Poems

Reply to "If We Knew."

If we felt the bitter anguishThat our thoughts and words have sentTo the brother we are judging,The cruel bow might be unbent.
You never can tell what a thought can doIn bringing you hate or love,For thoughts are things, and their airy wingsAre swifter than carrier doves.

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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 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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Sunshine

Brightly beams the morning sunshine, Rolling o'er the eastern hills, Tingeing ferns and brakes with brightness, Clustered round the mountain rills.

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WHATE'ER thou dost, do well—it may not stand An hour, it may for centuries endure; But thou shalt have performed thy Lord's command, And thy reward shall be forever sure.

Transitions

Out of the noisy tumult,Out of the fevered heat,Out of grewsome fancies,Out of self-hood's cheat.

The First Evil Step

I muse and think and ponderOn what the sages said,And as my thoughts now wanderBack through the ages dead,I realize their words sublimeAre fitted for the present time.

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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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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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 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.

View other Collections →

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The heart of a child,Like the heart of a flower,Has a smile for the sunAnd a tear for the shower.

The Secret of Happiness

'Tis foolish to look in the past,Except to gain profit thereby;Its failures good lessons should teach,Its triumphs make courage rise high.

A Song of Praise

When the early dawn of morningTints the sky with jewels bright,Painting all the face of NatureWith a calm and holy light;Then let us render,In accents tender,Our praise to God;For He is Life.

The Unveiled Face

Not as of old, when Moses cameDown from the mount, that burnt with flameAnd shook with thunder loud;Because the great and mighty GodUpon its rocky summit trod,While all the people bowed;

The Gift of Love

It is in loving, not being loved, the heart is blest;It is in giving, not in seeking gifts, we find our guest.
When you think, when you speak, when you read, when you write,When you sing, when you walk, when you seek for delight;To be kept from all evil, at home and abroad,Live always as under "the eye of the Lord.