Poems

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God's creation!

Heather Dorety 3rd grade

God is perfect in every way.
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To God's child

Shirley Andrew Allard

We must not doubt.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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Aurora

Kodi Ruth Sylvester

Tossed amid the storms of nightI cryand pray, Let there be light!

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Retrospection

Annette Kreutziger-Herr

Inner voice, spiritual sense—againmy guiding star
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Learning to float*

David Littlefield Horn

"Lean back on the waterand take a deep breath,"says the lifeguard.
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God's delight

William Little

I know that I am praying right,Because my God is my delight.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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Love with patience

Lillian B. Dewey

The light of patience,Pouring out of facesUsed to righting wrongWith Truth, reveals:In spite of heaviness within,Or outside force or gloom,Mind's direction isTo listen, learn, and love with patience.
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Unveiled

Elizabeth Keyes Williams

This hasn't been atime of leaving orof grieving—we both know Lovedemanded that wegrow beyond old pathsestablished years ago—both know that Life,so gladly lived, the Mindthat guides our loving,never terminates expression.
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God

Nicole Hornstra (fifth grade)

God is always sweet to me.
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"The harvest truly is plenteous ..."*

Jennifer Hammond

Openyour fieldof thoughtto God's workthat the turningof the soil thereinmay yield abundantlybeyond any harvesthuman handiworkcould eversow.
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"Surely the Lord is in this place"

Mary Gadberry Patrick

No fear is here, now, whereeven illusion of fearmust inevitably disappearat God's, Love's, commandhere, now, whereGod, Love, is All—all-power, all-presence,eternal, supreme,refuting any pretenseof otherness, or pastor future elsewhere,than this dear, infinitehere, now, whereLove, God, isor else we could not be.
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Celebrating you

Naida A. Evans

What a joy to be includedIn this celebration of you.