
Jul 3, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 Corinthians 15:51 (NIV) Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed. Refrain I have a place in the family of things. Quote Mary…
Jul 2, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture John 12:36 (NIV) "Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light." Refrain Christ is the light in whom I live and move. Quote…
Jul 1, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Matthew 22:10 (NIV) So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled…
Jun 30, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Romans 4:17 (NIV) As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed — the God who gives life to…
Jun 29, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 Corinthians 15:13 (NIV) If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. Refrain Nothing truly good can die. Quote Richard Rohr, from…
Jun 26, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Colossians 3:4 (NIV) When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Refrain I am connected, and that is enough. Quote Henri…
Jun 25, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 Corinthians 15:28 (NIV) When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all. Refrain I…
Jun 24, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture John 17:21 (NIV) "…that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent…
Jun 23, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Colossians 1:24 (NIV) Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of…
Jun 22, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Ephesians 4:4, 7 (NIV) There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called. But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ…
Jun 19, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Galatians 6:15 (NIV) Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation. Refrain God saves by loving and including. Quote Richard…
Jun 18, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Philippians 3:10 (NIV) I want to know Christ — yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death. Refrain I…
Jun 17, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Ephesians 3:8–10 (NIV) 8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ,…
Jun 16, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture John 1:29 (NIV) The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" Refrain Love takes away what I…
Jun 15, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Luke 23:34 (NIV) Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. Refrain Lord, show me…
Jun 12, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture John 12:47 (NIV) "If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world." Refrain…
Jun 11, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture John 10:10 (NIV) "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." Refrain I am fully alive in the…
Jun 10, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Hosea 6:6 / Matthew 9:13 (NIV) "For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings." "But go and learn what this means: 'I desire…
Jun 9, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Matthew 11:28–30 (NIV) "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in…
Jun 8, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Ephesians 1:9–10 (NIV) He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times…
Jun 5, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Acts 1:14 (NIV) They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. Refrain I receive what God…
Jun 4, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Revelation 3:20 (NIV) "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with…
Jun 3, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture John 19:25 (NIV) Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Refrain I find power in presence and in…
Jun 2, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Luke 1:38 (NRSVUE) Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. Refrain I open…
Jun 1, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Romans 1:20 (NIV) For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities — his eternal power and divine nature — have been clearly seen, being understood from…
May 29, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Isaiah 45:15 (NIV) Truly you are a God who has been hiding himself, the God and Savior of Israel. Refrain God is at the depth of all things, including me. Quote Richard…
May 28, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Ephesians 2:4–6 (NIV) But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by…
May 27, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Hebrews 4:15 (NIV) For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are —…
May 26, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Philippians 2:7 (NIV) Rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. Refrain Christ came for all of me. Quote…
May 25, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Genesis 2:15 (NIV) The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Refrain The gate of heaven is everywhere. Quote Thomas…
May 22, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Luke 12:49 (NIV) "I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!" Refrain The fire that refines me is taking me somewhere good. Quote…
May 21, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Romans 8:28–30 (NIV) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew…
May 20, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Ephesians 2:7–10 (NIV) In order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is…
May 19, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Matthew 5:8 (NIV) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Refrain Everything, rightly seen, is a miracle. Quote Albert Einstein "There are only two ways…
May 18, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Mark 1:15 (NIV) "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!" Refrain The kingdom is here. Love is already moving.…
May 15, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Matthew 7:7–8 (NIV) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks…
May 14, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture 1 Kings 19:12 (NRSVUE) …and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. Refrain I climb down into who I…
May 13, 2026 · 5:06
Scripture Luke 1:38 (NRSVUE) Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. Refrain The eternal…
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