Poems

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"... there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour"*

Janet Felicia Faure

Do we stand, mute and wondering, stunnedby voice-overs with violent imagerythat scan in seconds whole lifetimesof striving and getting, regretting and forgiving?
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In the circle of Love

Cathrine Joy Hogg

I'm in the circle of Love all day,Enfolded in God's arms—Beloved and cared for all the way,Watched over, safe from harm.

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Shared reflections

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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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Dawn

Marion N. Roberts

Dawn is the beginning of a brand-new day,New things to do, new things to say.

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"Love is a Mother tenderly brooding over all Her children"*

Patricia E. Lister

Human mother-love, with comfort and caring,has gone beyond my sight.
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Mountain high

Nancy R. Gray

Delightfully startled, I steppedAround a jagged boulder,Confronting a crimson wildflowerFreely sharing its God-given beauty.
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A Reading Room librarian's warm invitation

Irene E. Murray

You are all welcome.

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Anthology of classic articles

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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 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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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My prayer

Marion N. Roberts

No fearful supplication,no pleading with an angry god on high,but, rather, joyous affirmationof Love omnipotentand nigh.
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Glory

Sandra Peterson

Too bad, they said.
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Acts of God

Maude C. Beasley

God works in unexpected ways,Wonders does He perform,But all His ways are gentle waysNot earthquake, wind, or storm.
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Teach me Thy ways

Manuel M. Alves

Teach me Thy ways, that I may seeThy works of old are still the same,And know that Thou art keeping meAnd mine and all through Thine own name;
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Freedom

Janis H. Kitchin

I can truly only know and bewhat my heavenly Father thinks of me.
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My peace

Eleanor H. Buser

Nothing within or without caninterruptdisrupt ordisturbthe quiet and peaceof my thoughts.