Poems

The Way

Thou needy, pining,Not yet diviningThy God's behest,Ne'er wilful strivingToward self-outlined arrivingCan truly gain thy rest.

Benedicite

Boundless as the vast blue skyIs the thought when lifted high;Fragrant as the spring's sweet scentIs the mind that doth repent;Nurtured as the beauteous flowerIs the life that knows Love's power;Joyous as the lark in MayIs the sense that learns the way;Peaceful as the gentlest seaIs the heart at-one with Thee.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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Communion

A quiet hour at dawn of prayer and light;A day alone with Truth amid earth's throng;A silent song of triumph in the night,—Such sweet communion hours to heaven belong.

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"Songs of deliverance"

Glad hymns of praise from out a dungeon's depth Burst prison bars long centuries ago, And proved the might of Mind's omnipotence, The right of joy to cast out seeming woe.

Thine and Mine

Amid the clamor of the day, In common walk or solitude, An inward song a soft prelude Enjoins, then drives all care away.

The Healer

To him who failed, one came in duty stern,Reproaching and admonishing by turn,And swift resentment caused thereby to burn.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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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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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Into the Light

The way seems dark, my Father;Cloud upon cloud seems drifting slowly o'er my headAnd loud the thunders roar about me;When lo! above these clouds of fear I see Thee stand,And hear Thee say, in voice of sweet command,"Fear not," and, "Take my hand.

Cheerfulness

Our lives are in keeping of Love divine,—What need to be downcast and fearful?

Love's Way

Speak kindly.

When Love Sways

Soft breezes stir, and lo! the solemn dellAwakens as to being: to and froIts mute inhabitants do lightly blow,And may perchance a tale of gladness tell.

All for Thee!

When night to morning's beams gives way.

Summer Rain

Oh , the smell of summer rainAs it patters down the dust!And, oh, the thoughts that come againOf verdant hope and vanquished pain,Like fragrance rising from earth's crust,Subdued and wet by summer rain!Who could cherish doubt and fear,When through lattice pink and whiteOf blossoming trees, blue skies appear?