Poems

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Defense

A. JOANE CREWDSON

Oh, let us now rejoice, be glad, give praise—Peace and good will, the standard which we raise—Entrenched in Truth, clad in Love's panoply;See how the armies of the aliens flee!No weapon in our hand, our sure defenseThe consciousness of God's omnipotence;Love's bugle call will break the dream of sin,The kingdom of our God to usher in.
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Capacity

PETER J. HENNIKER HEATON

If God forgave the uncompleted task,the shelved assignment or the work undone,then might we think that God could sometimes asktoo much of man.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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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A Prayer

FLORENCE E. HOUGHTON

Cleanse me, Lord, that I may seeThe beauty of divinity;Give me courage, Lord, to goWith outstretched hands down paths of woe;Help me, Lord, to ease or bearAnother's burden of despair;Lift my thought to heights above,That I may know the fruits of Love;Grant me vision of Thy plan,Where perfect God and perfect manAbide in love, and have so stood,Since Thou hast made and called all good!

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Consecration

VIRGINIA M. CASSEL

Here I'm humbly waiting, Father,Ready now Thy will to do;Use me in Thy holy service,Let me prove Thy grace anew.
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Gratitude

GILBERT STUART WATSON

Our Father-Mother, God of all,Thy blessings from aboveHave filled our hearts with gratitudeAnd clothed us with Thy love.
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Greater Works

SARA ELLEN POE

It was our Lord's last supperWith his disciples; and he talked with themOf things that were to be, which they should knowThereafter: of his departure from the worldStraightway, and of his purpose to prepareA place for them—a holy consciousnessWhere they should be with him for evermore.

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Shared reflections

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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.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Confidence

ALICE L. SMITH

I knew that if I followed closeWherever God might lead,His love would always care for meAnd satisfy my need.
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Man's Heritage

ELIZABETH B. CATE

He whose right hand spanned the heavens,And the earth's foundations laid,Still in safety keeps His children,Holy, strong, and unafraid.
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This Is Peace

F. INA BURGESS

Lone, lofty peaks, remote and far;The solitude of sea-washed sands;The calm retreat of trees and streams;The call of far-flung foreign lands—
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A Prayer

MARY WILLIS SHELBURNE

Father, give me an understanding heartThat I may hear Thy tender voice today,And lovingly may walk the narrow way,Praising and giving thanks—this be my part.
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Love Does Not Cease

IDA LOUISE WADE

Love does not cease!The river's steady flow is not more sureThan is the fact that love lives evermore,Becoming ever dearer to our thought,As we accept this boundless gift of God.
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The Quiet Hour

MIRIAM D. BLACKBURN

Blessed is the quiet hour,The hour in which my every thoughtIs turned to contemplate God's power—The works He wrought.