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Inspirational verse submitted by readers.

The lecture—day after

The lecture is over. But the essence of the gift is still with us.

Love's hereness

Where dragons lay Soft rushes grow. Gentle green things, Upspringing, show Love's presence Where no poison lurks To challenge God.

Look deep!

What lookers-on see is not necessarily me. I'm the active expression of Him who is and ever will be.

To identify rightly

A transparency, you say? That's for mortal mind to become more and more of until it disappears. God made you!—not a pane through which the light of Truth can shine: outcome, emanation, idea, reflection— the light itself is what you are.

Look over shoulder

Where do you stand— here, now? What outworn footprints trail you— hate, indifference, waiting? Awake! Stand free! You are not in a race with time and space. You live the infinite now.

Saving grace

When doubt and fear of deprivation seemed to overwhelm my faith, I turned to God and cried, "Save me, Father, from my despair!" And the voice within replied, "Did I lead Israel into the wilderness to die? Did I require the widow of Zarephath to starve? Did I take back the Shunammite's son? Are you not Israel, my child? Are you not the widow? Are you not the Shunammite?" And then I knew, "It is well. " KARL S.

Manifesting God's power

To his students it was simple mathematics: a thousand men for one loaf —hardly enough— human need denied. To the Master it was divine metaphysics: five thousand men with one Mind —more than enough— hunger satisfied.

Like light, falling

Here we are, Mike, in this box of a chapel. Late June.

Who am I?

Not what others think I am, but what God knows. Opinions can't define me if I accept Mind's perfect concept.

Nine plus one

"were there not ten cleansed?" ( Luke 17:17 ) There were nine who went on. I was the nine.