Poems

Reliance rewarded

Many times it seems an uphill battle: 
gaining good ground, then slipping down, 
discouragement and doubt deterring progress.
But ...

Love is . . .

Love is not something to get
or to give away …

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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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What does one have to do
   to experience change 
     not just any kind of change
        healing change? ...

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Illumined

Morning spreads
across the horizon 
of a new day …

Ever in tune with God

The wind chime
hangs ready,
each polished tube
tuned like an organ pipe ...

The artistry of Love

There are no words I can express, 
no sound, no thoughts,
that can plumb the depths …

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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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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Skipping stones

Whoever said it would be hard?
Grasp a flat stone ...

Realization

Your oneness with God
brings a contentment
untouched and unknown ...

Useful joy

Know that
            on a darkened path,
            a dismal night, 
            a climb so steep,
Spirit, God, always lights our sky ...

Loud and clear

I listen, opening my thought—
no preconceptions when I pray.
I clear the clutter from my mind …

Unlimited you

Instead of counting limits,
turn your face to Love’s light ...

Where we live

It is a place we know so well,
though not a house ...