Poems

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WAIT ON MIND

Peter John Sutton

Restrain false fervorbefore words flickerfrom unmeditating lips,before considered paintbrush slipsfrom guidance into unconsidered splash.
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ONWARD

P. Rhodes Bowen

Do we, still doubting, stand afar,thinking yet to drawneeded security and warmthfrom matter's fickle law?

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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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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"THOSE THAT ARE WITH YOUNG"

Mildred E. Kendall

So well does your heart knowthe healing touch divine,so true your pure and deep desireto find His hand to guide.

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A LIBRARIAN'S PRAYER

Bonny Norman Gregory

I asked God in the morningTo use me for His glory,To fill my thought, to form my wordsTo tell the simple story
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"WHEN I CONSIDER THY HEAVENS..."

Margery Todahl Blokhine

The stars that in their courses moveAre not haphazard motes astrayAlong the vulnerable wayOf time and circumstance.
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GRATITUDE

Godfrey D. C. John

Sky cannotroof insuch rushof summer joy:I hear you shoutin the sudden rainwashing your eyes.

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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.

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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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MORE LOVING TODAY

Vera Sohr Kelly

I obeyed , yes, I obeyedin one small thing: My tent was madea little larger.
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THE HUNDREDTH SHEEP

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

He is not lost who, though he stray,continues searching for the way;nor is he lost who wars with sinand prays,and listens and obeys.
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GOD'S DAY

George H. Favre

Thy sun shall shine forever,light in perpetuity.
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GOD'S DAY

George H. Favre

Thy sun shall shine forever,light in perpetuity.
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SONG OF SIMEON

Geoffrey J. Barratt

Simeon, devout and just,
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ARRAYED IN BEAUTY

Jessie Louise Salls

Never label love a duty,Love that comes arrayed in beauty.