Poems

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Desire

ELIZABETH G. W. PETTIT

Father , 'tis not for wealth I pray—Wealth that is gold;My needs are met afresh each day.
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Little Things

ZITA LOUISE BAKER

Father , it is a little thing to thank TheeFor each good gift that cometh from above,Yet, do we not at times receive, unmindful,The wondrous blessings of Thy perfect love?

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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 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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The Comforter

Mabel F. SKINNER

Truth is my fortress and my strength,My comfort and my rod;In times of seeming doubt and fear,My refuge and my God.

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Love More!

MAUD LILIAN EASON

Love more!The gentle words came clearly to my earFrom one who long had worked, and earnestly,To free me from the thrall of error's chains:The letter you have gained abundantly,The one thing that is needed is to love.
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Divine Principle

FRANK GIBSON

God is all power, a tower of strengthTo him who doth His presence feel;'Tis He alone, and none beside,Can sin destroy and sickness heal.
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Thy Word

RUTH VICTORIA INGLIS

We of ourselves can nothing do,Thy Word alone has power, is true.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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 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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Awakening

GERTRUDE DEANE HOUK

I slept ! Fear lay upon me, shadowlike,Filled with the dark foreboding of the dreamsOf finite sense.
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Footsteps

LAURA BOWLBY MASSEY

All through the night he prayed,Wrapped in the thick darknessAnd density of fear;Prayed to be deliveredFrom gnawing pain and lack,Beseeching the God of loveAnd infinite compassion.
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Peace

CICELY L. BLOCK

How lovely is the soft gray dusk,When all the earth is still,When flowers are closed, and birds are hushed,And pearl-mist veils the hill!Then turns my heart to thoughts of peace,To God, who tenderlyEnfolds all nature in His arms,—Our loving Father He.
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"Be still, and know that I am God"

CATHERINE M. CLISSOLD

"Be still, and know that I am God"!O Word, so fraught with calm and peace divine,Enter into my thought, and dwelling thereMake it like Thine!
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Worship

ELIZABETH LINCOLN BUSH

Our Father-Mother, Love divine,Grant us Thy peace, Thy joy impart,That we may worship Thee arightWith purified and grateful heart.
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The Gospel of Love

MAUDE MARY CLARKE

Held within Thy boundless love,Joyously we rise aboveError's way.