Poems

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Song in the Night

ALICE TROXELL MC COUN

That song at night! I heard it—clearAs daytime sound upon the ear.
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God Is!

MARJORIE STALEY SANFORD

God is! What depth to peace and powerThose two small words convey;To what majestic heights they tower,What tremors they allay!

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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 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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Greet the Day

FRANCES MATHEWS WARN

Greet the day with gladness—Joyful, grateful, free!Letting go the sadnessOf yesterday's decree.

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Meditation

CONRAD EIERMANN

Here in the inner silence deep,Where angel thoughts abound,I lose the earthly cares, and findThat peace is all around.
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There Is No Place Where Love Is Not

DOROTHEA STURDIVANT FAGAN

There is no place where Love is not,No night too dark, no hill too steep;Its light shines softly on the wayOf those who faithful vigil keep.
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Love Leads the Way

NELLE GRIFFIN

I walk with Love;No more I grope in fear.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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 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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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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The Awakening

ADA D. GUZMAN

DIVINE it is when Spirit speaks to me And tells me, midst the senses' angry shock, When earth-made testimony seems to mock, " 'Tis but a dream that only mortals see.
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True Prayer

WALTER BERRY

No formal rite nor man-made creed, No vestments mortals wear, Can change the heart, renew the mind— That must be wrought by prayer,
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The Day of the Lord

MARION ALICE BOWERS

THIS is the day, the day of God's appointing,Of Love's adventure to be All-in-all.
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To Keep

HENRY EDISON WILLIAMS

Keep poised and keep still;Keep out human will.
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Thanksgiving

IDA G. EVERSON

Love divine, my heart is grateful for the loveliness of Love,For each kindly thought, unspoken—for the steadfastness offriends;For the rivers of Thy mercy flowing round me from above,For the countless daily blessings which Thy loving-kindness sends.
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The Place of Safety

BERTHA RIVERS-THOMPSON

Ark of the covenant,Within Mind's holy place—There we find grace,Sanctuary, safety, peace.