Poems

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OUT OF EGYPT

Kathrine H. Williams

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.
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THE ROAD TO JERICHO

Mary Baker Thompson

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.

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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INSPIRATION

Florence Mayer Houghton

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

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NOT SERVANT, BUT SON

Helen E. Wells

We seek You, Love,As ever we must seek to know our source.
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THE WATCH

Ernestine H. Porter

Like some sleep-fighting child, I cling to fear,With rest more close than hand-reach at my willOnly by bidding pain-nagged sense be still,Grasping the far-sought gift that lies so near.
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EXEMPLAR

Lily Gray

What may Thy servant do this day, dear Lord,To win a weary traveler to Thy door?

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Shared reflections

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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 Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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QUIETUDE

Walter Kirby

Let me be so quiet, Lord,So near and dear to Thee,That I can hearThy still, small voiceWhispering truthTo me.
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RED ROCK

May Bess Everitt

She sat beside this sea long hours;She saw its many changing moods—Changing with those of sky and clouds.
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"UPON THIS ROCK"

Virginia Schneider

"Before the crowing cock has stilled his voice,Thou shalt have thrice denied me.
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IF WE BUT REALIZE

Grace B. Ladd

We must bewarewhen we condemnunless the very snarein which a brother's fallenbecomes our pen.
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HURRICANE HOURS

Alice H. Coats

The hedge rose held against the blast,Above the frail fence bars,Reflecting Love's omnipotenceLike firmament of stars.
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FORGIVENESS

Ray Cox Flint

Father , forgive themThe mocking words, the scornWhich fell upon the faithful sonWho gave his allThat those who heard might know Thy truthIn resurrection morn.