Poems

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THE BELOVED OF LOVE

Marjorie Pearson

Man the beloved, the blessed of the Father:Such richness here, such cherishing and grace!No dream-sense tiller of the soil but, rather,The royal son, secure in Love's embrace.
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TRANSFORMATION

Alan W. Thwaites

With confident, determined tread,Saul traveled the Damascus road,Sure of his rightness, proud to beA bearer of authority.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

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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 HEART MAKES READY

Mildred E. Kendall

Here in this place of communion,swept clean and made ready,the heart grows quietobserving its own Passover,steady in prayer and hymns of praise,partaking of the bread of Life,forsaking sin,and drinking of the Master's cup—sign that the rebel will bends lowin humble tithe of sacrifice.

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IMPARTIALITY

Eleanor Pickett Hamrick

Peace had gone from my restless heart.
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TO A PRACTITIONER

Mabel Stuart Curry

A thousand homes rejoice todayThat once were sad and dark.
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FREEDOM'S CALL

David L. Horn

"Come unto me.

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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 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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"WHAT IS THAT TO THEE?"

Winifred A. Yates

If envy, curiosity,Tinge of jealousy,Should say to me,"May we come in?
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FROM SENSE TO SOUL

Grace Lillian Snell

Not enough—flower-petaled beauty—Fragrance also there:Not enough—soft-feathered bird-throat—Music filling the air.
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SPIRITUAL STILLNESS

Gibbs Hofmann

The Psalmist sings, "Be still, and knowThat I am God"; and those who heedDiscover Love's rich overflowMakes green the wilderness of need;
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PERFECTION

Ethel Walker

Perfection is no abstract stateNor wistful hovering of vague desireFor a mutation somewhat higherTo make us somehow better than we are—Perhaps to give us kinship to a star.
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IMMORTAL FRUIT

Donna Bartlett

To taste of fruit immortalseek Truth through Spirit's portal;unlock the gatethat opens unto Soulwith love, and let the wholeof heaven hereand now appear.
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COMPANIONED

William Aubert Luce

I am companioned though you are gone;From selfish yearning my heart is free.