Poems

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Love's Offering to Love

FLORA W. PENNEY

And when we give to TheeWe only do return what came from Thee,Who giveth us all things:
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Be Still and Know

ESTER CATHERINE ALBERTI

Be still and know! Ah, Lord, I will be stillWhen anxious trouble seeks to bring me care,To bind me fast and bend me to its will,And capture me unguarded, unaware.

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Changing your world

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Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

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Our Desire

ALICE DEARDS WISE

As we journey, journey onward,Keep our feet in paths of peace.

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Rest

MILDRED H. DOYLE

Thou weary one within the wilderness,Seeking for rest in some far-distant home,Stand still! lift up thine eyes! for Love is here—There is no longer need that thou shouldst roam.
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Silent Prayer

GWEN M. CASTLE

In this blest interval of silent prayer,Dear Father-Mother God,We turn to Thee.
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Ask Thyself

LEILA C. HARSCH

For everyone that forward goes,Though in advance of me,Do I give thanks?

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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The Tenth Piece of Silver

MYRTLE TIMMONS SUTHERLAND

If a woman have ten pieces of silverAnd lose one, shall she sit still and say:"I have nine left.
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The Upward Way

BERTHA RIVERS-THOMPSON

Dear Lord, throughout each active day,And in the quiet night,Thy presence and Thy peace divineAre as a shining light.
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Morning Prayer

A. ERIC EKINS

When in the morning hour of prayer I heed Thy voice,Fresh joy arises in my heart to meet the day,Joy born of daily proof of Thy sure powerTo lead me in right paths throughout my way.
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Quiet Moments

LAURA GERAHTY

Sweet are these quiet moments when the worldLies still about me.
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The Goal

MABEL CONE BUSHNELL

Humbly I pray to see Your way;Sometimes the road seems long,But always if I walk with YouAnd lift my voice in song,The sweetness of Your love is mineIn ever lovelier sense;The way grows brighter every step,The clouds not near so dense.
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Not as an Hireling

MARGARET MORRISON

Not as an hireling would I serve Thy will,O Love divine—as seeking a rewardFor work well done—thinking the power liesWithin myself to do or fail to do,To make wrong right or change the dark to light.