Poems

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HEAVENLY COMPANIONSHIP

Esther M. Scheck Peterson

Absorbed in self—apart from God—Men feel unwanted, lonely.
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"MY YOKE IS EASY"

Vera Sohr Kelly

I take thy yoke upon me, andI have thy freedom and thy wings,thy government, thy healing hand,and thy dominion over things.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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JOYOUS MEDITATION

Gibbs Hofmann

Let not my thoughts resolve into a cryFor human love denied in petty scorn.

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THE COCK STILL CROWING

Bernice King Brigham

Three times Simon PeterVehemently denied,"I know him not.
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HOMEWARD

Kathryn Laney Veazey

O,  do you listen when God speaks to you?
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IF I AM LIFTED UP

Edna E. Overby

If I am lifted up, our Saviour said,I'll draw to me all men from far and wide—The tired and the tortured and the sad;The doubters and the prisoners of pride.

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Shared reflections

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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 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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"TAKE WITH YOU WORDS"

Daisy Stieber Squadra

"Take with you words"to prayer's closet.
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"I HAVE CALLED YOU FRIENDS"

Mildred E. Kendall

Thus spoke Jesus to his disciples,who had left all to follow him—tenderly spoke, knowing their yearning,their weary struggles, their honest hearts.
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SACRAMENT

Elsie Hill Ainsworth

Here a feast of Love is spread;Here is Christ's communion bread.
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THEN ANGELS

Pearl Strachan Hurd

He had resisted the devilin the wilderness, alone ;neither hunger nor argument could force himto make bread from stone,to confuse the purposeof his human life.
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BELOVED SYNONYMS

Elizabeth Rogers

I wanted words like woodland streams that sing,muted by distance and the pines' soft drone,that gently spell God's love for us and bring tidings of this inheritance we own:"Son, thou art ever with me".
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THE SECRET PLACE

Godfrey D. C. John

Within the sanctuary of prayerideas of Mind transform the nightof fear to morning.