Poems

"And have not charity"

IT is a simple thing to give a coat, To stand between a neighbor and the cold.

Mother-Love

As when in human friendship one awakes Lovingly conscious of a loved one's need, And on swift wing with prompt compassion makes Impulsive answer in both word and deed;

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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 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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Peace, Be Still

PEACE, be still! Oh, may we knowThat peace is ever near,That God His tender love doth showTo all who claim His care.

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Prayer

WHAT is prayer?

"Why tarriest thou?"

FOLLOWER of Truth, the call comes hourly; Canst thou not hear the plaintive cry Of earth-bound hearts in human bondage Seeking their higher destiny?

The Gift

Dear , I would comeBringing you the heart's most precious thing,That only God could give to me for you.

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Shared reflections

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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 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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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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Wings of Thought

Thanks , thanks for the wings of thought!With them may I spurn the sod;I may mount to the height of eternal day—I may rise to the realm of God:Though my heel to the hard earth cling,And though mists may cover my eyes,The pinions of Love will lift me aboveThe creature that suffers and dies.

Guidance

THE peace that comes at close of day Is symbol of the sheltering way God's perfect love broods over men And leads them back to faith again;

Omnipresence

OH, precious knowledge stilling fear,Annulling discord, envy, strife;Revealing God as ever near,As omnipresent Truth and Life!

A Prayer

O FATHER , give me words to voice The song that lingers in my heart.

Transfiguration

As a bride adorned! Ah! Truth, I too would be Adorned, transformed, With radiant purity.

Altars

Almighty God,Thine altars are so near!This very mornHow quietlyMercy defeated scorn.