Poems

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Obedience

GRETA PHILLIPS HIATT

Help me to always do Thy will, O Lord;Cast out of me all selfish thoughts and fears:Give me the grace to find within Thy wordThe light to guide me through this mist of tears.
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Release

RUBIE FORSYTH

Time was, when my heart was breakingFor the blue firth and the heather hill,And the gold hush of a Highland autumnWhen time stands still.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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The Meek

BEATRICE CLAYTON

"Quiet of meekness"!* Can there be A holier, happier state than this?

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Ask Not for Tomorrow

MARGARET MORRISON

Ask not for tomorrow, Lift thine eyes today, See Love's bow of promise Span the clouds of gray.
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"Desire is prayer"*

E. JEWEL ROBINSON

Ere dawn her saffron sails unfurled, Or timid night-wraiths fled away, The penitent looked up and cried: My Father, I would learn to pray.
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Stay On

JOSEPHINE HAWKS

O angel messengers that bless,And gently tarry to caress,Stay sweetly long;Stay closely, lest this heart of mineShould so forget as to repineFor want of song.

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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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Shared reflections

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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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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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Ripened Years

MARIAN J. COBB

Christians should ripen with the passing years,Mellow and soften, sweet and tender grow,As orchard fruitage mellows on the bough,When autumn breezes laden branches blow.
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The Mind of Christ

JOHN L. NEWLAND

Give us the Mind of Christ that weShall, like the Man of Galilee,Reflect Thy goodness all complete.
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Gratitude

AGNES M. ABNEY

Father , I lift my joyful heart to TheeIn loving gratitudeThat I can sometimes, though but faintly, seeThy ever present good.
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Reflection

JANE POLSON SPEARIN

I stood beside a lake of crystal water
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Strength

ALICE T. MC COUN

O whispering pines! Your swaying graceHas strength enoughTo hold you firmly in your placeThough storms be rough.
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The Ballad of Mary Magdalene

MARION SUSAN CAMPBELL

I saw him first in the market placeWith a child against his knee,And when he said, "Forbid them not,"I thought he looked at me.