Poems

Poem

Upward flight

Dorothy K. McCurdy

The startled water bird leapsSwift as thoughtFrom dreaming on the placid pondTo soaring, onward circling heights.
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The Shepherd's arms

Sam L. Hornbeak

Seeing myself in the Shepherd's arms,no lamb more closely tended,I touch the hem of Christ's dear loveand fear's dark night is ended.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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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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Poem

Colloquy

Margaret M. Pinkham

God, I don't know where I'm going—I'm so lost!

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The cup and the wine

Karen Molenaar Terrell

Christ offers the cup and we take itwillingly, knowingthe wine would escape through our fingerswithout the cup to contain it—a cup shaped and deepened and polishedby life's daily challenge and victory.
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Prayer for an infant

Lesley E. Gort

Father, let my infant understanding grow,Strong in the spirit of Truth.
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To God's messengers

Sandine Wade

Our lives are often lit by the lampsOf other people's kindness,So when hope grows dimThey kindle it afresh:Like warm, shaded lamps,Afloat in the dark poolOf an uncurtained room,They beckon us homeward.

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Anthology of classic articles

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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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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Poem

A willow by the watercourse

Jane Partis McCarty

I remember the sapling we planted—So slender, fragile and small.
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Like rare jewels

Sarah M. Gibson

Spiritual ideasLike rare jewelsStartle!Tumbling, polishing,Refining, truthTransforms.
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Lighthouse—my house

Chacko M. H. Ogata

The sea is dark.
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His nearness

Jean M. Immerwahr

God's nearnessdoes not comeand go.
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Remember Hagar?

Barbara L. Kelly

When waterfor herself and sonwas spentin a desert placeHagar weptnot seeingthe here and nowof supply.
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On course

Eleanor Y. Clapp

Father, tame my restlessness,The urge to move too fast,Reluctance, also, to listen.