Poems

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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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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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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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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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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Anthology of classic articles III

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Anthology of classic articles

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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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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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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.
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INFINITY

Dorathy Sophia Nelson

I did not know a hillCould be so highUntil I raised my handAnd touched the sky.
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HUMILITY

Edith Louise Meyer

Humility is faith and trust,Relying on Love's tender care;Forgetting self and going forthTo prove that good is everywhere.