Poems

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"IN THE SECRET OF HIS TABERNACLE"

Mary Lucretia Barker Franklin

Salvation leaves no room for fear or dread,For light and strength are his who trusts the LordAnd knows that He will do what He has said:Reveal His dwelling place of sweet accord.
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QUIETNESS

Alexander Dean

In quietness of prayer,Like a dove,Wings the heavenly thought:"I am Love.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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DEMONSTRATION

Dorothy M. Oliver

The star shone on,Undimmed by error's long chaotic night:The lashing storms of mortal mind could notObscure the light.

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SEEK AND FIND

Marjorie D. Manley

The throngs that sought the Master eagerlyWere met with love; not one was turned away.
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THE AWAKENED

Fanny de Groot Hastings

When Jacob wakened from deep sleepHe rose up, and he knew that whereThe angels' ladder made its steepAscent to heaven, God was there.
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"WALK IN THE LIGHT"

Kathryn Paulson

Who walks in light can know no shade,In Love can feel no fear.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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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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THERE ARE HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES OF DOORS

Nora E. Taylor

Every door is tightly closedabout a dark interior.
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LIFE UNDIVIDED

Olive Scholes

Minutes, hours, days, weeks, months,Accumulated years,These are the burdens weighing mortallyOn those who think of life in terms of time.
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FORGIVENESS

Jessie Louise Salls

Beloved of God, forgive, forget.
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"WHO TOUCHED ME?"

Regina J. Tracy

I would walk humbly, too,With humble menTo hear—to know—God's Word,And when the healing presence comes,And when my listening heart has heard,
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GENTLE DOCTRINE

Pearl Strachan Hurd

After the parching winds of creed,Scorched soil, threatened seed,Comes the doctrine—"the small rain.
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WIND

Owen L. Miller

Come, holy wind,On healing bent,When shifting joysAre tired or spent.