Poems

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Undisturbed

JOHN MATTHEW MOIR

When we are glad within, though sense would sayOur world is bleak and all our skies are gray,We surely then have touched the fringe of heaven,And tasted joys that Spirit, Soul, has given.
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Not Missing

AMY G. VIAU

Dear one, lose not your faith and joy,For he is God's own child—that boyCounted as missing.

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Shared reflections

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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One Simple Prayer

KATHRYN LANEY VEAZEY

Oh, I have learned the joy it is to walkWith Love divine and let the dear Christ talk;To listen, ere I take my outlined way,And know Mind leads me each unfolding day.

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How Great Is That Beauty!

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

How great is that beauty, the beauty of Mind,Each thought ever loving, its law always kind.
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The Closed Door

ZULA HALL

Prayer is a temple,A quiet place where I may goFor rest and peace.
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Tiberias

CATHERINE ANNETTE HUBBELL

Peter, that tormented nightBy the black Tiberian Sea,Grieved that no more in his sightLived the Master's ministry.

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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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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.

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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Reach Out

EDNA HENDERSON STRAYER

Dear one, be still and knowThe day is but begun;Sorrow and despairCannot be written there.
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Understanding

EMILY M. HENDERSON

Dear Father, give me here and nowAn understanding heart,That in this world of conflict IMay learn to do my part,
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Standing on the Promises

BESSIE EVANGELINE MURCH

It is not love unto our God,Nor to a brother, friend,To see as real, and having power,As growing stronger every hour,The evils that portend.
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Sacrifice

LULU A. REID

To lay my earthly all upon the altar—This sacrifice seemed more than I could bear,Until I thought of Abraham and IsaacAnd of our heavenly Father's tender care.
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"Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters"

FAYE L. COMSTOCK

Sometimes we hesitateTo say the word or give the smileThat flows from our heart's overflowOf good, and as we handleCarelessly the while the gift of giving.
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Leaving Idols

GWENDOLYN I. MEALY

Jesus said, "Follow me,"And straightway then they left their nets and followed him.