Poems

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The Sixth Beatitude

JAMES MONTEITH ERSKINE

The pure in heart behold reality;Baptized in Spirit, they are cleansed from sin.
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The Sacrament's Lesson

E. LILIAS MCINTYRE

I examine myselfand ask,"Have I the meeknessof Jesus, the beloved?

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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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"Such as I have"

PEGGY YOUNG CLARK

Am I standing watchAt the temple gate,Where the hurrying crowds pass by?

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The Magdalen

ROSEMARY C. COBHAM

"Surely," said Simon, Simon the Pharisee,"If this man were a prophet, he would knowThe woman is a sinner.
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One World

EDITH COONLEY HOWES

"I and my Father.
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Be Still

MABEL STUART CURRY

"Be still, and know," the Lord has said,"That I am God.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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 Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Answered Prayer

MYRTLE A. CASH

Father , take my hand and guide me,Keep me ever in Thy care;Carry me, in Thy dear wisdom,To the heights of answered prayer.
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Christmas Carol

M. ELIZABETH KIRWIN

Wise and lowly kneel together,Silent in their awe;Angels carol to a BabeBedded in the Straw.
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Nehemiah

FRANCES M. PRAY

Cupbearer to a king—Yet with a royalty of heartThat knew the power of God,And vision that discerned beyondThe ruin of the city walls.
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Christ Jesus

MARY BAKER THOMPSON

Amidst the city's noisy throngThe Master walked.
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"There was no room for them in the inn"

THELMA BROOKS

Wisemen beheld the guiding star,The daystar of true worth;The watchful shepherds heard the songOf angels in a heavenly throng,And marked the lowly birth.
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I Know

MAYME DAHLEM

I know man is the child of God,Unfettered, perfect, free—In spite of all that mortal mindMay seem to think of me.