Poems

The call

We are each called to love—to love othersand to be loved.

Haiku

Creation holds usComplete, cared for and safe.

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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 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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Ocean promise

Say goodbye to the ocean song,Farewell to the shimmering sea;Return with faith to the inland,Where the waves are a memory.

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God's beautiful world

Graceful, still, blue,         pure water  fills our world.

Fruit of the month

In January, with slight sadness,The last tasty mandarin from our little treeis plucked.
When I read what it saysI see what it doesn’t say.

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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.

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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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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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Christmas star

Shine out quiet star.

Because God is

Because God is unchanging LoveI am free to listen for His voice from aboveI am pure and perfect in His eyesI reflect truth, there are no lies

Aspiration

Wings,       pin feathers at first, and fluffy down,    then sturdy flight feathers         for lift off,       for soaring,         for spiraling                  up-upward;Moment by moment prayer—a listening,       catching the updraft,           circling from one good deed               to the next,       being borne on gratitude          and trust—                        those sturdy pinions.

God, I love You

God, I love YouYou’re always here.

Refinery

Burning.

Expectancy and comfort

The frost nipped the bud,But other buds promise