Poems

SURE DEFENSE

Another's thought is his to guard;And if from heart embittered grownHe send a hurtful thought or word,The onus, then, is his alone,And soon or late he must atone.

FIDELITY

Fidelity is staying withthe truth of God's creation.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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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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THE FLOWERING OF THE CHILD-HEART

When fervently you long to see each childGrow beautiful, intelligent, and strong—To flower into manhood, undefiledBy sophistry, unbruised by stubborn wrong—Oh, let no willful effort pry apartThe infant bud that bides the touch of Love:But turn obediently with listening heartTo hear Mind's pure instruction.

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FLOOD TIDE

When through some ebbing tide of circumstanceYour life seems parched and barren, like the sand,This is your assurance, if you stand,That soon a tide of blessings will advance.

LOVE MEETS OUR NEEDS

How comforting it is to knowThat endless blessings ever flowFrom God, our Father-Mother, Love,No one left out!

THE SINLESS JOY

I dwelt a time in darkness,The Word seemed weak and cold;I clung to Truth steadfastly,But joy seemed hard to hold.

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Shared reflections

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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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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FIRST

Nothing we can do will ever makeThe truth a little truer or compelThe harmony of being to improve.

"FOLLOW THOU ME"

If my brother's steps move fasterheavenward than mine,if he quicker grasps the lightand brighter lets it shine,what is that to me, O Master,and what should it beif I strive with all my mightto love and follow thee?

"IN THY SIGHT"

Let my ways be justifiedIn Thy pure sight alone:Not in the sight of men, O Lord,Nor even in my own.

ON EAGLE'S WING

Would you reach heaven, God's presence here?

THE ETERNAL DAWN

Do mortals call their plight "beyond redemption"?

GOD'S LAW

What is the Principle, the unerring cause,That stills the tempest and annuls the curse,Dispelling chaos with but one effect—Order in thought throughout the universe?