Poems

PROXIMITY

Truth rolls away the heavy stone,Expels the night,Reveals the omnipresent ChristIn dawn-pure light.

THEY KNEW IT NOT

When wonder and awe were voicedBy those who came to seeMatter's supposed forceConsume the three,

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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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HERITAGE OF LOVE

The world, once limited, is wideNow as the sky and the sea,It stretches out on every sideIn its immensity.

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THE VERY STONES

The need is here.

CHANGE OF VIEW

I saw myself a mortal, meeting deadlines;I saw my fellowman a judge, and soI felt that I must beat about with fervorAnd rush with haste and frenzy to and fro—Until I caught a glimpse of God's perfection,His wondrous, endless, changeless, loving plan.

TO LOVE—OR NOT TO LOVE

"How hard it is to love!" she cried—but as she daily prayed.

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Shared reflections

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Anthology of classic articles

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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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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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"THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH"

Psalm 19:14

FACE TO FACE

"Who are you?

CAPTIVE OUT OF ISRAEL

If we but knew more of that little maid!She said, "I would to God my lord could beIn Israel; I know the leprosyWould leave his flesh.

THE RIGHT WAY

I will accept reality and will expect relief,Support the working of God's law, not yield to false belief.

SIGNPOSTS

How could I know that I had found the roadTo life eternal when there was no signThat I could plainly read?

A PARENT'S PRAYER

Although my child gains when I kneel and pray:"Save her from false attraction, God, each hour!"we both gain more when I appeal this way:"Help me to know Thee, God, the only power!"