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"PEACE, BE STILL"

Gerald Stanwell

There came a sudden storm of mortal fearsThat beat into the consciousness of thoseDisciples who became afraid untilThey cried unto the Master, who aroseAnd calmed the troubled air with "Peace, be still.
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OH, JOY-FILLED DAY!

Louis H. Schreiber

To rise at mornEmbraced in God's dear tenderness,Cared for in richest realmOf Life, and Truth, and Love;To realize His endless blessed bountyFree to me and all—And this good news mineTo celebrate and shareThroughout each hour—Ah, this is truly heaven to contemplate,And heaven to take,And heaven to useIn service, selfless, satisfied.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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SAFE IN LOVE'S ABIDING

Louise Wheatley Cook Hovnanian

As the robin greets the spring,So does every morning bringThoughts of joy, to make me singThanks for Love's providing.

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AS THEY WAKEN

Peggy Young Clark

Father-Mother, These, Thy children,Turn to TheeAs the flowersTo the sun,Now the wall that I had buildedIs withdrawn.
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TIME TO AWAKE

Myrtle Daugherty

It is time, Paul said,To awake out of sleep.
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SONG AT MIDNIGHT

Ruby M. Drogseth

Cuts and bruises from the Roman lashWere painful, and the bands were tight,Yet Paul and Silas, in an inner cell,Sang songs that echoed through the night.

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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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Changing your world

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

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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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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

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LOVE BUILDS GOD'S HOUSE

Mildred Kendall

Love builds God's house and keeps it fair.
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NEW VIEWS

Kathryn Laney Veazey

Diviner heights of Life before me riseThan mountain grandeur's lofty solitude.
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AFFLUENCE

Marjorie D. Manley

True prayer is not a plea for just enough,Nor intimation that our needs are small,But recognition that to God's own childIs given the kingdom—not a part, but all.
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DISTRIBUTION WORKER

Annie Lorena House

I Gave an offering to the poorin spirit.
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AFTER HEALING

Carol Earle Chapin

Let go the dream that man was eversick or sinful, loose the chainthat seemed to bind your loved one or yourself.
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THE COMFORTER

Fanny de Groot Hastings

God, who remembered Noah and his kind,Who made a wind to pass over the earthSo that the floods assuaged, the rain resigned,And the great ark came gently to its berth,Today can stop the flood tides of all grief,Restrain the tears, yes, stanch them at their fount,Cause heaven's wind to carry swift reliefAnd each man's ark to rest upon His mount.