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Poems

A coat of many pockets

Pamela Chemberlin Lampson

Love has loomed me as a garment of gentle armor.

Be glad ...

Darren Stone

for laughter every day; children on bicyclesor playing tag.

Turn around

Suzanne Goewert

Possible because it's truethat good's actual substantial goodnessis really never lost—no disappointing daze, discouraging hazeno murky mental mazewhere some semblance of goodmight maybe get retrievedthrough considerable effort and cost.

Yielding*

Elizabeth Mata

We think the answers comeby redoubled efforts andmuscling our way through, neverthinking that it is in stillnessthat our God-given energies offlexibility and buoyancy leapwithin, impelling us to skipaside to let Soul shine usas Her effortless delight.

WELCOME ON YOUR LOVE-DAY

Fenella Bennetts

Here you are!Little hands folding round our fingers,freshly opened eyesmeeting thosewho already love you dearly.

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE

with contributions from Sarah, Elizabeth

Two girls explore what it means to them to be spiritual.

IS THIS HOW WE KNOW SPIRIT?

Lois Carlson

The white sturdiness of this crocus petal,unconcerned by the snow's crust,echoes the innocence we are learning to trust.

INVEST OR DIVEST

Jill Gooding

The stock market falls,shares reach an all-time low;from Wall Street, London, and Hong Kong,come forecasts filled with woe.

Mary of Magdala

Eva-Maria Hogrefe

"O gentle Mary, don't cry.

DOMINION

BY DUNCAN WILDER

First and foremost trustis the important starting place.

Equanimity

Alexis Wolfe

Youare

INFINITE EXPRESSIONS

Wil Meacham

Ever changingbetween tides andebbing waves