Poems

December 24, 1966

RIVER OF LIFE

Margery Todahl Blokhine
As the pure freshness of the melting snowQuickens the wintry woodland to new lifeWith rills innumerable whose crystal flowRipples in secret under last year's leaf,So comes Truth's revelation unto men.
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December 17, 1966

FAR-FLUNG

Myrtle Daugherty
Peace be multiplied to you!Far-flung through space and time and tonguethis heavenly blessing runs.
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Anthology of classic articles II

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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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November 26, 1966

THE TENTH LEPER

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck
Were they not still lepers at heart—those ninewho turned not back to seek the Lord with signof gratitude?
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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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Anthology of classic articles

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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 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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October 22, 1966

PROXIMITY

Pansy O. Alexander
Truth rolls away the heavy stone,Expels the night,Reveals the omnipresent ChristIn dawn-pure light.
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September 24, 1966

CHANGE OF VIEW

Mary Ruth Duling
I saw myself a mortal, meeting deadlines;I saw my fellowman a judge, and soI felt that I must beat about with fervorAnd rush with haste and frenzy to and fro—Until I caught a glimpse of God's perfection,His wondrous, endless, changeless, loving plan.
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