Poems

ELECTION

When Samuel was sent to choose a king,The Lord required him not to measure worthBy human form, but by the offeringThe selfless heart could bring to bless the earth.

ADVENT

Tender as starlight, tender and mild,Resting upon their couch of hay,Here are the mother and the child.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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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BROTHERHOOD

Within the bounds of brotherhoodThere is no private sense of good.

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"THE WINGS OF THE MORNING"

She took "the wings of the morning,"And Life was there.

IMPARTIAL LOVE

"The Lord looketh on the heart.

TRUTH

Seek ye the truth?

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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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 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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PINNACLE

We cannot fallFrom pinnacleWhere Love's embraceWith tendernessAssures that all is well.

GOD GIVES

God gives to allAbility to mirror Him:

FORGIVE AGAIN

"What —forgive again?

WHEN ANGELS CAME

With noiseless step the angels cameInto my heart at midnight hour;Though they had neither form nor name,With noiseless step the angels came.

CHILD

The thought of "child" is innocency.

GOD GLORIFIED

When we have setSelf-love aside,Conquered rancorAnd human pride,Then our portion—Thought purified—Will crown endeavorWith God glorified.