Poems

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Undimmed

ESTHER BRINTON

It is a night hung dark with clouds;But let a wind ariseTo blow away the storm,And lo, in steadfast calmWill march the StarsAs they are marching even nowUpon their radiant way,Shining—undimmedAbove the storm-bound world.
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The Awakening

KÄTE WEBER

How helpless was I once, the prey of error,Pursued by fear;Dark pictures drove me into states of terrorLike hounds the deer.

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Changing your world

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Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

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Concord

ALICE DAVIS SHELMIRE

"In the order of Science, in which the Principle is above what it reflects, all is one grand concord.

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God Cares for You

DAISY BEDFORD

God cares for you! What makes you fearRebuff or sorrow, storm or tear?
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My Work

RUBY E. TURNER

What is my work?
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Freedom

WELTHA G. SMITH

Around me lie such sordid things,A brother's failures and despair,But overhead the thrushes flitA-singing through the fragrant air.

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Shared reflections

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Along the Way

GENEVRA JOCELYN DOZÉ

I can hear the angels singingAs I walk along the road,Even though my steps are wearyAnd I bear a heavy load.
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Where Dwellest Thou?

ANNE H. BROGAN

The loved disciple tells the gentle taleOf how the Baptist stood one golden day,And Jesus passed.
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"Blessed are they"

FLORENCE CORNELL TERRY

Behold a room and ten men gathered there,With doors fast shut because they feared the Jews,Who had but three days earlier crucifiedThe loved companion who had talked with themAs ne'er man talked before; had healed the sick,Raised up the dead, and cheered the sorrowing!
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"For the vision ... will surely come, it will not tarry"

MARGARET E. S. BROWN

Yes , they who seek Thee surely find Thee, Lord.
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Secure

EMILY PATTERSON SPEAR

In Him I live! I cannot fail to proveThat blest abode is safe and sure retreatWhen mortal dreams would claim with perjured senseThe loss of health, and hope, and dower of love.
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Omnipresence

MARTHA WEBSTER MERRIEHEW

God is primal, is ultimate Presence.