Poems

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Fruitage

ELSIE HILL AINSWORTH

Father, I thank Thee for a fruitful day,A day that offered opportunityTo help a struggling brother to be free,A day wherein the Christ has been revealed,And someone sent along the wayRejoicing, healed!
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Patience

RUTH MARIE DILLON

Are we treading, meek and patient,In the way our Master trod?

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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My Path

CECIL C. BONHAM

My fingers, busy with their tasks,Pursue a homely roundOf never-ending, weary work;My lagging feet seem bound.

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Love's Call

BERTHA MARY BERRIDGE

WHOM shall I send, and who will go for us?
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Love's Lesson

LOUISE D. CALDWELL

DID someone wrong me yesterday?
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Progression

J. LILIAN VANDEVERE

I cannot see my way ahead,But on and toward the light I grope;While cheered, and ever gently led—I hope.

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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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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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Our Reading Rooms

RICHARD PRICE

The sandals of vain strife are cast asideBecause this peaceful place is holy groundWhere we may walk with Love and Truth to guide.
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"Cities of refuge"

W. GORDON MILLS

Kedesh in Galilee! How sweet the nameTo him who fled along those bygone waysBefore the avenger's hand, nor stayed his pace,Nor slacked his breathless speed until he cameAnd thundered at the gate and told his cause.
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The Test

EUNICE M. BRONSON

How much are you willing to pay, dear heart,When you name the name of God?
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The Way

EDITH L. PERKINS

Shadows and dusk, and fading sunset light,The hour that speaks the passing of the day!And with a fear of failure and of blightI cried, God keep me in the way!
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A Prayer

EDNA J. PHILLIPS

Dear Father-Mother, like a little childI look to Thee, Thou one eternal good.
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The Mighty Ones

MARIAN GREGG

Oh, pilgrim, when your journeys leadThrough lonely marsh or dreadful height;When dragons, swollen with lust and greed,Obstruct your way; or lurking fearSkulks, out of sight, but ever near,And you must either turn or fight,All suddenly, your timid prayerIs charged with strength; a flaming dartYou hold, and on the pathway thereFirm foothold gain; a holy lightSurrounds your struggle for the right,And victory sings within your heart;