Poems

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After Our Lecture

ALMA LEAHY

Lord , once again the feast is past, but longThe strains of heavenly music fill the air.
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Rising

ERNEST A. PEEL

What do I know of GodTo hold in thought today,That I may see all goodUnfold upon my way?

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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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Freedom

ADRIENNE HAIGH

O Father , thank YouFor sin destroyed,Honesty revealed!Your hand whereon I leanIs manifest at work;Mortal chains are broken—I arise, am free!

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Prayer

EDITH COONLEY HOWES

Not for a measured goodOr little love I pray,But opened eyes to seeGod's allness mine today.
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The Reading Room

TWILA CLARK

A quiet room, where radiant lightUnveils the Christ in consciousnessTo those who need the healing mightOf gentle Love that lives to bless.
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Love's Compensation

JESSIE B. MOTTEN

I do not grieve because the way is strait,Because it narrows to the heavenly gate,For Love illumines it with light so great,Outshining hate.

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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.

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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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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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Now!

JAMES DONALDSON ENSIGN

I need not wait for passing daysTo give our God all power and praise;For now I am the Father's child—Perfect, free, and undefiled.
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The Pure in Heart

EMILY M. STEPHENS

Not with reluctance, but with joywe pass beneath His rod.
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Gratitude for Help

LUCY I. STURK

Uplifted , I went forth to meetWhat seemed Goliath with his shield,My hand in God's.
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Confident

CONSTANCE E. ELLISON

"If You have to pass through angry waters,They shall not overwhelm you.
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Be Still and Know

BERTHA RIVERS—THOMPSON

"God was not in the wind.
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Glory Through Humility

REUBEN POGSON

Although the snowdrop is so slight, so frail,It pierces through the winter's stubborn soil.