Poems

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DESOLATE HEARTS NEED LISTEN

Amy G. Viau

I stood where hearts so desolate must stand,On barren ground;And chilled by fear of darkness just aheadI turned around.
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THE READING ROOM

Florence Mayer Houghton

The feast is spread;The oil, the wine, the bread,With love enshrined,Are here to meet each need;And all who come to seekWith humble heartsShall read,And find.

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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 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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I CANNOT WALK ALONE

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

I cannot walk alone.

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WATCH!

Annette Jean Hornstein

Watch ! when shadows seem to fallAnd comes the darkest hour of all;Watch! when joy seems near at hand,To follow rightly Truth's demand.
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BUILDING ANEW

Lillian M. Carter

Sometimes we stand amid the wreck of hope—Our crumbled houses built upon the sand.
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FREEDOM

Kathrine H. Williams

When you have reached in prayer the Horeb height,Washed you and made you clean from every blame,When you have seen the Father's face alightAnd heard Him call your new and lovely name,The shattered golden bowl will be forgot,The silver cord be taut in that chaste hour;And though the earth road seem again your lot,You cannot be a bondsman any more!

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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 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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WORDS IN SEASON

Aimee Mckinnon

Too few, too late?
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HUMILITY

Carrie A. McLeod

It takes the lowly shepherd thoughtTo see an angel vision;When Jacob's head bent low to earth,The ladder rose to heavenWith angels passing up and down.
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PRESS ON!

Ophe Gay Brown

I talked with God today,And then I listenedAnd heard Him say:Fear not—press on!Did not your Master bear the scornOf mortal mind?
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THE WOMAN IN THE THRONG

Edith Coonley Howes

Step by step she comes, she who would touchThe healing hem of that pure Christly robe.
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THE JOY OF HEALING

Jennie Baird Schooley

What joy to know that Love is ever nearTo quiet thought, and take our fears away,And bring sweet peace to soothe throughout the day;So trusting, man lives on with vision clear,And praising God, delights to persevereIn serving Him, though skies be blight or gray,And blest of Truth, in gratitude doth pray,Increasing his devotion year by year.
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REFLECTION

Judith Somers Cocks

Father , I look to Thee,And know Thee Love alone;Thus in humilityI come into my own.