Poems

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Benediction

MARGARET WINGFIELD

May the love of God, our Father,Enter into all our labors,Guide our motives, bless our actions,Penetrate our inmost thinkingWith its purity and sweetness;May its comfort and compassionBe with us all.
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The Well

RUBIE FORSYTH

Truth is the rock whose shadow fallsAthwart the scorched and burning sand;No other rest, no other shade,In all that weary land.

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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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All that We Need

KATHERINE ENGLISH

Not what we want, dear Lord, but what we needTo raise our thoughts above earth's mists and storms;All that we need to fortify our home,To make a shelter, whence Thy sheep to feed,For this we pray.

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The Pure in Heart

DOROTHY MOTT PAULSEN

The seeing eye and hearing earBelong to those who learn to loveThe joys of sweet simplicity,Whose perfect peace is from above.
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Bartimaeus

ELIZABETH B. CATE

Long had he sat there, a beggar,Lonely, dejected, and blind.
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The Deliverer

ARTHUR DAVIS BAKER

From the ceaseless babelOf the voices of the sons of men,O Lord, deliver us!

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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 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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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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An Open Door

MARTHA MAY SMITH

Before us Thou an open door hast set,Disclosing sacred vastnesses of Love;Revealing the infinitude of Mind,Where aspirations lead beyond, aboveIllusions of the senses, dumb and blind.
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Prophecy

WILLIAM P. MC KENZIE

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Gone—All Our Grief

JAMES K. WESTOVER

We need not grieve;No heart but may look upAnd see the Love-crowned dawnOf God's eternal day—May see the beamAnd feel the warmthOf Love's bright ray.
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Companionship

EDITH L. PERKINS

Seems lone the path, and drear with shadows deep,Your progress hindered by a throng of fears,Obscured the vision in a blur of tears,So overwhelmed by sorrow that you weep?
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Demonstration

OMA OLNA MARTIN

When faith is at its ebb tide,When hope falls faint and sore,When sorrow walks beside me,Then I can pray the more;And I can let more goodnessMy every act express,Till faith and hope, reviving,Bring back my happiness.
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Pray

AVIS CLARKE ARMSTRONG

Pray , frightened one, be calm, and know your fearFor that frail thing it is, and see it flee,As clouds before the sunshine disappear,To leave your heart at rest, from bondage free.