Poems

WATCHFUL PRAYER

How prayerfully we watchAnd hourly prayTo do God's will!Love points the way.

SWEETER THAN THE SONG OF BIRD

FAR sweeter than the song of birdThe tranquil voice of Truth I heard.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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SECURE

Held in God's care,We are secure.

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SURETY

Fear not;The Shepherd's gentle rodAppoints your rightful way,And His beneficence is yoursThis newborn day.

THEY JOURNEY ON

They journey on—the loved ones who have steppedBeyond our ken of mortal sound and sight.

LOVE'S PROVISION

"Children, have ye any meat?

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Anthology of classic articles III

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Shared reflections

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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 Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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GOD IS ALL

God is all-power:With His support, we cannot faint;No stain of sin or evil's taintCan touch us or can bring us harm.

WEAPON AND TOOL

This Science bring, to those who heed,The truth not born of mortal sense:Who gives his love to God is safe,He goes his way with confidence.

SIGHT

When fearObscures the way,Pray God to give you light.

MOTHER'S PRAYER

Thy child, dear Father-Mother God,Thy child, not mine,Expressing purity,Abundant grace, sincerity;In Spirit dwelling.

LOOK TO GOD

Are you bereft of friends?

ARISE IMMEDIATELY

The sick man, in self-pity,might have said,"Tomorrow is another day.