Poems

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His Friend

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

My friend is not in height or weight,In figure, texture, color, gait,Or beauty which may charm the eyeYet swiftly as a shadow fly;But in the grace his words imbue,Compassion gentle as the dew,Fidelity which cannot fail,As needle true through every gale.
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"Life's burdens light"

AGNES FLORIDA CHALMERS

"Each man shall bear his burden.

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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 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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All Mine

EMMA VIOLA WHEELER

All mine the joys of Spirit—all mine to send abroadSome thought to help my neighbor, some truth about our God;Mine too the tender loving, the omnipresent care,The perfect understanding that Love is everywhere.

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The Pleasant Land

W. EDSON SMITH

"Love never faileth": Up—around—Our joyous thoughts are winging,With Love pervading every song,Love smiling at their singing.
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Seekers of the Light

ETHEL M. GOSS

THROUGH light and shadow, Tears and pain, Helping each other the heights to gain, Onward forever, Working together, Are those who are striving to follow the gleam.
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"Be of good cheer"

ANNE VIRGINIA CULBERTSON

Because he knew the sick man's need to copeWith dark despair when all the way seems drear,The great Physician spoke these words of hope:"Be of good cheer.

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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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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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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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Stilling of the Tempest

WARREN CHARLES KLEIN

Bright blue sky and clear-blown day,All our fear has gone away;Sing on in thy cheering voice,Bid thou all the world rejoice!
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Spiritual Understanding

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

I know, e'enwhen I do not see, Just as I know the mountain peakThough swathed in fog there still must be:I know—with joy then I may speak!
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"No more sea"

MARY LLOYD MC CONNEL

Among the mighty sayings of the Book,It seems to meThan this none gives more comfort: "And thereWas no more sea.
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O friend, from out my little store...

Eugenia M. Fosbery

O friend, from out my little store I give thee truth, and more and more Would I impart, wert thou to listen.
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The Purer Sense

LEONARD H. GIBSON, JR.

MINE eyes behold the teeming earth,— The brooks, the flowers, the trees, The aspiring hills, the valleys deep, Meadow and field and forest steep, Sunshine and shadow, calm and storm, Bird and beast : the human form Ruling o'er all of these.
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Illumination

L. E. HEDBERG

OPEN , ye gates of dawn, The sun of Love comes through! All mists of doubt are gone, And daylight shines anew.