Poems

A WATERED GARDEN

My consciousness was barren ground, a wasteWhere nothing flourished but a spurious cropOf false belief.

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD

"Be still, and know that I am God"—Divine demand, "Be still, and know.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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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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THIS I KNOW

I know that God is here;And where God is, no fear Can enter in To wound or trouble the peace of Soul That man reflects.

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ONLY ONE RADIATION

They fear not for the "latter days"Who trust in HimAnd pass beneath His rod.

REJOICE

Sing to the Lord, beloved child,In joyous praise.

THIS PRESENT POWER OF LOVE

Everything that has been—is,And all that is to beHas been already: good is all,And we have only nowTo live in—man is at the pointOf actuality.

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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 Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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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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"LET THERE BE LIGHT"

"Let there be light," God said.

THE PEACEFUL KINGDOM

The peaceful kingdom is no island lostIn some remote, uncharted void of seaOr sky.

SILENT PRAYER

May we Truth's joyous thoughts of loveIn precious silence feelAs currents in our being moveAnd our true Life reveal.

LOVE'S DECREE

Dear Father,I delight to know Thy child—all glorious within Thy sight,of substance one with Thee, reflecting lightin Christly stature—Truth's transparency.

PRAYER FOR UNFOLDMENT

O God , I thank Thee for the glowing warmthOf Thy dear love that gently opens wideThe petals of my life to fuller bloom:My heart, a chalice to receive, enfoldsAnd at a prompting touch from Thee pours forthThy joy, Thy loving-kindness, and Thy peace.

"THY KINGDOM COME"

"Thy kingdom come.