Like many, I have found John Piper’s writings and preaching deeply helpful on several occasions. What I didn’t know until about six months ago was that he is prolific at writing poetry as well.
The Desiring God site has a huge amount of Piper’s poetry available in written and audio format, both for viewing and download.
My buddy Jason gave me a CD awhile back which contained a four part series of poems Piper wrote on the life of Job. It was an audio CD, with Piper narrating the poems personally.
I highly encourage you to listen to them for two reasons. First, poetry in general is wonderful art. I have grown increasingly captivated by it over the last two years, and in my amateur opinion Piper’s work is outstanding. Second, the account of Job’s life, as recorded in Scripture, deals with many issues which are as troublesome for people today as they were when it was originally composed.
Why do good people suffer? Don’t the good prosper and the evil perish? What is God’s purpose in my pain? The list could go on and on.
The whole four part series is about 45 minutes (rough guess…I was too enthralled in listening to be distracted by a petty thing like the length of the poems).
Remove the noise around you, get some tissue and soulfully enjoy.
