Poems

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My Father's Business

MARY K. YOUNG

Keep me about Thy business, Lord,That I may ever seeWithin the humblest, lowliest taskSomething to do for Thee.
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Holidays

OTTILIE FLEER

HOLIDAYS are holy days, Full of gratitude and praise—

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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Illumination

EMMA S. OLIVER

BRIGHT star! Illuminating star! May it shine clear across the gloom, Cleaving the night of dismal fears, Pointing the way to Truth sublime,— Eternal Truth,— And glorious, endless day.

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Temples

LUCIE HASKELL HILL

WITHIN the fragrant groves of Lebanon, The skilled Sidonians hewed the cedar trees, Fashioned the wood in fretwork, flower, and frieze, Until each heaven-inspired device was done.
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Petition

KATHRYN MC COY MUSSEY

DEAR God, Teach me to pray Understandingly!
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The Open Door

ELIZABETH HAYWARD GARDNER

LORD, in Thy will are no cross-purposes, But one divine unfoldment.

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Shared reflections

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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Man's Dwelling Place

ARTHUR S. HOLLIS

Embosomed in the heart of Love, Away from mortal sight, In symbol visioned as a dove, True being dwells in light.
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A Prayer for Faith

NELLIE REMINGTON OMSTEAD

Without Thee, God, are all endeavors vain;No joy, no satisfaction can be mineUntil Thy First Commandment I obey,And cleanse my heart, and place my hand in Thine.
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My Aim

HELEN WINCHESTER HARVEY

Not human praise—The shouts of men—Not exercise of pomp,Not thought of gain,Nor sense of self entailed.
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Fulfillment

BEATRICE CLAYTON

Well for that man who, day by day,With steadfastness pursues his questKeeping the narrow upward way,Obedient to one high behest.
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Our Father-Mother

CORA D. PAINE

Oh, Father-Mother God!Oh, name so dear, so blest!On Thee alone I lean;In Thee alone I rest.
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The Prodigal Son

HAZEL HARPER HARRIS

I Took my earthly goods, and willfullyFar from my Father's house I straightway wentInto the land of sense; and there I spentMy energies, and no man gave to me.