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Poems

The courage to give

Lois Carlson

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She was there for me

Jan Kassahn Keeler

She was there for me.

Romancing high places

Al Gemrich

For the ordinary aspiring to extraordinary thingsWho would tread upon high places and hear a mountain sing,Know that to look from out Africa' rooftop,The mighty steeple, Kilimanjaro, born in fire and rimmed in ice,Is not to stand upon God's shoulders,But merely sit upon His footstoolWhere the thirsty would sip the glacial rivers of His pleasure.

'The Return of the Dove to the Ark'

Sally Lessiter

The dove flew, following the rain, and locating no landingShe returned to the ark.

A prayer for four young men

Brian Blandford

Written in response to the July 2005 terrorist bombings in London.

No greater love

Christ Jesus said:What you do for the leastof my brethren,you do for me.

REMOVING THE FEAR

Sally Lessiter

They said that a nightmare of fear might come upon us.

Remembrance in Rock

Colleen Douglass

America's canyons, Hawaii's lava beds, Lascaux's caves—primitive man entrusts souvenirs of ancient pastto interpretation by future generations.

Holy ground

Bettie Gray

Even if we,like Lot's wife,idled and numbedby loss and grief

CALMING THE TERROR

Sally Lessiter

They said wherever you travel sudden terror might come.

Recognizing God's gift

Beatrice Labarthe

God's wind of integrity cleanses my world,His wholeness shields me from harm.

Calming the terror

Sally Lessiter

They said:Wherever you travel, sudden terror might come.