Poems

Gratitude

I thank Thee, Father, for the light,That shines effulgent on my way,Helping me see and solve arightThe problems of the day.

Thy Likeness

A sleep men dream, and dreaming seeA world of pain and misery.

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

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

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Awake Thou

Doth thy way seem lonely, tired heart,Thy way seem far from other men apart,No friendly far out-reaching hand,No one near to understandThy hopes, the good that thou wouldst know?

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Along the Way

Make straight His road so interlaced,So covered o'er with self;Let me but see amid the gloomThe vision of Thyself,So lowly sweetThat, in the seeing, I may graspSomething of love to help me passUndaunted on my way.

"Comfort ye"

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Then and Now

Memory no more need lingerIn the wretched bygones, whenTreacherous hope's seductive fingerPointed to a distant "then.

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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.

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Shared reflections

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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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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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Lilies and Deeds

Deep in the earthA lily heard the call:Go forth—proclaim your faithIn Life's unfailing power.

A Song of Deliverance

How can the heart be filled with fearThat knows the love of Love?

Love Knows the Way

God clothes the birds and flowers fair;Love knows the way.

Petition

Lord, teach me how to pray, for IHave just begun to findThe joy of loving Thee, and tryTo utilize Thy law and power;In sweet communion hour by hourI feel the unity of Mind,—Lord, teach me how to pray.

A Well of Water

Some poet long ago has likened lifeUnto a saddened soul forever"Dipping buckets into empty wellsAnd growing old with drawing nothing up.

"What hast thou in the house?"

"What hast thou in the house?