Poems

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A PSALM

Barbara Jean Mummey

Praise ye the Lord!I am His journeyman.
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THE HEALING OF THE MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND

Margaret Hovenden Ogden

Had he felt along the walls of ignorance,Invoking tribal gods from out his need,All but his hope withering to impotenceWhile importuning health from barren seed?

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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 Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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POTENTIAL

Margaret Bouvé Moreland

Fulfilling one's potential.

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WHO TOUCHED ME?

Margery Macdonald Cantlon

I am one who touched you, Lord.
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ALONE?

Robert M. Mummey

Until I had been aloneIn a land distantFrom family and friends,Surrounded by the insidious and persistentSense testimony ofViolence and hate and fear,And there had felt the presenceOf the supporting thought and prayerOf those who know and love me,So clearlyPresentI nearlyHeard the comforting word—I had not graspedThe omnipresence of Love.
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AGE OF DISCOVERY

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Marvelous and symbolic the voyageinto outer space!Praise for the awakening of the human race!

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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.

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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"THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH"

Rosemary Cobham

As a child I wondered about Joseph.
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"OPEN THOU MINE EYES"

I. Jocelyn Birch

Open mine eyes, O Lord,Send forth that lightDerived from Principle,Foreknown and infinite,Enduring, indestructible,Dispelling mistsOf mortal sight.
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MORE BLESSED TO GIVE

Esther M. Scheck Peterson

I used to pray for blessings—Blessings that would assureMy peace—make my world secureIn my private little nest.
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WHEN YET A GREAT WAY OFF

Ruby M. Drogseth

"When he was yet a great way off.
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ON THE WAY

Margaret Bouvé Moreland

Discipleship requires a standin day's full light.
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"IN ALL GENERATIONS"

Peter J. Henniker-Heaton

"Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.