Poems

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A Prayer

NETTIE ORCENA WOLFLEY

Dear Father, tend the garden of my thoughts,Thy dearest care,And uproot every weed and flower Thou hastNot planted there.
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The Awakening

BELLE BARTRAM

When in an early morning hourI gazed across the sky,Reflected there I saw the powerOf Him who reigns on high.

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

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

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Heritage

ETTA LAMBERT-KNIGHT

Hail , son of God! I know thee as thou art;No faltering step, nor raiment mean and worn,No empty earth-bound dreams which fear impartCan veil the heritage to which thou 'rt born.

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Pouring in Oil and Wine

MARY H. CUMMINS

What am I pouring into a wounded world?
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Knowledge

CHRISTINE EMERY

Only to know Thee,That is all we ask or need,To know Thee as Thou art,—A new and wondrous creed
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To Him that Hath

EVELINE A. ELLIS

If only midst our busy life that seemsAn endless toil of patient strife, there comesOne tiny understanding thought of God,Then all is well.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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Shared reflections

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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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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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More than Conquerors

MARY A. MACOMBER

Wearying one, the struggle cease.
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The Way, the Truth, the Life

LOUISE ELAINE LUGRIN

Thou art the Way:O God, help me to go along Thy path,That I may patiently,With firm, unerring tread,Walk ever onwardWhere Thy love has led.
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"Seek, and ye shall find"

FRANK L. HALLAM

What is this truth which makes us freeFrom sin and sickness, toil and care?
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Joy

FLORENCE A. BOYD

Hither, thither, comes and goes,Lighter than the wind that blows,Brightens grass and flower and tree,Dances off across the sea,Carols clear the glad refrain,Peace on earth, the heavenly strain;Blesses every living thing—For it is a thought a-wing.
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True Happiness

CATHERINE M. CLISSOLD

My Father-Mother, help me day by dayThy law to love, Thy dictates to obey,To see all men Thy sons, Thy children dear,Safe in the perfect Love that casts out fear.
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Daniel

CHARLOTTE BRUNER

I sing of Daniel, God's true child!So steadfast did he stand for rightIn error's dark and fearful cave,With lions crouched alert to spring,That through the ages he has beenA comfort and a joy to all.