Poems

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"Stretch forth thine hand"

MARGARET C. RIDENOUR

Stretch forth thine hand, dear fearful one, be whole!Piercing the uselessness of all the yearsWithered from lack of trust, demands of SoulCall for activity in Love which bearsWitness to man's full reflection of Mind.
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Sincerity

EMILY M. STEPHENS

Success will crown the workOf those who serveWith deep sincerity,And, loving God,Have come to understandThat they can trustHis care implicitly.

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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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The Bible

ALAN W. THWAITES

Though years have passed since Moses found the wayThat led to freedom through the wilderness,Still moves the guiding pillar, night and day,On modern deserts over which we press.

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In Heavenly Peace

MABEL STUART CURRY

Those hearts that rest in heavenly peaceAre safe from errors that disturb,And all of Herod's plots must cease.
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Guidance

MONA C. DERINGTON

Though mortal sense may not discernThe path in which I am to go,In humble prayer to Him I turnAnd hear His voice, "Be still, and know.
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The Welcoming

EDITH COONLEY HOWES

Do hearts fall low?

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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 approach to healthcare

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

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 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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"And she arose and ministered unto them"

ISLA PASCHAL RICHARDSON

Perhaps it was her custom to expressHer love in little kindly acts; to fillHer busy hours with daily thoughtfulnessOf those about her.
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Completeness

WALTER CLIFFORD HARVEY

"A sheep has strayed"—Through shepherds' ranksThe cry was heard.
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Prayer for the Congregation

ETHEL WASGATT DENNIS

Use well this precious hour of communion.
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Pages of Gold

ANNE BONNER MARLEY

In Life's treasured bookWith its pages of gold.
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Now

KATHARINE B. MOORE

In well-wrought mask and wrapped in gay disguise,A fugitive from yesterday's dark cares.
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Security

EDNA WISE WEST

Rock, rescue, refuge!What though kingdoms fall and man's high destinyBe mocked of men—The rock of my salvation is the Lord,And age-abiding is His holy Word.