Poems

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THE ONLY TIME FOR PRAISING GOD

Miriam Brown Cohen

Now is the only time for praising God.
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FINGERPOSTS

Elizabeth Rogers

One twig that grows beside the dusty wayproclaims a field with lilac trees nearby.

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From Faculties indestructible

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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REFLECTION

Harold Mansfield

I cannot viewthe brightness of the sun;but I can scanin wondrous flood of lighta scene of beauty, brightin its reflection.

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OUR GALILEE

Jessie Louise Salls

They met and talkedBy the Sea of Galilee.
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THE PURPOSE

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Falsely accused, Christian?
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OFFERING

Mae Tucker

Do streams of thought seem clogged?

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Shared reflections

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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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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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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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TODAY'S PARENTS

Lillian V. Byrd

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.