Poems

December 25, 1954

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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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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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December 18, 1954

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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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.

From Freedom from addiction

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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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 11, 1954

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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December 4, 1954

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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