Poems

"THOU WILT LIGHT MY CANDLE"

What if problems seem too great?

BY JACOB'S WELL

Her daily task at Sychar, by the wellThat Jacob gave to Joseph.

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Changing your world

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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CHILD OF GOD

Which birth do you commemorate?

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LAZARUS

What is this place, how came I here,And when?

TRANSMUTATION

A wilderness of thoughtdevoid of truthis far more barethan parchèd desert waste.

FOOTSTEPS

Serene the stepsOf him who walksAlone with God each day.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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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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With joy we gathered here; expectantlyWe wait the blessing of this holy hour.

THE STILL, SMALL VOICE

Weary beneath the juniper,Seeking oblivion in sleep,Elijah heard, "Arise and eat,"And found that sustenance was there.

AND MANY BELIEVED

It must have made Peter's heart singWhen, after he'd called DorcasBack from the shadow of death,The people of Joppa seeing, believing,Gave all the praise unto God.

OUT OF EGYPT

Still the cloudy, fiery visionMoves before our lifted gaze,And the world and its derision,Its allure, its dusty praise,Never dim this present wonder,Only bid our hearts to prayThat Mount Sinai's tenfold thunderKeep our footsteps in the way.

THE ROAD TO JERICHO

Dusty the road, in the heat of day,The road leading on to Jericho!Stripped of his raiment, by robber's blowWounded and faint, the traveler lay.

INSPIRATION

Let me keep the windows of my thoughtClean, clear, and bright,That the sunshine of eternal LoveMay enter and lightMy candle of inspiration.