Poems

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Love's Message

WALTER CLIFFORD HARVEY

Heed thou the message which Love doth impart—Freedom from bondage for each earnest heart.
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Thanksgiving

FANNIE I. S. WARDELL

Gladness fills the air,Scent of autumn rare;Russet leaves and goldFall in forests old.

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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 Faculties indestructible

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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Desire

JEANNETTE TIBDALL

To see Thy path, constant in praiseTo walk with Thee in unsought ways;To have my thought held fast in Thine,My every wish a prayer divine,My every word the truth sublime,My every deed Thy love expressed,Humble, O Lord, and truly blessedWith Love's eternal fire—This, only this, is my desire.

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God's Light

LOUISE W. PRIMROSE

Dear Father-Mother God, to Thee I prayFor light—and lo, Love shineth o'er my way,Thy truth my guide and stay;So may I learn in grateful joy to yieldEach thought to Thee, and labor in Thy field,Nor cease till close of day.
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Consecration

EDWARD ESDALE

Live the Christ-life, and ease thy troubled heart;Think the Christ-thoughts, and rest thy wearied mind.
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Joseph

FREDERICK STARR CAMPBELL

I owe thee debt, brother of bygone age,For brave example, shining yet to speedMe on.

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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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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 Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Safe

EMILY RUMSEY DICKENSON

Sheltered by Love divine,Strongest protection mineUnder His shade.
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Our Hand in His

HELEN NEWHALL WINCHESTER

The breath of hope envelops us,When we have done our bestTo right a wrong,To love a friend—Sweet hope within the breast!
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Protection

ELENORA E. PIKE

Where thou goest, Love will lead thee,Where thou walkest, Love will guide;If thou hunger, Love will feed thee;Love is ever at thy side.
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Reverence

MINNY M. H. AYERS

He worshiped God!Three times each dayLike Daniel he kneltIn humble, earnest prayer;Nay, not alone on bended knee,But e'en throughout his waking hoursHis thought was filled with gratitude—With gratitude and praise and glory songsTo his creator!And in humility for growth in grace he prayedTo worship more:He worshiped God!
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Prayer at Twilight

LUCILLE TINNIN

'T is not for earthly things I pray,My Father-Mother God, to Thee;But that I may from day to day,More righteous, more courageous be;
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The Voice of God

ELLA A. STONE

God speaks to us in myriad ways,—In little things that fill our days,In loving glance from kindly eyes,And words that help us to be wise.