Poems

THE PROMISE STANDS

The promise stands that where I amThe Father is eternally.

THE CONJUROR

By sleight of hand,Trick, prestidigitation,A conjuror makes things seemWhat they are not.

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Changing your world

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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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GRATITUDE

Gratitude is more than saying "Thank you"Like a child well taught;More than speaking glib and graceful phrasesBecause one ought.

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NEW BIRTH

Conceived in Love,Brought forth in righteousness.

SPIRITUAL TALENTS

A joyous smile, a tender word,A pure desire to serve and bless,Go forth, and, reaching far and wide,Touch all with Christliness.

OUT OF BONDAGE

Affliction's fire is notWhat the senses tell us of;Their engulfing need not frighten.

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Shared reflections

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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TILLAGE

Let us prepare the acres,Plow up the hungry soil,For our forthcoming lectureDeserves much Christian toil,

STAR OF CHRISTMAS

Silver star, and east wind blowing,Manger warmth and cattle lowing,Sky song heralding a birth,Bringing angel peace to earth.

CHRISTMAS QUIET

Not in the hurried day, but in the quietOf night, to shepherds watching in the field,The angel of the Lord brought joyful tidingsOf him through whom God's love should be revealed.

TO A PRACTITIONER

With Christlike, healing thoughtand steadfast truth,with patience, gentleness, humility,you taught me I could sayto fears, "Be still!"To human hopes, "Not mine,the Father's will.

PATIENT COMFORTER

O Love, Thou art our comforter;Yet, overwhelmed by grief and doubt,We hug those tattered errors closeAnd thus would shut Thee out.

TO BECOME AS A LITTLE CHILD

Why was it that the healing was delayed?