Poems

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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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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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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.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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Anthology of classic articles

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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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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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Man's Income

ESTHER CHURCH

Man's income is abundant, Lord;His daily substance comes from Thee.
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Be Still

RUTH E. PUFFER

Hush, troubled heart;Be still.
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Sign of Neighborliness

LUELLA KNAPP BRISTOL

A neighbor knew the truth for meUntil I too could clearly seeThat pain and sorrow, sin and care,Are evil's fantasies laid bare.
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Guest in a Reading Room

HELEN D. DOOLITTLE

Within this quiet place comes benediction.
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Seek and Ye Shall Find

VIRGINIA THESIGER

God's hand will not be stayed because we seekTo feel its touch in things it cannot know;Truth will not lie, neither will Love grow weak,Because we strive to reap before we sow.
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Rabboni

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Love's bonds are never broken,Life's cords are never cut,The door of heaven is open,The gates of hell are shut.