Poems

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Luster

Marian Cates

God gives us His purposeto permeate our livesas oil saturates the woodof your mother's mahogany desk,enriching, preservingand making it shine.
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Beyond these walls

Jean M. Langerman

Always you were here,and now you're not.

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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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You are loved always

David Randall Keeler

"Good night!"she would saywith the warmest assuringas she tucked in snug blankets,

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Come all

Ellen R. MacMillan

God of all love—of goodness.
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Welcome mat

Sandra Luerssen Hoerner

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Beholder's eye

Doris Kerns Quinn

Bright sightGod's gift to allNot just some favored onesBright sightNo Adam-fallHas blurred the vision of God's sons.

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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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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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No victim—no victimizer

Joseph Yellis

Again, again, and again, and again—I was sinned against.
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Satisfaction guaranteed

Gloria Clements

No "desert place"no incompleteno running—where?
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Of homing pigeons and "letting go" ...

Faith Walsh Heidtbrink

Daily I asked God to show me just howI could let my child go.
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More than just waiting

Sharon Huntington

Patience, more than just calm waiting,more than suffering throughuntil good comes,patience, like the bud of a rose—beautiful in itself—holds the kingdom of heaven within,turns to face the light of Truth,and blossoms into fullnessas the warmth of God's loveshines upon it.
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A portrait of the Artist

Joanne Mazna Garinger

Long before we knew Him wellHe knew all of us:He was master of formand metaphor
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Where I find God

Catherine S. Taylor

Through a shaft of moonlight,or sunlight making "diamonds" on the snow,Through a child's bubbling laughteror an adult's quiet glow,Through the satin sheen of a tulip's petal,or a hummingbird'sattraction to the nectar deep inside.