Spiritual Practices: Meditations & Poetry

Unearthing Us: Poems and Practices for Discovering Our Fullest Selves is a collection of 21 poems and practices inviting readers to envision a world planted with possibility, growth, and flourishing. Each poem includes an Unearthing Practice that draws wisdom from the poet’s visits to his ancestral land of Jamaica. These poems and practices beckon readers to dig deeper into ourselves and our communities to grow more joy and beauty within and around us. 

This book has three sections:  

• Plant: Poems for planting seeds 
• Grow: Poems for growth 
• Flourish: Poems for cultivating abundance 

 The 21 sessions in this Facilitator Guide correspond to the 21 poems in Unearthing Us: Poems and Practices for Discovering Our Fullest Selves by Joe Davis. 

•  Sessions move through stages of planting, growing, and flourishing that connect to the thematic progression of poems in Unearthing Us.
• Leaders are invited into pre-work activities to prepare their hearts and minds for facilitating each session. 
• Sessions include creative responses to each poem along with biblical exploration, community connections, and journaling prompts. 
• Many groups can use these sessions: senior high youth, intergenerational events, Bible study groups, retreat participants, and other gatherings of people who want to explore poetry and faith together.