Poems

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Nanny and Jack

BY H. C. BUNNER.

Her uncle gave little NannyA Jack-in-the-box with a squeak;But the squeak of the Jack was nothingTo Nanny's terrified shriek.
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The Two Guests

Selected

Worry and Fret were two little menThat knocked at my door again and again:"O, pray let us in but to tarry a night,And we will be off with the dawning of light.

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Shared reflections

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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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Awake, Mortal Dreamer

BY BERT POOLE

PROUD , mortal man, that thinkest art awake,But still in sleep art dreaming daily on;Nor mov'st thyself to holy treasures take,Nor bid'st mesmeric slumber to be gone, Thou dost profess to be god of life,And goest forth to deeds in sight of all;With sweat of face thou pantest in the strife,Not knowing that thy pride must have a fall.

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Be of Good Courage

BY J. E. TIPPETT

Infinite Mind! When I would knowThy righteous will,A voice replies, in whisper low,"Rest, and be still.
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To the Spirit

BY CHARLES GIBSON.

Great Spirit, hear me as I rove Through field or forest, woods or grove, Through wind encircling woods of woe, Or flee from an approaching foe: Great Spirit, help me as I rove, To conquer wickedness with Love.
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Do It. Say It

If you've any task to do,Let me whisper, friend, to you,Do it.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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 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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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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The Carol of the Rain

BY KEYES BECKER.

O THE happy summer rain! O the merry summer rain!How it dashes and it splashes o'er my southern window-pane
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A Problem Solved

He was a hypochondriac, a man of one idea;That one—that Death lurked near him—inspiring him with fear.
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A Prayer

BY CAROL NORTON

Oh, make me childlike, make me gladAs the joyous brooklet never sad.
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Rest

BY H. P. C.

Rest in the LordAnd thou shalt seeLife, Truth, Love, andSweet Liberty.
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"These Three"

E. E.

O, little heart, be brave!The fight is hard to win;The struggle long and fierceWith unbelief and sin.
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My Creed

Frank Swee

My creed is Love, and Love is God;In all the universe abroadThere is no other lightTo guide the soul aright.