Poems

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"We shall be"

MARY I. MESECHRE

"It doth not yet appear.
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Soul-satisfied

MARGARET WINGFIELD

"In the quiet sanctuary of earnest longings, we must deny sin and plead God's allness.

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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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Our Shepherd

ISABEL I. HERRICK

Within the circle of His comprehending love,Our Shepherd, Mind, unwearied, watches night and day;His children are His flock, His loved, His own; He tendsThem in His infinitely tender, patient way.

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Joy

JEAN M. SNYDER

When your heavens are as brassAnd joy has fled, andEvery door shut,Do not forget the oneThat opens inward—The door of your heart,Whose handle is on the insideAnd which only you can open.
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God's Tender Care

CARRIE BENGTSON

Do false beliefs of fear, distress,Close in about,And evidence of lack and deathCause you to doubt?
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Potentiality

FLORENCE L. MAGERS

O dawn of day, the opening bud thou artIn which each coming hourLies as a petal hiding in thy heart,Fain to unfold the perfect flowerOf life that shines with rarest beauty wroughtAccording to the Father's loving plan,As right desire in word and deed and thoughtIs blessed service to one's brother man.

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Changing your world

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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 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 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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Step by Step

JANET C. HANSON

Father, when I have left Thy wayAnd heedlessly have gone astray,Still Thou dost follow where I go;I hear Thy call, so soft and low,I leave the flowery path before,And back to Thee I turn once more.
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A Prayer

RUTH MARIE DILLON

As trees reach upward silently to meet the skies,So let my holy aspirations rise,That I may find my selfhood true at one with Thee;And keep my thoughts, dear Love divine, as freeAs "birds, that soar and sing;"*So shalt Thou give me strength to loose the bondsOf sense that seem to clingTo human consciousness.
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Sanctuary

EDITH GADDIS BREWER

A blessed quiet comes to me,It may be short, it may be long,In calm retreat or in the throng,I reck not where or when it be.
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"Pilgrim on earth, thy home is heaven"*

VERA CONSTANCE HOWARD

Desolate wanderer, where art thou straying?
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My Garden

ANNE H. BROGAN

My consciousness a garden is,Wherein the seeds of Love are growing;Where opening buds of promise sweetGrow full and free, in beauty blowing.
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Answered Prayer

RUTH D. SMITH

Dear loving, all-wise Father, when I prayLet me not with my feeble sense of goodOutline my needs or think to plan my way;Thy guidance must be better understood—More wisdom, Lord, must be my prayer today.