Poems

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OFFERING

Mae Tucker

Do streams of thought seem clogged?

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BETHLEHEM

Mildred E. Kendall

Follow through the night though no star shine;Prepare for glory though the night be long.

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NOW IS FOREVER

Fanny de Groot Hastings

No past to regret, no future to dread,No retreat, and no strain to dislodge the stablePressureless present; no looking aheadOr back in fear of a transient timetable.

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REBIRTH

Margaret Eileen Moore

I shall go upward till the day's full sunRises to bless the land.

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As Jacob's tender, patriarchal prideDevised a colored coat for Joseph's wear,And ardent Hannah, yearning for her son,Would make "a little coat," with love and prayer;So active parents are inspired to weaveA garment to protect and shield their own.

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THE MAN BORN BLIND

Thelma Brooks

No doubt the man born blindhad groped his waythrough many seasons of thought,wondering;searching for hope and light.

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SUMMITS MOUNTED

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

Fly swifter back, O thought, than fleetest wingof whistling wind and mounted summits bringto memory that I—rememberingthe strength God gave to top some mountain highand sharp and rugged in the days gone by—may face my hill today with faith to try.

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WITH LOVE

Mildred Lovegren

Give me understanding that I may discernWhen my brother is ready to return.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER

Jane R. Harwood

Love, Thy servant prays to knowHow to fill these waiting hearts;How to share this manna mealWhich the healing Truth imparts.

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REFLECTION

Olive Scholes

SINCE man reflects Soul in beauty, calm,Serenity, and peace,We fear no tumult, stress, or strainBut find releaseFrom whirling moods of mortal sense,Tossing, unsure:In spiritual consciousnessWe dwell secure.