Poems

THE WATERFALL

My song among the hills I sing forever,My liquid lute I pipe the livelong day,In melancholy mood or glad endeavor,A doleful dirge or rhythmic roundelay.

LISTENING

What, oh, what does Love impart?

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Shared reflections

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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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LOVE

In error's darkness, not a ray of light;I stumbled on and knew not where to go,While phantom forms of fear's unholy showPursued and harassed me upon my flight:Thou, Love, wast there, and not with earthly mightDestroyed these terrors—bade me stop and knowThyself and Thine.

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THOUGHT

Nothing but thought can scale the stars,Though bird-men hover high,To ravel the riddle why ruddy MarsShould flare like a great red eye.

FIAT LUX

The eyes of new-born babe, first opening,See not the world, the forms of man and beast,Distinguish not the distances, but bringOne thought by which the new life is increased;"Let there be light,"And on that light the eyes rejoicing feast.

A BENEDICTION

Give to God His crowning glory,Love tells thee how.

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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.

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Changing your world

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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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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 READING-ROOM

It is the chamber o'er the city gate,The watch-tower, whence the tidings of good cheerOr earnest warnings sound, for those who hearThe call of Truth, and for its coming wait.

LIFE'S UNSEEN HARMONY

Beyond the seeing of the mortal eyeAre pastures green and waters still,Where all, in glad obedience to their Father's will,Now calmly walk, and safely down do lie.

UNITY

I thank Thee that Love's kingdom is at hand;Yea, that all good is here, O Truth divine;That health and peace are now at my command;And that the Father's riches, too, are mine.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

He loved much.

I SAW IN THE EAST A STAR

I saw in the east a star,Faint, golden-fair, and far,—Like a tremulant torch on an upland trail,—And my heart to its Maytide sprang,While the mist of its whitening branches rangWith the voice of the nightingale.
Every day is a golden day,With golden blossoms along the way,—Sunshine kisses everything,—Music pours from bird on wing,The air with liquid gold doth ring(Blessings on his caroling!)—And it's oh, to the winds all care I'll fling,And it's blithe and gay that my heart doth sing,For all the world is created new,And all is good, and the good is true—There is gold for me and gold for you;Friend, Love is gold and fills all space—Surely, the Lord is in this place!