Poems

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The Ever-presence

RUTH INGRAHAM

     OPEN thy hands,Clenched in despair's petition—     Can thy demandsExceed the fulness of His love's fruition     In whom creation stands?
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Home

HARRIETT PUTNAM

I've journeyed in far distant landsWhere the flowers ever bloom,Where the sky is blueThe whole night through,And the royal palmWith stately calmRises from coral sands.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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Comrades

MARY BEECHER LONGYEAR

Today we're walking in the narrow pathWhich leads to endless life.

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Security

JOHN RANDALL DUNN

Love divine, the enfolding armsOf Thy mercy compass me.
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When Jesus Walked by Galilee

RUTH ADELE LEEDER

When Jesus walked by Galilee,'Twas then Truth made me free.
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Credo

HERBERT H. YEAMES

What is thy faith who sayest, "I believeIn God the Father," and yet livest notAs if God were, and were thy Father too?

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Shared reflections

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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.

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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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Tryst

AMY RUTH WENZEL

"Can you tell me the way to joy?
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My Shepherd

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

The Lord my shepherd is; I knowNo lack of guidance, good, or grace;He leadeth me where'er I go,And maketh clear the path I trace.
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Eternal Justice

FRANCES A. HALDANE

Amid the crowded clamor of the way,The noisy mart within the temple gate,—The bickering who will or will not pay,Covetousness that stalketh soon and late,The lust for gain which quickly turns to hate,Or ruthless thrusts the weaker to the wall,While some of justice make a show, and prateThat he who fell no doubt deserved the fall,—O Thou most just, upon Thy name we call!Thou holdst the balance in Thine unseen hands;Be Thou with us when foemen would enthrall.
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Glad Assurance

MINNA MATHISON

I will be glad, I said; but in the roundOf daily trivial tasks and anxious thought—Of days with care and bitterness full fraught—Never my heart a cause for gladness found.
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The Way

MARTHA WEBSTER MERRIHEW

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

WARREN C. KLEIN

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.