Poems

Humility

Dear Lord,

A sailor's prayer

You are the ship that bears me on.

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Anthology of classic articles

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From Safety

A safe refuge

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

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The solution to ailing twos

Two times two has become five, he said with some concern.

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Rush Hour Blessing

We sit row by rowin metallic silence.

the way

In the darkwe can't see.

A coat of many pockets

Love has loomed me as a garment of gentle armor.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Be glad ...

for laughter every day; children on bicyclesor playing tag.

Turn around

Possible because it's truethat good's actual substantial goodnessis really never lost—no disappointing daze, discouraging hazeno murky mental mazewhere some semblance of goodmight maybe get retrievedthrough considerable effort and cost.

Yielding*

We think the answers comeby redoubled efforts andmuscling our way through, neverthinking that it is in stillnessthat our God-given energies offlexibility and buoyancy leapwithin, impelling us to skipaside to let Soul shine usas Her effortless delight.

WELCOME ON YOUR LOVE-DAY

Here you are!Little hands folding round our fingers,freshly opened eyesmeeting thosewho already love you dearly.

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE

Two girls explore what it means to them to be spiritual.
The white sturdiness of this crocus petal,unconcerned by the snow's crust,echoes the innocence we are learning to trust.