Poems

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ON BEING AWARE OF THE WARES

Doris Lubin

Don't play around with error.
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STILL

Laura Ann Stout

In the gentler-than-snowfall silence,in the spaceless room,radiant with joy, beauty, power,comes the wordless presence,"Lo, I am with you alway.

Audio Collection

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 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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REASSURANCE

Kate Holland Patton

"Blessed are your eyes, for they see,"see God—see good.

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BETHESDA

Ronald C. Long

Why liein troubledexpectancy?
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PRAYER ONE

J. Denis Glover

Come, Spirit that changes everything,open my eyes up:come, Spirit that changes everything,open my eyes.
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ZION-PRAYER*

Patricia R. Allen

Arab, Jew—Who are you?

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Shared reflections

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

Audio Collection

Shared reflections

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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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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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NOTE TO NICODEMUS

Margaret Tsuda

It was at night thatJesus patientlyspoke to you, Nicodemus,about spiritual rebirth.
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THE TIME IS RIPE FOR LEARNING LOVE

Jane Huelster Hanson

The hemlock cup is ready,the boiling oil is drawn;but the light of Christ breaksupon thought in prayerand wakens it to behold reality—no poison therenor threat anywhere.
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SUPERSTRUCTURE

Shirley Selby

Noah knewnot just an ark, wooden, lifelesssaved him from the flood.
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GOD'S TEEN-AGERS

Evelyn M. Pinnell

A hundred school-leavers walking in lineTo receive their out-of-work pay.
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SECURITY

David Littlefield Horn

No danger lurks withoutWhen deep withinNo fear is foundNor unrepented sin.
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CONSIDER GOD'S LOVE

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

Consider God's love for you:It is constant.