Poems

PRAYER AND ANSWER

Dulcie Geddes

Pray consistentlyfor what you most desire;thus faith will grow.

THE STONE THE BUILDERS REJECTED

Patricia Barber

Humility, waking to the presenceof infinitywith a willing heart,looks away from the proud disparityof mortal senseand finds the clarityof Soul,revealing man's true science and artnow Genesis-simple, Christ pure hereand whole!

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THE BLESSED OF THE LORD

Leslie Marcoux

Oh, firmly close the door upon the past!It has no part in Love's eternal now;Nor has the future, nebulous and vast.

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UP FROM JORDAN

Hazel Harper Brandner

False pride entangled me, my steps were caughtIn web or snare; then, breaking through the dream,Words like Elisha's stirred my inmost thought:"Immerse thyself in Jordan's healing streamFull seven times and cleanse thyself of pride,Self-righteousness, self-will, and arrogance.

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THEY KNEW NOT

Francis Ward Grubb

They lovedthe pride of place,the pomp and ceremony,and the clink of penniessqueezed from the widows' meager store.

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THE WALL

Elizabeth Rogers

We were not tallenough to see beyond the somber wallof ignorance and fear.

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PRACTITIONER

Margaret Bowen Lane

No need of sculptured marbleTo immortalize your consecrationNor poet's lyric versesTo describe your dedication;Uncounted lives uplifted, brightened,Distresses healed and burdens lightenedBear witness to your selfless love.