Poems

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TRUE PERSPECTIVE

Charlotte Bruce

The whole world is my family!No tight-knit possessive corecold-shouldering the rest:but circumference of universal thoughtincluding these—and these—and these peoplesof far-flung empires.
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ALL THINGS NEW

Vera Sohr Kelly

Now I can see that all things are new!The leaves for the healing of nationsglow in the morning dew.

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Changing your world

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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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MILLSTONE OR MILESTONE

Peter J. Henniker-Heaton

A millstone or a milestone,Which shall it be?

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BARTIMAEUS

Gibbs Hofmann

Blind Bartimaeus, pitifully cryingFor mercy, did not shrink nor lose his poise,But cried the more in steadfastly defyingThe grumbling crowd's demand to make less noise.
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THE PATH OF LIGHT

Florence R. Wiggins

"Grief's pathis yours.
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NEVER BORN

Jeanne Guerin Bengston

Never born—what worlds of woemelt at those words! No blinding flowof desperate tears of sharp regretneed drown your hope of good.

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Changing your world

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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 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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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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AN USHER'S PRAYER

Frances L. Hargreaves

Help them to leave their burdensAt the door,They who are bowed beneath a heavy loadOf care, of fear, or pain.
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SECURITY

Edith Coonley Howes

I am the image of God's pure serenityAnd in His wholeness I ever find rest.
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CHANGELESS, PROGRESSIVE, ON!

Priscilla A. Alexander

Beyond the spheric drag or clutch of timeIdeas expand—concentric, conscious, pure, sublime.
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THE REASON FOR JOY

Joyce Grenfell

The reason for joyMust always have been knownFrom the awareness of the heart,Of song, the sweet discoveryIn knowing man is not alone.
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GIFT OF CHRISTMAS

Jeanette LeMoyne

When the angels sing, my love,Sing of peace on earth:And the twinkling gleam of starsCandle-flames the birth,Jesus as the precious babeBrings the Christmas spirit—Christ, the seed within all hearts:God's love, not our merit—When the angels hover nearSongs on high are very clear.
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SACRIFICE

Ruth Burrows

Harsh concept of a just but jealous GodDrove Abraham to climb the lonely mount.