Poems

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Obedience

MYRTLE TIMMONS SUTHERLAND

Shall learning thenSpeak to me in paradox?
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Security

ELIZABETH S. MC CARTY

When day grows dark, I look to Thee,And in the very placeWhere deepest shadows seemed to beI see Thee face to face;Since Thou art Life, Thou fillest space.

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A Prayer

MARIE STUART TOWNSEND TAYLOR

Father, I knowThat day by day,And hour by hour,Thou art the Way;And as I trustThy great all-power,I thus can proveThat Christ is Truth;That health and strengthAnd peace and youthAre but my heritageFrom Thee—Thy bounties, oh! so freely giv'n,Of happiness and loveAnd heaven!

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O Love Divine!

BURT A. LOCKWOOD

O Love divine that meets all need,Thou 'rt with us all the way,A never failing guard by night,A guiding hand by day;
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"He leadeth me"

MARY BURNS INGLESBY

"He leadeth me"—'t is joy to knowMy halting steps need never strayIn paths of doubt, where sorrow dwells,Since I am guided all the way.
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Inseparable

MARY I. MESECHRE

"Father, I thank Thee there is naught betweenThee and this little child.

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A spiritual perspective on 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.

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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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Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

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Understanding

CHARLOTTE M. ROBERTS

Have I a trial hard to bear?
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"Be not afraid"

ELLEN GWENDOLINE PALK

"Be not afraid"! O heart, through storms of timeThy Father dearIs ever near thee; He is Love divine,Calming thy fear!
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"No condemnation"

FLORENCE CLEVELAND MC DONALD

"There is therefore now no condemnation.
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Assurance

MARY OBEAR DEWEY

How may I know if Truth's sweet spring is bursting here?
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Omnipotence

EDMUND R. CUMMINS

"Can matter drive Life, Spirit, hence,And so defeat omnipotence?
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The Answer

BLANCHE C. FREDERIKSEN

At morn I pray,Whate'er to-day may ask of me,My love of Truth so pure may beThat it may ever point the wayTo prove His love divine, His tender care,For all His children everywhere.