Student Haiku Reflections on The Holy Spirit: Creator of Life

Haiku poetry by the confirmation class

United in Christ Lutheran church, Lewisburg, pa

The Rev. Dr. Leah Schade, pastor

July 2015

The Confirmation students completed their final unit on the Apostle’s Creed with a session on the Holy Spirit.  After reading Bible passages, discussing the Apostle’s Creed, and meditating on the Spirit, we went to the Island at Milton State Park where the students spent time writing haiku poetry about the Holy Spirit. 

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines, the first with five syllables, the second with seven, and the third with five.  

Spirit: Fire and Dove

Creator of Life and Church

Upholder of Truth.

-        Amy Danowsky

Fire, Wind and the Dove.

Creating the Life within

And the endless Love.

-        Marianne Murray

Creator of Life

Spiritus creates the Church

Wind, Dove, Breath of God

-        Dalton Shearer

Spirit in the Fire

Three-in-One, the Trinity

Holy bond of Life.

-        Dustin Kemper

Sustainer of Life

Forgiveness and Communion

The Resurrector

-        Amy Danowsky

Children will learn to protect what they love.  Connect youth to the Creation of God and cultivate their appreciation for the power of the Holy Spirit to create new life in them and all around them.