Poems

November 11, 1944

The Breaking of the Day

EVA B. SNOWMAN
I prayed that God would teach me how to pray—To open wide my eyes that I might seeThe full intent of what the Master soughtAlone with God in deep humility.
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November 11, 1944

A Prayer

MARY H. OLIVER
For this I strive: more wisdom to attain,The wisdom born of Love and Mind, which makesOne able lovingly to guide; to gainMore tenderness of heart, for this it takesTo comfort them that mourn, that hold as realTheir past mistakes or sigh for other years.
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Anthology of classic articles III

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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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November 4, 1944

Go Forward

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON
Have done with all the yesterdaysWhen evil ruled the hour;The dawn is great with heaven's goodAnd Truth's almighty power.
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November 4, 1944

The Secret Place

LORENE H. TROUSDALE
My life is not a fleeting breath,Subject to accident or fate;Confined within false walls of sense,Where mortal terrors lie in wait.
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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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 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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November 4, 1944

Call to Duty

OMA OLNA MARTIN
Work without respite,Child of the day,Life has no momentsTo squander away;Hearts are still hungry,Eyes are still blind,Feet are still tryingThe straight path to find.
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October 28, 1944

Cast Out the Beam

MAYME DAMLEM
THE mote that's in thy brother's eye, And looms so big to thee, Is but the shadow of the beam That dims thy power to see.
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October 28, 1944

As Thou Hast Made

AMY G. VIAU
FATHER, who made the earth and heaven, Who guards and guides creation, all, Lead me to recognize Thy realm, Wherein men neither fail nor fall.
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October 21, 1944

Protection

ANNA WENDT
He who guides the seagull's flightHigh above the waters blue,Shall He not, by day and night,Guard and guide and cherish you?
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October 14, 1944

Happy the Man

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON
Happy the man the Eternal has made,Joy is his portion and all unafraid,Reflecting God's beauty and wisdom and might,Heir of all grace in the kingdom of light,He lives as God lives, unhampered and free,Forever at one with the Deity!
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