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Deep Desire

PEARL E. WEST

Dear Lord, of all the gifts Thy treasury holds,I seek that rarest boon, above all price,The one I long for most of all,The understanding heart:To know the need, unvoiced, untold;To give to hungry hearts the foodOf hope, love, and compassion;To reach beyond and free those bound by pride,Yet bruised and broken;With tender love, tact, and devotionTo break the bread of Truth,And show to them the tender careOf Father-Mother God,Which satisfies all longingsAnd brings to them true consolation.

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The Watchful Plowman

ALAN W. THWAITES

The one who points reproachfullyAnd turns to ask,Loosens his grip upon the plowAnd leaves his task.

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Listener

HESTER CHAMPNEY

What shall I listen for?

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The Healing Came

MARIE ENGLE JOHNSON

Alone and ill and fallen far from grace,She read these words within that quiet room:"Love's presence fills all space.

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All the Way

RUTH H. BEHARRELL

I remember all the way the Lord has led me.

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"Be still, and know"

JANET C. HANSON

"Be still, and know that I am God.

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The Universe of Mind

DOROTHEA STURDIVANT FAGAN

There are no heavy-ladenIn the universe of Mind,No refugees from tyranny,Confused, cast out, or blind;None looking backward at the cloudsThat seemed to hide the sun.

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My Prayer

NORA L. BROWN

Dear God, give me the strength to stand unmovedWhen false beliefs would argue for the wrong;Teach me to know the truth that Jesus provedWould free mankind and bring to earth a song.

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"By their fruits"

ELOISE HACKETT

Only the greenest fruit still clings to the tree;The fruit that ripens falls of its own accord.

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Understanding

MARGARET LATHAM HULL

Not human ways of meeting fire with fire,But ways divine have now the power to stillThis strife and lift the hearts of all men higher,Where they will seek to know and do God's will.