Poems

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My Prayer

CLARA H. HEARN

Dear Father-Mother God, I plead,As did the king so long ago,For wisdom, richest gift of Love,That I the right may always know.
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The Star

GRACE NIXON STECHER

Since ever time began, the sons of JacobHad journeyed through the wastes of wrong desires,Had struggled with the mental beasts of Baal,Had languished through the poppied paths of pleasure,Had fainted in the marshes of misgivings,Their eyes so blinded by a veil of dream-mistThey could not see the star that moved above them,

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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The True Church

EMMA L. TRAXLER

This church not built on shifting sands,Nor reared by touch of human hands,All else excels in deeds of love,Reflected from the Mind above.

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Footsteps

WALTER CLIFFORD HARVEY

If I each day am turning more and moreTo Thee, and counting less the steps which come beforeWhere all is Thine;If I am holding fast the goal ahead,If I with trust in Thy safe guidance onward tread,Then joy is mine.
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Consecration

GERTRUDE DEANE HOUK

Grant us, O Love divine, the listening ear,That we Thy harmony sublime may hear;The seeing eye, that we may recognizeThy universe, not seen by finite eyes;An understanding heart, that we may knowThe human need—that Love heals all its woe.
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"He is risen"

H. CLARA BUCK

Mourner, look! He standeth near thee— Life itself can never die;In that dark and gloomy cavern,But his folded garments lie.

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

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

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Desire

WILLIAM W. PORTER

Oh , let me never stray awayFrom the sweet atmosphere of prayer,Where those who seek God's love to knowAre sheltered by His care!
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A Psalm of Faith

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

What though the shadows dim the pathAnd shut the sunshine out?
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My Home

MATTIE A. CROOKER

I fashioned once a little house,And hedged it round with flowers;Then sat me down in great contentTo spend the happy hours.
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Guardian in Israel

JENNIE DE WEESE

Guardian in Israel,Toiling each day,Teaching, explaining,Pointing the way,
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Light

RUTH POWELL WENBAN

Thy all-pervading presence here—Father of light, I cannot fear.
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Turning to God

MAUDE MARY CLARKE

World-worn and weary,Stained with the dust of travel,The true way dimly seen,As yet untried, unlearned,We cry to GodAmidst our desolation:Turn us, O Father,And we shall be turned.