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Christian Spiritualist Church

Independent Church

STAR OF THE EAST HALL

EVERY MONTH we are happy to publish contributions from readers and members of the congregation. If you would like us to publish something you've written, please send (.pdf or .doc preferred) to :

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Welcome to the Poems page

Footsteps in My Mind

by James (Bert) Barr

I hear the sound of footsteps echoing in my mind,

I see the seeking and the searching - happiness to find.

I tread the roads and pathways of the journey throughout life,

I feel life's trials and tribulations, the troubles and the strife;

For life on earth is like a school, a challenge full of tests,

Where we work so very hard and try to do our best.

A journey wrought with problems that we must try and solve,

Finding all the answers and solutions, if we are to evolve.

We should co-operate and seek to do our very best,

So we can move beyond this planet Earth and cease our earthly quest,

To find a better life, in the spirit realm

With our guides and teachers at the helm.

Forgiveness

by Ken Brown

When tragedy or misfortune strikes

They come in many disguises.

The world all around you seems dark with despair

Your anger and bitterness rises.

Remember that nothing is ever in vain

There's a reason for every disaster.

It's given to strengthen your spirit and faith

A lesson in living to master.

You are never alone in your sorrow and grief;

There are others who suffer too,

And send out their love in ways they know how

To bring comfort and healing to you.

But the greatest of challenges then lies ahead -

Forgive, let your bitterness cease

For those who caused anguish and grief

Only then can you find inner peace.

A Spiritualist's Creed

Inspired by Harry J Scrase

I Believe :

In the Great Eternal Spirit, Lord of the Universe,

The Father-God who gave men life and put Him on the earth,

The everlasting Godhead who breathes in every man

The breath of Life which carries him throughout the earthly span,

I Believe :

My life on earth is meant to be a spiritual education

To fit my soul for higher things throughout earth-life graduation,

That I come back many times in order to progress

Towards a chosen plan of lighter higher spiritualness.

I Believe :

That all life is eternal, that nothing ever dies,

That while my body rests in sleep, my soul can cross the skies,

And reach out to those planes of light where is not time, no day, no night

Returning to this plane again, 'ere night gives way to light.

I Believe :

That all the various lives which I pass through

Are milestones on the road to God, and only I can do

Those tasks which He has set me in the comedy and drama

Of human life upon the earth, and constitutes my Karma.