Poems

THE GOOD LAND

How good it is to understand!To proffer Him an outstretched hand.

"THE MEEK WILL HE GUIDE"

I know God guides;

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MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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THE BELOVED OF LOVE

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

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

THE HEART MAKES READY

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.

IMPARTIALITY

Peace had gone from my restless heart.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

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The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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TO A PRACTITIONER

A thousand homes rejoice todayThat once were sad and dark.

FREEDOM'S CALL

"Come unto me.

"WHAT IS THAT TO THEE?"

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

FROM SENSE TO SOUL

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

SPIRITUAL STILLNESS

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

PERFECTION

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.