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Reviewed by Divine Zape for Readers' Favorite
Spirit-driven: A Collection of Song Lyrics and Poems by Kathleen Lizardi-Calhoun is a beautiful offering, filled with faith and love, a collection that features spiritual poems and song lyrics that celebrate the author’s faith and offer readers a voice to cry out to God. At times, it is the outpouring of the persona’s heart in prayer to God, and at times, it is God’s solicitude, His gentle invitation to humanity, captured in verses that are both lyrical and filled with powerful imagery. The author’s use of biblical allusion is apt and it enriches the message in the poems and songs. We are confronted with images that evoke the life of Jesus and God’s saving plan for humanity in this work.
Kathleen Lizardi-Calhoun uses a conversational style and employs diction that is rich, though commonplace, seeking a rhythm that mimics the pulse of the human heart. You’ll find words of encouragement and prayer in this collection. One of my favorite poems is “A Mother's Prayer” in which the author defines motherhood as:
“A journey to be completed by me
And designed in heaven by You.
You give me a mother’s heart
That I may teach others what is true.”
The author develops themes of prayer, faith, love, hope, and communion with God in this collection, and from simple supplications to deep and endearing conversations, she identifies God’s place in our life. There is a spiritual freedom that comes from embracing the path of faith, because on the new journey:
“The blind will see.
The lame will walk.
The deaf will hear.
The mute will talk.”
Spirit-driven: A Collection of Song Lyrics and Poems is beautiful, with poetic lines that awaken the life God has created us for. While they are enjoyable and delectable to read, they also create spaces where we rediscover ourselves in God. It is spiritually rich, appealing, and filled with gems whose light will shine through the darkest moments of our fear and uncertainty. A collection with an irresistible appeal for Christian readers!
