Poems

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Gratitude

AGNES M. ABNEY

Father , I lift my joyful heart to TheeIn loving gratitudeThat I can sometimes, though but faintly, seeThy ever present good.
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Reflection

JANE POLSON SPEARIN

I stood beside a lake of crystal water

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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 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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Strength

ALICE T. MC COUN

O whispering pines! Your swaying graceHas strength enoughTo hold you firmly in your placeThough storms be rough.

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The Ballad of Mary Magdalene

MARION SUSAN CAMPBELL

I saw him first in the market placeWith a child against his knee,And when he said, "Forbid them not,"I thought he looked at me.
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Our Dwelling Place

AMY CAROLINE THROSSELL

Our dwelling place in Thee, O Lord,Before the mountains were,Before the hills and valleys bloomedIn radiant joy secure!
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A Prayer

LEILA SMITH GRIFFITH

Lord, grant me patienceTo bear the little things that seem to irk —The petty hates, the jealousies that lurkIn daily contact with my fellow man—These cannot hurt me, if I only canMore patient be.

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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 Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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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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Stronghold

MARIA LOUISE BAUM

Go publish ye the glory of the Lord,His uninvaded power;So publishing and praising, tell the newsOf man's exhaustless dower.
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Freedom

KIMMIS HARTLEY HENDRICK

Sin has no power to bind you,Child of God.
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Faith

CORNELIUS JAMES FITZGERALD

Be thou content with one step at a time And, seeing it, walk thou the way God leads;He will make plain the purpose of His plan; Doubt not that He will furnish all thy needs.
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A Prayer

ELEANOR BLANCHARD

Dear God, before Thee here I meekly bow,And pray that Thou wouldst teach me humbleness.
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Love

ELEANOUR TREHANE NORTON

A loving look, a word of truth, And lo! the Christ is there, Bringing a sense of harmony, Divine, beyond compare.
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Holy Days

UNA ROSAMOND LIAS

You need not leave the grandeur of the hills, Returning to the city's crowded streets; The majesty of Spirit ever fills The heart that each new day with courage greets.