Poems

March 14, 1970

BAPTISM

Lillian Turner Marks
It is not stepping in a pool;It is not sprinkling the head;It is putting off the oldAnd putting on the new instead.
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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 Safety

A safe refuge

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

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March 7, 1970

A MERRY HEART

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck
My heart was miserably hauntedby fear I was unloved, unwanted,till I commenced to tryto make myself a little morepleasant and lovable than before.
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February 28, 1970

SONNET OF LIGHT

Noëlle Madeleine Porrill
Paul walked with vengeful thought his darkened wayUntil from ignorance Christ set him free,And on Damascus road the clarityOf Truth shone down a penetrating raySo bright it lit his world, his thought, his day.
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February 21, 1970

PATIENCE

Genia McCormick Greider
When God is less than God,or so it seems;when mortal mind has shut outall the beamsof faith, of Truth, of Life,of Love,then grasp, O friend, each merest threadof hope.
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February 14, 1970

COMPASSION

Nora E. Taylor
There isthat yearns to wallow in the griefof othersand calls it sympathy,recounting woe, enlarginghardshiptill sorrowing and "comforter" alikeare mired in deepest bog of pity.
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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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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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January 3, 1970

CLAIM PEACE

Joseph W. Paddock
When error claims the world is racked by war,Communities are torn by civil strife,Then act as porter; guard the mental door.
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