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THE HEALING WORD

Marjorie D. Manley

The healing word is gently saidBy those who are through Spirit ledTo understand and to rejoiceThat man reflects the Father's voice.

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WRITTEN IN HEAVEN

Alan W. Thwaites

To those accusing onlookers,The Master spoke no word,But stooped and wrote upon the ground,As though he had not heard.

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THE MEEK IN HEART

Myrtle A. Cash

The soft rebuke—how kind it was—and thenin pure reflection of God's gracethe outstretched hand to ease the hurt;and following fast the tender wordthat turned reproof to heaven's song.

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THE THOUGHT THAT LIFTS TO GOD

Margery Todahl Blokhine

The thought that lifts to God wings high,Touching infinitude of TruthFrom molecule to star, the whileEncompassing them both.

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CONFIDENCE

Florence M. Patterson

As the grass downtroddenSprings ever upward to the light,So shall my heart, when error's throesWould all but crush the hope within,Spring ever upward to my God.

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"YOUR NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN"

Sarah Margaret Glasspoole

With diamond point and angel's penIndelibly impressed,In Spirit's record you are foundInevitably blessed.

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THE SPIRITUAL SENSE OF LIFE

Godfrey D. C. John

No sky is a roofto immeasurable joy;no canopy confinesthe consciousness of Soul.

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THE ORIGINAL LAUNCHING

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Leap to new idea,Exploring Soul.

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THERE IS JOY

Bernice King Brigham

There is joy in evening stillness,And the first white violet,When the brook singsIn muted tones,In the sunset's afterglow.

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As stirring boughs put forth their bud and leaf,Unfolding in the warmth of springtime sun,The heart, resurgent, wakes from doubt and fearWhen God is found to be the only One,The One who offers love unlimited,Comforting tenderly His image, man.