Poems

DANIEL

How can it be, my God, how can it beThat I, who have served Thee continually,Am thrown condemned into a lions' denBecause I worshiped Thee instead of men?

ABLE TO SAVE

I would be saved.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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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LOOK UP!

How gloriously the thought which turns to GodIs lifted up!What views are opened in the realm of Mind,What summits gained, what healing for mankind!

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EASTER

Behold this glowing day, all you who weep.

REST

Lord , Thou art here.

THE RISEN CHRIST

"They have taken away my Lord,And I know not where they have laid him.

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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 perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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 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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MARY MAGDALENE

Weeping, yes, but following on,Mary stayed, though many had gone;She followed even to the cross,Her heart protesting bitter loss.

AWAKENING

Mind destroys all subtle seemings,Wakes us from our idle dreamings,Blesses the most humble reachingFor the truth of Jesus' teaching.

LOOSE YOUR LAZARUS

Where have you laid your dear one, sorrowing heart?

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER

God , give me joy to welcome allAnd greater strength than hardest rock;A breastplate of unwavering patience,And faith when error tries to mock.

ONE REALITY

The light of day may seem obscure,The prospect dark, no step secure;But through all time the rugged wayIs lit by Love's eternal ray.

UNSELFED

We justify ourselves, and then we findThat what we justify is mortal mind,The ugly thing we do not want at all.