Christi Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist by profession and a poet by passion. She enjoys trying to put to words to that which is wordless and give voice to the dynamic and wild spiritual journey called life. She lives in Spokane with her husband and two children, Emmanuel and Grace. She loves the outdoors and meditating in the early mornings which gives rise to her poetry.
Ortiz will be posting poetry to stir you to reflection and invite you into prayer. Poetry has been called the language of the soul, a language that unites many traditions and creates a place where different faiths can come together in shared experience. Just as in inter-religious dialogue, the silence between the words are just as important as the words themselves. Poetry offers us an opportunity to hear and express our deepest fears, longings and religious experiences. Her poems echo the story from various faith traditions, yet many diverse seekers find themselves in the verses. The paucity of words in poetry offer us an opportunity to meditate and explore what they mean to us. Reading poetry is never just reading, she says, but is instead an intrapersonal and interpersonal experience that draws from our deepest source.
