Poems

LIKE PETER'S SHADOW

LIKE Peter's shadow passing by, So let my shadow fall On those who near my wayside lie, To bless and heal them all.

GOING ON

Even to every Thomas it must bePlain that it does go on—not fatal breathImbibed at birth, vapor which only drawsThe bewildered mortal daily nearer death.

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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HERE WHERE WE STAND

Here where we stand there is no death, no time,No pain of heartbreak, loneliness, or grief,As toward the light the rugged path we climbAbove the darkened valleys of belief.

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THE SEVENTH DAY

God rested on the seventh day.

WINGS

Fear lendeth wings to fly, but not to soar,And calleth soon her own to her once more;So, he that feareth falleth,Nor heedeth One who callethHis power to restore.

THEY WERE ALL FED

Five loaves and two small fishesWere all their eyes could see,But Jesus' clearer visionBeheld infinity.

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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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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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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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MOTIVES AND ACTS

Our motives and our acts are one,As are the Father and the Son.

TRUST HIM TO GOD

TRUST him to God in prayerful surrenderIf in far pastures your loved one wouldroam.

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I WILL go down in the valley to work—To do God's work today;And light of the truth which I saw on the mountWill go with me to show me His way.

THE WILDERNESS

Does thought seem like a desert place,A barren, hopeless, wasted spaceWhere nothing grows?

PRAYER AND FASTING

Prayer and fasting—A joy, not a task;For true prayer is knowingWe have what we ask.

TIME

I turned unto God.