Poems

Today

Today is all I have; 'tis mortal dreamThat grieves for yesterday and seeks to findA tortured hope within tomorrow's realm.

Light

God made "the greater light to rule the day.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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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"A standard for the people"

Our Saviour lifted up the truthFor weary souls who groped;He taught and healed and comforted,In meekness strove and hoped.

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Happy Are They

Happy are they whose faith is changeless trust,Implicit trust in Love, eternal Mind—Knowing Love's grace sufficient for mankind,Knowing the law of Principle is just.

Thanksgiving

How beautiful this narrow, sunlit roadWhereon the gracious gifts of Spirit lie!In gratitude I quite forget the goadOf apprehension that my small supplyHas smaller grown.

The Master Chord

The "still small voice" is to the listening heartAs "voice of many waters," or the soundOf muted thunders after storm! My ears,So dull and ill-attuned, heard not life's deepAnd major chords, but long had known full wellIts fluted minors—surface tones that please,Yet do not satisfy.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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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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"There is a spirit in man"

"There is a spirit in man," and the breathOf the Almighty giveth him power.

Obedience

When I can know that Thou art God,And doest all things well;When I can lift my thoughts to Thee,And in Thy presence dwell,'Tis then I see the pathway plain,Marked out for all mankind;And as I travel on this road,Great joy and peace I find.

The Potter

I stood within the potter's placeAnd watched him working at his wheel;He wrought with careful skill and grace,The clay was molded to his will.

Sanctuary

O love which from the Godhead flowsExhaustless, full, and free,Thy patent purity bestowsIts signet upon me,When harried by the phantom fear,I turn to find the wellspring near.

"Peace, be still"

"Be still, and know that I am God"—a voiceSpeaks tenderly and bids all tumult cease.

Close to Thee

CLOSE, close to Thee, when seeming shadows gather,And I am weary of grief and pain;I touch Thy hand and all my fears are silenced—There is no lack where Love and freedom reign.