Poems

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The Way

PERCY WAXMAN

Our days with trouble are besetWhen solely for ourselves we live,Until we learn that what we getDepends in turn on what we give.
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The Broadening View

CASSIUS M. LOOMIS

Our bards of old have told in charming rhymeOf unrequited love and chance misdeed;Of loss of friends and fortune at a timeWhen they of peace of mind seemed most in need.

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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 Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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My Friend

LINA GREY LOGGIE

I thank Thee, dear God,For this wonder-filled day.

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Gratitude

EDNA L. EARNEST

How may we best expressOur gratitude to God,Whose love and tenderness,Whose kind, correcting rod,Have His protection broughtE'en when we knew it not?
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God's Reign

JUSTINE DAY HATHAWAY

And still God reigns!His peace abounds for aye,Changeless and sure.
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"Be still"

FRANK SARGENT BARTLETT

Oh , give me wisdom, Lord, that I may knowWhen not to speak, what not to say.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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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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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A Song of Praise

HENRIETTA MAYER GROSSMAN

To Thee, great Author of the Book of Life,I tune my lays.
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Obedience

EDITH MAE BRISAC

Let me reflect Thy light from day to day;Let me but see the way that I should go;Let me so keep my heart at-one with TheeThat I may see what Thy dear will may be,And, seeing, do as Thou wouldst have me do.
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The Wayside

MARION SUSAN CAMPBELL

I thought I had a stony path;And wearied by my load,I sighed because the enemyHad strewn thorns in the road.
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The Only Wealth

ALICE LIVINGSTON EAGAN

Had I the world, its riches and its fame,Its love, the wisdom of its greatest sage,With all the honor the false senses claim,Ancestral glory down from age to age,
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Truth, Love, Life

KATHARINA SCHWEDER

'T is brought to pass! I am made whole!God's mercy is no stinted dole!He spake, "Let there be light," for thee!My heart, what greater joy wouldst see?
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The Elder Son

AMY CAROLINE THROSSELL

He came; and from afar I heardThe noise of dancing and the din of making merry,And with scorn and pride of heartI spurned the foolishness of those who welcomed him,—The hapless ne'er-do-well,—who came through urgeOf hunger and of thirst, back to his father's dwelling.