Poems

The listening ear

A moment chosen to commune with God,Oft within a quiet room,Or midst the noise of many voices.

It's not about me...

It's about You, Father!

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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 Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Humility

Dear Lord,

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A sailor's prayer

You are the ship that bears me on.

The solution to ailing twos

Two times two has become five, he said with some concern.

Rush Hour Blessing

We sit row by rowin metallic silence.

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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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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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 Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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the way

In the darkwe can't see.

A coat of many pockets

Love has loomed me as a garment of gentle armor.

Be glad ...

for laughter every day; children on bicyclesor playing tag.

Turn around

Possible because it's truethat good's actual substantial goodnessis really never lost—no disappointing daze, discouraging hazeno murky mental mazewhere some semblance of goodmight maybe get retrievedthrough considerable effort and cost.

Yielding*

We think the answers comeby redoubled efforts andmuscling our way through, neverthinking that it is in stillnessthat our God-given energies offlexibility and buoyancy leapwithin, impelling us to skipaside to let Soul shine usas Her effortless delight.

WELCOME ON YOUR LOVE-DAY

Here you are!Little hands folding round our fingers,freshly opened eyesmeeting thosewho already love you dearly.