Inspirational verse submitted by readers.
Poems
Nowhere too hard for me in Thy embrace; Nowhere too dark for me to see Thy grace; Nowhere too cold for me within Thy care; Nowhere too far for Thee to hear my prayer. Fenella Farrar Bennetts.
I am lodged in it: have taken up residence— permanently, you might say, for the arrangement is not an emergency one: no panic rush (as if to sandbagged bunker or trench) when the siren sounds and everybody else is caught, unprepared, in the terrible rain. This ark is my home.
"The Lord God omnipotent reigneth. " Five words only but transcendent truth enthroning Principle Life Love maintaining the presence of good eliminating sin pain lack.
Come, he said. I simply came.
Nothing moves me From the parapets of Truth. The storm may rage, The sea may roar, The wind bluster; Each blast my greater Faith to muster.
Any mother might have worried not to see her son each day: might have felt that only she could properly rear her child. But Samuel grew before the Lord.
The Psalmist said the lines had fallen to him in pleasant places. It is indeed pleasant to walk obediently with Spirit To feel the gentle government of Soul's guidance; The only decisions being to turn to Him And listen.
The lives we touch each day will be immeasurably blest If patience, love, and Christlike understanding are expressed. In ever-widening circles these qualities release An impetus providing paths to universal peace.
He would not take the borrowed sword Or put on armor not yet won; Instead, he trusted well-tried truths To prove that he was God's own son. These woven fast into one whole Sufficed to make his coat of mail— A garment of omnipotence.
What words shall I use to sing Your praise, highest, holiest One to be adored? Can human song hope to celebrate all the wonders of creative Principle? Will my cadence however joyful and free take the true measure of Soul's splendor? Can a finite phrase encompass infinite Love? What melody can hint Spirit's harmony? While my lips strive to shape my puny praise, gracious Father-Mother, teach me to live my hymn of praise! Margaret Tsuda.