Poems

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"Thy Will Be Done"

E. Alfred Coil

"Thy will be done," I read one careless day, And thought, if thus I pray a slave I' ll be;
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In the Book our Mother Read

Whittier

We search the world for truth; we cull The good, the pure, the beautiful, From graven stone and written scroll, From all the flower-fields of the soul: And, weary seekers of the best, We come back laden from our quest, To find that all the sages said Is in the Book our mother read.

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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 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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Life and Death

Ernest Crosby with contributions from Lyman Abbott

So he died for his faith.

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The Burn

Henry Johnstone with contributions from Robert S. MacArthur

Go forth upon thy journey, little one, Make haste and run; Long miles on miles thy liquid foot must creepEre thou have leave to sleep.
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Why Should'st Thou Fear?

BY MINNIE G. NEW.

Why should'st Thou fearWhen God is near?
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The Hope of England

By ea and plain and mountain will spread the larger creed,The love that knows no border, the bond that knows no breed;

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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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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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 Safety

A safe refuge

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

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Sincerity

Bonar with contributions from J. R. Miller

Waste not thy being, back to HimWho freely gave it, freely give.
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June

BY C. LOTHROP HIGGINS.

June , thou month of roses and fragrance sweet,When nature's offerings on every side we greet,O'er hill and dale, the wild flowers scattered free.
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The Real Man

By Caroline Washburn Rockwood.

Out of all mists,Into all Light;Out of all wrong,Into the Right;Out of things false,Into the true;Out of death's clutch,Into Life new.
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My Offering

By L. H.

Dear God, how can I serve Thee best?
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Three Penitents

By H. A. L.

One tarried by the gatewayTo listen for the call;One stood within the portalTo chide a faith so small;
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True Giving is in Sharing

Lowell

Not what we give, but what we share—For the gift without the giver is bare;Who gives himself with his alms feeds three,—Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.