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THE NEEDLE'S EYE

Margery Todahl Blokhine

Stones that bruise the straying footWe treasure for the lessons taught;Allure of alien, dazzling fruitWe see to be a specious thought.

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RESTFULNESS

Robert Oliver Shipman

When, in the closet of the night,We close the door on self,Angels minister thoughts of loveAnd flood the heart with light.

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THE OPEN DOOR TO HEALING

Marion Alice Bowers

Oh , let us lift our thought in gratitudeFor all our heavenly Father's loving-kindness.

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O Tender Father-Mother, Love,forever strong and near at hand,enfolding me and all mankindand teaching us to understandthe goodness of Thy universe,how all-embracing is Thy care!How safe Thy universe from fear,where we live, in eternal Life,in Love's sweet presence, now and here.

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"MY PEOPLE SHALL NEVER BE ASHAMED"

Carobeth Laird

My people shall not ever be ashamed—Sweet promise ringing down the path of years!Not even memory of heart untamedCan darken present bliss with shame or tears;For infinite and all-inclusive MindContains no record of the unclean thing,The fault, the failure, or the deed unkind,The faltering footstep, or the broken wing.

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AGELESSNESS

Mary Lucretia Barker Franklin

God's gracious image, man, is always whole.

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GIANTS

Pierrepont E. Twitchell

So Joshua and Caleb went aheadWith their companions to spy out the land,The two with faith, the rest with doubt and dread.

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HUMILITY

Anne Stensen

At evening when all is stillI seeNo burden of the day belongedTo me.

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ASSURANCE

Bernice King Brigham

A rich heritage would be my ownIf I were the loved daughterOf a king;I should not need to see the goldOr touch the jewelsIn the coffers of the kingdom,But ever should be awareOf my father's richesAnd of his tender, constant care.