Poems

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The Christ Way

EDITH DOYLE

I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast madeThy world so bright,So full of beauty, peace, and joy,And radiant light;So free from wrong, for all is goodIn Thy pure sight.
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Teach Me to Love!

ELSIE HILL AINSWORTH

Teach me to love! 'Tis all I needTo lighten every woe.

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Shared reflections

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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Love's Way

LEIGHTON VAN BUREN MARSCHALK

Dear God, whene'er I think on Thee,The fullness of Thy glory comesAnd leads me in the narrow wayWhere I can see Love guiding me.

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Today

GRACE HILDA LUGG

Has the day seemed long,Bereft of a song;Have the hours been fraught with painAnd the whole heart sad,Too tired to be glad,And your longing for peace seemed in vain?
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Eucharist

FLORENCE L. MAGERS

To spiritual communion we aspire,In solemn silence kneel,That Spirit may revealTrue selfhood free from all impure desire.
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A Child's Thought of Heaven

ALICE TROXELL MC COUN

STEP by step I climbed the rugged hillOf thought to heaven's door.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Our Church

VIRGINIA M. CASSEL

WHEN in sincere desire for truth and goodWe break with love the ground of hardened thought,Lay the foundation of enlightened faith,Place stone on stone of constant gratitude,Crowning the structure with a steadfast joy,Furnishing it with peace and quiet prayer—When in our consciousness we do these things,Then do we build and consecrate our church.
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God's Care

DORIS HARRISON WHITE

God's loving arm upholds you,His care surrounds you still;Rest in this sweet assurance,Nor doubt how good His will.
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Christmas Greetings

Robert Ellis Key

A wealth of golden gloryShall shine on you tonight;The star that tells a storyShall be your guiding light.
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A Children's Carol

MARION ALICE BOWERS

At their task of quiet serviceLay the shepherds on the hill;Wakeful, watching for the dawning,While the waiting earth lay still.
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He Turned Aside to See

FLORENCE KERR WOEHLKE

He turned aside to see,Nor followed with his eyes, or anxious thought,The windings of the sheep of Jethro's flockGrazing at peace upon the Horeb height;Nor feared lest one should stray,Or, timid, take to flight.
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Love's Child

DORA A. TURNBULL

I walk in Love's protectingEverywhere.