Poems

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The Open Door

DUDLEY STOW

What though the transient, outward man may perish,When God's true man each day unfolds?
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Prayer and Praise

BERTHA IRENE BYRD

Father, may Thy love eternalPenetrate our thought each day;Quiet all our fears, and keep usTrusting in Thy care alway.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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To Any Friend

MARION SUSAN CAMPBELL

Blinded, we never saw their strideMeasured, to meet our stay;The lingering patience in their eyes—That lowly guest.

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Oil

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Oh , let me consecrated be,In purpose undefiled—To see in all, and be indeedMyself, Thy faithful child.
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The Sower

OLGA CYPRIAN COOMBER

A sower went forth to sow one day,His step was light and his spirit gay;Freely and fast, from his open hand,The golden grain bespread the land,For the sower strewed from a boundless storeThat, scattered abroad, increased the more.
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"The secret place"

MARION CRAMPTON MORGAN

Not only in the woodland solitudeOr mountain fastness do we find our peace;Our hearts find anchor in the love of God—In glorifying good comes sweet release.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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A safe refuge

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

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Everlasting Guidance

MARGARET TROILI CAMPBELL

Moses heard the voice of God:Wait by day and wait by nightFor the pillar's cloud and fire;They will lead to Horeb's height.
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God's Presence

ROSE SHAW FENNING

What matter if the way be dark?
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Our Inheritance

ERNEST CLARENCE ANDERSON

There is a love of Love that we must eachStrive to reflect, that we may emulateThe works of him who mastered sin and hate,Sickness and fear—our Lord, who came to teachGod's perfect love, putting within our reachThe power to conquer.
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Humility

JASMINE MC ILVAINE LIPKA WARE

Dear God,Let me not forget,When called to aid my brother man,The years I spent in the vestibuleOf Thy house,AwaitingThe ripening of consciousness,To see and do Thy will.
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The Guest

FANNY DE GROOT HASTINGS

Martha prepared the supper and served himWhom the Pharisees scoffed at and mocked;Precious to her were the shining curved rimOf his glass and the lintel his hand had knocked.
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Prayer

ANNIE BONNER MARLEY

Give me the strength to meet, dear Lord,Whatever may betide;Help me to silence human will,To cast out stubborn pride.