Poems

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At Morn

IDA FLORENCE SAWYER

I was awareOf faint, brief rustlingsAnd things astir,As aspen leaves set quiv'ring by the breezeAnd low, sweet murmurings among the trees.
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Opportunity

GRACE M. PUTNAM

How often do we idly wait for something big and grand!The opportunity we want seems ne'er the one at hand.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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God Made Man Free

MARY A. LEMBECK

God made man free.

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I am Content

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

To prove His perfect gifts!It is enough to-dayTo journey one good honest leagueUpon a worthy way;To see and heed the signal He has sent,I am content, I am content.
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Love

KATHARINA SCHWEDER

Be loving to others, though they be ungrateful,God's faithful reflection can never be hateful.
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Seeking and Finding

FRANK SARGENT BARTLETT

Teach me, O God, Thy way,Let self be set aside,Enable meThy Son to see,My heart to open wide.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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Anthology of classic articles

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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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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Our Greatest Need

ERNEST PETERS

O God, how may I speak of Thee?
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The Secret Place

ANITA WELLS

The secret place of the Father's careIs all about us—everywhere;We only need to enter in,And shut the door on fear and sin,To find the allness of God's love;Then we are safe in heaven, above.
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Transition

MARGUERITE DYER PRIESMEYER

God, in His goodness, gave me grace Through winding roads to wander,
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The Upward Path

MARGARET HOUSTON KAUFFMAN

"Father, " I said, "the night is very dark;Strange sounds do throng my pathway; no stars shine;I stumble as I climb, and miss the mark.
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Immanuel

FRANCES TATUM FLEER

Father! I pray,In this Thine hour,To know enough of TheeAnd Thy all-powerTo bring to lightThe healing proofOf Thy great loveAnd Thy eternal truth.
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God Changeth Not

CLARA TEWKSBURY WATSON

Life changeth not.