Poems

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A Reading Room is ...

Peggie Case Paulus

Yes, a Reading Room isMore than a reading room.
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The ultimate weapon

Jacob R. Moon

Basic training:"The mission of the soldier,"They told us,"Is to close with and destroyThe enemy.

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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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The Christ appears

Eleanor Henderson Buser

The fourth watch—Can seem the darkest hour of the night,When sea is tempest-tossed

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Moving day

Joanne Mazna Garinger

I may say goodbye to my house.
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Where are the boats?

Judith Lynn Moore

Challenging times.
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The kingdom within

Sandine Wade

As a crocus expands in the sunAnd contracts in the cold,So we, beneath the healing touch of Love,Put forth our petals and shineWith a reflected radiance not our own.

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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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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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Pledge

Hugh Pendexter III

I shall love one God alone:Adore no gods of earth,Nor chatter idly near His throne,Ignore His Sabbath's worth.
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Time enough

Kerry M. Knobelsdorff

We need timeto sort it out.
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Be still!

Georgiana Lieder Lahr

I pray the sweet words "Peace, be still"To calm the storms of human will;I know the stillness deep withinThat conquers evil, sickness, sin;I pray for that Mind to be in meThat knows no raging of the sea.
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Communication restored

Thora Margaret Orton

I've gone all through the day and never heardA wordFrom You, through lack of listening.
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Prayer of petition

Fabian Craig-Wilson

Lord, help me to see Thy face.
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The Almighty

Aubree C. Sheesley

The place where peace envelops me in His thoughts,The place where my terror is withered and wrought away,The place where I am rewarded with the flood of Life, Love,and "greatfulness.