Poems

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COIN IN FISH'S MOUTH

Richard Henry Lee

Here we sit in this dory;fishermen, mind you, yet giddyas children at first little nibble—"There he is! Snag him!" Did everweathered fingers fumble a linewith such excitement?
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PRESERVATION

Mildred Kendall Snyder

Notice:Nothing shall enter here.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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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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HEAVEN WITHIN

Joy Dell

The tiny leaf uncurls, expandsat touch of spring:it does not cry for further strengthbut stretches out its dew-drenched lengthby using inner might.

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DO YOU THIRST?

Imogene McCaig

Then today—now—you are biddraw water with joy"out of the wells of salvation.
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HEALING

Greta Claxton

When thought grew calm and humanwill was silent,the healing came,gentle and natural as an opening flower.
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ASCENDING STEPS

Winifred M. Johnson

I was sure I knew what the Scriptures meantwhen they bade me lay self-will aside.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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Anthology of classic articles

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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TO CLAIM A CROWN

Daisy Stieber Squadra

"Hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown".
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LET'S BE ON GUARD!

Esther M. Scheck Peterson

Are we awake, and on guard,or idly dreaming in the slumber ofapathy
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SPEAK TO ME, LORD

Oma Olna Martin

Speak to me, Lord, when my heart is heavy,Burdened with loneliness, sorrow, or pain.
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MY PRAYER

Donald Heisler

"Ask.
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A NEW SONG

Frances M. Wallace

Not through force of emphasisOr strained intensity,But on quiet tide of gratitudeLet my prayer come to Thee.
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NEITHER BEAR FALSE WITNESS

Ruth Rosborough Larocca

There I stood,Having borne false witness against myself,Against my neighbor,For I had called one white, had called one black,As though man, God-created, were of two kinds.