Poems

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"An understanding heart"

W. ALLYN BUTTERFIELD

Dear Lord, I do not ask that Thou wilt give increaseOf wealth, possessions, earthly things, that soon will cease.
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The Sentinel

KATHLEEN HALL THORPE

Idly I scanned the page,Too sad at heart to read,When presently some words stood outIllumined, and I said,"Here is the living water thatWill quench my thirsting need.

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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 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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Come Ye Apart and Rest

VERA CONSTANCE HOWARD

Above sin's clamor, stress of pain—all turmoil—To weary warriors sick at heart, oppressed,There breathes a still small voice; with sweet persuasion,To thee it calls, Come ye apart and rest.

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Today

TERESA A. JENKINS

I will live a quiet life today,Sincere, serene, and fine;I will exclude impotent thoughts,And hear the voice divine.
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Gardening

FANNY DE GROOT HASTINGS

Let me uproot this acrid herb,Leaving no tendriled bitternessTo clutch the heart, and choking curbIts native impulse sown to bless.
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On Holy Ground

KATHARINE TEULON BINYON

Tread not with ruthless foot upon the tenderGrowing things: so small they are and slender,So hardly seen they must be sought amongThe stronger herbs—these tiny things so young!Look here again, where gnarled and knotted rootsBecome quite green with probing, fragile shoots!And some, being late, have not begun to showTheir growth, which may seem hesitant and slow—But it is there!

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Shared reflections

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

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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

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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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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David

ROSEMARY C. COBHAM

The Israelitish army stood dismayed;Armed Saul strode moodily within his tent;Goliath of Gath between the armies went,In boastful arrogance his strength displayed.
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Changeless Life

THOMAS LOVATT WILLIAMS

The seasons come and go—The joyous springAnd welcome summer's glow,Then the glad harvesting.
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A Song of Gratitude

LAURA M. DOWNEY

Each morn to Thee, O God, we raiseA song of joyfulness and praise.
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I Have the Christ

ELEANOR M. WATSON

What if the sky be dark and low at eve,And lurid morning's grayBring no faint beam the mortal thought to cleave—I have the Christ, and in my heart is day.
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Consecration

GWEN M. CASTLE

Dear God, this is Thy day,Each hour that comes to meIs Thine; show me the wayTo use this time for Thee.
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Acquaint Thyself with God

BERTHA RIVERS-THOMPSON

Acquaint thyself with God, and be at peace;So shall all striving cease.