Poems

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At Rest

MARY C. SEWARD.

On twig and bough,In tiny nest,Each little birdIs safe at rest,Love's watchful eye beholding.
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Inward Life

REV. WILLIAM P. MC KENZIE.

O'er broad white fields the gusty North Wind blewAgainst the beeches iron-limbed and gray,And hurled its darts, and snowy mounds upthrew;Nor yet one fluttering banner took away.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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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Pleasant View in Spring

GRACE WHITE.

Broad meadows clothed with tenderest green,And patient trees their leaves just showing.

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Her Birthday

CLINTON B. BURGESS.

Every day is your birthday, dear;Every day in all the yearThe loving Father gives to youBirthday gifts all fresh and new:Joyous life that cannot cease,Blessed truth that bringeth peace,Love that doth all good increase.
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He is Risen!

ISABEL SHERRICK WARDELL

In the shining, heavenward wayWhite-robed lilies bloom to-day,Waxen petals, full of grace,Bear the message now we trace,He is Risen!
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An Easter Carol

MARY J. ELMENDORF.

Open wide the eastward windowsTo the Resurrection morn;Hearken to the deep thought-musicIn the rose-pearl silence born.

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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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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 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 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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Dandelions and Sunshine

M. L. T.

And can I lack?
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Christ, Come Again

REUBEN POGSON.

It is true, then, that Thou dost comeAs in that age, remote and past,When stormy seas and strident blastWere trodden down and driven dumb?
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Love's Guidance

MARJORIE JERMAN.

My shepherd is the King most high; My every want He doth supply,
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Springtide in the Heart

ELIZABETH EARL JONES.

In silence tender, magic, deft,The hand of Love transforms the earth,'Till not a barren twig is leftTo mar the joys of life's new birth.
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Radiance

MARY J. ELMENDORF.

My star is shining, shining, shining!The sweet, white joy that smiled on meThrough many a brent and thorny path,An arc of braver minstrelsy,And wider wings of radiance, hath.
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So Shall the Sun of Righteousness Arise

FLORENCE VILLERS BROWN.

A Tender flash eastern sky.