Poems

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"ETERNITY"

BEN. HAWORTH-BOOTH.

There is one Life—eternal, all-inclusive,Upholding all things: and this Life is thine.
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IDEALITY

GERTRUDE RING HOMANS

When harmony rules with unchallenged might, Then merges perfect day in peaceful night Wherein there is no bitterness, no fear Or sorrow that shall start the stinging tear.

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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 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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TRUTH'S EVER-PRESENCE

HELEN M. EMERY

O Love divine! reveal Thy presence now,That in Thy glorious fulness all may seeThat sin, disease, and even death must bowBefore Thy more than might, and majesty.

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WHAT IS "I"?

GERTRUDE ASPLEN.

"I" — "I" — what can "I" be ?
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BETHESDA

EVELYN GAGE KNIFFIN.

Dost thou wait beside Bethesda's pool.
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AT DAYBREAK

CASSIUS M. LOOMIS.

When the lark pours forth his birdling speech,As the sunrise gilds the sky;When the diamond dew, with its sparkling hue,On the meadow grass doth lie—What seest thou most in the flaming east?

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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 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 Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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COMMUNION

AGNES FLORIDA CHALMERS.

To-day my famished heart looks up to thee, Master and Lord, on Galilean coast, And, looking on past waves of sin, I see Revealed the living Christ earth's fears had lost.
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OMNIPRESENCE

JOHN M. DEAN

O Brooding Spirit, hovering ever near, In every clime and time still, still the same, Thy loving benediction calms all fear And checks intruding error's subtle claim.
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THE RIVER OF TEARS

EVELYN GAGE KNIFFIN

THE river of tears is a phantom stream, That is fed by the springs of woe: It flows through the valley of broken hearts, Where the weeds of sorrow grow.
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THE REAL WORLD

MAXWELL ARMFIELD

When all the ways were gold with sheaves,Or green within a patterned tent.
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THE "HIGH AND HOLY PLACE"

LYDIA B. MC KINLEY-HAY

Pilgrim, dost seek the high and holy place,Summit of glory, temple of God's grace?
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THE BUILDERS

STELLA E. SAXTON

Just a little game of life, dear—The children building houses out of toys—Block towers rise,'Most to the skies,And then they fall—oh, sorry little girls and boys!