Poems

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"THE ARM OF THE LORD"

Mary Lucretia Barker Franklin

God's arm gives righteousness and power,And we can never lackHis might.
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BENEDICTION

Edith Coonley Howes

There is a glory in the midnight skies,A song to still all fear,A wondrous promise if we lift our eyes,A word if we will hear;For God's pure love is proving faith's increaseAnd bringing forth the Christ, the Prince of Peace.

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Changing your world

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Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

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MANHOOD'S FLOWER

Myrtle A. Cash

In quiet faith I pray.

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NOT AS A BEGGAR

Audrey A. Mersereau

Not as a beggar did blind Bartimaeuscome to Christ Jesus to receive his sight,but, casting on the ground his beggar's garment,he ran in joyful haste to claim his right.
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TO THE ARTIST AND WRITER

Evelyn Ring

In your hand, the brush or pen,On the page, your name,But by His power the work is done;No lesser power claim.
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HERE WHERE I STAND

Olive Scholes

Here where I stand is holy ground,No matter what the mortal seeming;In every place God's love is found.

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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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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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LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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THE READER

Annie Lorena House

When , after judging how the Word should sound,He gave the reading in a practiced way,Profuse in praises, many hearing himSaid, "A good Reader, this, who read today.
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THE PRECIOUS OIL

Dorothy Nash Symon

Ten virgins waited eagerly the hourThe bridegroom should appear, arrayed in power.
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MIND GUIDES

Jennie Baird Schooley

I know that God will lead the wayTo His unending day.
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CHILD OF LIGHT

Sarah Rebecca Hardie

I am a child of light.
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TAKE COURAGE

Peter James Albery

However cloaked with fearOr sad it may appear,No physical eventIs reason to lament;It is a battle to be won, not lost,A darkly flowing river to be crossed.
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THE ISLAND OF THE INNOCENT

Fanny de Groot Hastings

The island of the innocentIs bathed by quiet waters,The planets of the firmamentShine on its sons and daughters.