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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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December 26, 1908

JOY

ADA J. MILLER.
A full, clear note with the 'cello's depth and powerSounds in the word that means to mortals moreThan fullest thought can tell in verse or song.
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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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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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December 12, 1908

WHEN IT IS DARK

AMY RUTH WENZEL
As one who rises while as yet 'tis night,And at his window waits to seeThe first faint rays of dawning light,So wait I, healing Word, for Thee.
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December 12, 1908

OH, DID THEY KNOW

MRS. F. L. MILLER.
Oh, did they know that God is All-in-all,That love alone the measure of that allness is,Then with what zeal they'd seek to knowThe height, the depth, the length, the breadthOf that which measures Love.
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December 5, 1908

LIMITATION

MARION COOK
What argues that we find dire limits setTo strength and sense and sight and all man hath—To comprehension of the one true pathGod's love marked for His image?
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November 28, 1908

GRATITUDE

ADA J. MILLER
Not in words—too oft but empty sound,As lifeless as the swish and whirl of leavesIn autumn wind—is best expressed the grateful thought.
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November 28, 1908

CONVICTION

JOSEPHINE W. HEERMANS
Our bark of life full oft seems tossed aboutBy undercurrent and by raging wind;By billows lashed, frail sense succumbs to doubt,Then whispers Love, Protection seek in Mind.
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