Poems

Keep Smiling and Keep Sweet

Keep smiling and keep sweetNo matter how things seem,They are but error's dream;And false beliefs retreat,When dawns the heavenly lightUpon awakened sight.

Resurrection

Is it at a tomb thou standest,Stooping down and seeing thereCrumbling hopes and aspirations,Shattered plans, ambitions fair?

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Shared reflections

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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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At the Sepulcher

Early in the morningA weeping woman came,Stooped in trembling silence,Murmuring low his name.

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No Night There

Night falls: the sun has turned his shining faceAway from us, toward other lands, we say.

My Prayer

God , Father-Mother, All,Oft as Thy truth I humbly, truly, seek,Rend Thou the seeming veil 'twixt me and Thee.

Darkness and Dawn

Dark night on Galilee! Storm-driven cloudsHad veiled the silver moon, the shining stars,The purple hills and lacy fringe of trees.

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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.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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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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Supply

If error whispers you are poor,With not one penny in your store,And tells you that the loaf is spentAnd that no other will be sent,Then rest, dear heart, and have no fear,For angels hover very near.

A Discovery

Joyous hope hath found me,Stalwart faith hath bound me,And with arms around meLove is leading on.

Jacob's Struggle

Except thou bless me,—thus the call to faithHas sounded down the centuries,—I will not let thee go.

Crusader's Hymn

Praise now creative Mind,Maker of earth and heaven;Glory and power to Him belong,Joy of the sun and skies,Strength where the hills arise;So let us praise with joy and song.

The Miracle

In pity for myself I sat aloneAnd faced the greatest sorrow I had known.

Liberation

The soothing touch, the quiet peaceThat comes to us like morning lightWhen we are willing to releaseOur thoughts from self—the darkest night!