Poems

ONLY NOW

"And God requireth that which is past.

THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS

The light that heralds the perfect dayIs the Christ.

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Shared reflections

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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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"HIS UNSPEAKABLE GIFT"

Beauty fills my life.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Is it alive?

TWO WHO STOOD BY

No great deeds were theirs, no glory, acclaim,And yet without them, Joshua had no fameNor Moses support for his downfalling handTo halt bold Amalek's advance on the land.

LET THERE BE LIGHT

In blackest night,Intrepid mockingbird,Harbinger of dawn,Is singing the sun over the horizon.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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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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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RECOGNITION

Coincidence, you said?

A PSALM

Praise ye the Lord!I am His journeyman.
Had he felt along the walls of ignorance,Invoking tribal gods from out his need,All but his hope withering to impotenceWhile importuning health from barren seed?

POTENTIAL

Fulfilling one's potential.

WHO TOUCHED ME?

I am one who touched you, Lord.

ALONE?

Until I had been aloneIn a land distantFrom family and friends,Surrounded by the insidious and persistentSense testimony ofViolence and hate and fear,And there had felt the presenceOf the supporting thought and prayerOf those who know and love me,So clearlyPresentI nearlyHeard the comforting word—I had not graspedThe omnipresence of Love.