Poems

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"Complete in him"

EMMA ELIZABETH ADAMS

Arrayed in silken robes, how poor am I;Bedecked with gems, alas! I am not gay;Though served with nectared draft, athirst I sigh;Lo! I have naught to-day.
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Be Kind!

JOSEPHINE ROBINSON

Would I be kind?

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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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Deliverance

MABLE I. CLAPP

Thy cross I would not share in careless years,But as earth's burdens pressed, sad doubts and fearsGrew dark around me.

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Prayer

RUTH VICTORIA INGLIS

The sea whirls round the steadfast rock,And leaves its foamy waters spent;May I stand still midst error's shock,And find God, Truth, omnipotent.
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Stilling the Storm

LEILA C. HARSCH

Walk o'er, not in, the angry sea of hate!Strike not at mists, and you will findThe troubled waters will abate:God is the only presence, power, Mind!
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Father-Mother God

DORTHA KILLIAN

"Father-Mother is the name for Deity, which indicates His tender relationship to His spiritual creation.

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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.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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 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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Oneness

ROSE MARIE RICE

Since I've known Thy love divine,All mankind is kin of mine;Every stranger on the streetMy brother is, in oneness sweet.
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"In my Father's house"

HERMINE B. KAHLERT

When through a maze the mortal senses wander,And all is dark, and fearsome seems the night,I hear a voice, Love's way is up! and yonderThe path I see.
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The Christian Science Practitioner

ELIZABETH B. CATE

Not of the tribe of Judah,Wearing no signet ring;Yet by the Son of DavidCalled to be priest and king.
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The Light

GRACE A. BOUGHTON-LEIGH

Truth stands at the threshold knockingAnd waits for the reply;Wilt thou open thy door to listen,Or shall Life and Love pass by?
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Faith

JEAN E. CARTH

I HOLD my thoughts of Thee on upward wing,Although I seem to beat the air in vain;For, knowing I have pinions, I can sing,And wait on Thee to strengthen them again.
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Unparted

JOHN WHITE

For many wondering searching yearsHope said that we should part no more,Somewhere beyond this place of tears,Upon a farther, happier shore.