Poems

December 23, 2002

Quietly onward

David C. Kennedy
The faithful follow a steady star,their joy gathered on dusty pathsin the bustling day or ponderous night,for they know the fountains along the waythat freshen the heart and liven the step.
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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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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December 2, 2002

The child within

B. Lois McKay
She was somewhere under tenoutside playing in the yardwhen something went amiss,so she quickly went inside,passing her mom busy in the kitchen,to her room where she threwherself on the bed and silentlyasked God to help her do better.
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November 11, 2002

The stillness of Your voice

Jef Scoville
In the morning I will listenFor the stillness of Your voice,And I know that You will give meAll the grace and calm and poiseI will need throughout the dayTo face the world and all its noise,As I listen in the morningFor the stillness of Your voice.
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October 7, 2002

Reunion

Bettie Gray
This time the road home to Texasthunders through clouds, and ends as a runway borderedby fields of wild Mexican primroses and Indian paintbrushThe sky has the starring role in every Texas tale.
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Anthology of classic articles

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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June 10, 2002

Brinkmanship

Kim Shippey
Stand proud, my son,in the morning lightof your teens,fearless as the sun,yet unashamed ofsmall clouds of reticencethat say "think"before you blast your waythrough life's adventure.
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