The Gifts of God: Poems by Dr. Helen Schucman, Scribe of "A Course in Miracles"

During the process of scribing the revered spiritual book "A Course in Miracles" Helen Schucman wrote the poems in this volume. Readers familiar with the Course will be aware of the stylistic similarities between the two, as well as their shared spiritual content. Despite these similarities, Helen felt that there was a difference between them. She considered herself the “scribe” of the Course but the “inspired author” of the poems.The poems were written over a ten-year period. They have been divided into four sections: Early Poems, Personal Poems, Later Poems and The Gifts of God. The actual dates of the poems may be found in the appendix.The poetry included in the first section dates from March to November of 1971. (There was one earlier poem, “The Gifts of Christmas,” which is included with the other Christmas poems in the third section.) These poems were written while Helen was still scribing the Course and deal with spiritual themes found in it.The personal poems in the second section were written between December, 1973 and February, 1977. They clearly express the ambivalence of Helen’s relationship with Jesus: both her love and longing for him, and her fears and wavering faith.The third section covers a wider span of time—from “The Gifts of Christmas” to Helen’s final poem, “The Second Easter,” completed in March, 1978. The last poem in this section, “Requiem,” was written for a friend whose mother was near death.The fourth section consists of a long blank verse poem in five sections which is printed here in prose form. It bears a marked similarity to the material in the Course, both in form and content.A COURSE IN MIRACLES, a beloved spiritual publication that has been translated into over 25 languages and is being studied by students all over the world, was scribed by Dr. Schucman between 1965 and 1972 through a process of inner dictation. Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 10 Early Poems......Page 14 The Singing Reed......Page 15 Benediction......Page 16 The Last Judgment......Page 17 Christ’s Vision......Page 18 Our Daily Bread......Page 19 The Holy Instant......Page 20 The Holy Purpose......Page 21 The Will of God......Page 22 Safety......Page 23 The Real World......Page 24 The Holy Relationship......Page 25 The Song of Peace......Page 26 The Face of Christ......Page 27 Alternatives......Page 28 The Call of Christ......Page 29 Thy Kingdom Come......Page 30 Correction......Page 31 Redemption......Page 32 The Promise......Page 33 The Little Things of God......Page 34 The Circular Way......Page 35 Quietness......Page 36 Renunciation......Page 37 Definition......Page 38 Identity......Page 39 God’s Likeness......Page 40 Heaven’s Messengers......Page 41 The Christ Thought......Page 42 The Greeting......Page 43 Christ’s Need......Page 44 The Final Vision......Page 45 It Is Finished......Page 46 The Mirrors of Christ......Page 47 The Arch of Silence......Page 48 The Inner Light......Page 49 The Joining......Page 50 Anger is Done......Page 51 The Certain Help......Page 52 The Singing......Page 53 The Recognition......Page 54 Healing......Page 55 Morning......Page 56 The Eternal Safety......Page 57 The Silent Way......Page 58 The Mirror of Forgiveness......Page 59 The Certain Way......Page 60 The Sign......Page 61 The Timeless Gifts......Page 62 His Certainty......Page 63 They Wait......Page 64 Before We Ask......Page 65 Our Common Goal......Page 66 The Little Gift......Page 67 Stillness......Page 68 He Asks But This......Page 69 Song To My Self......Page 70 The Tiny Instant......Page 71 Personal Poems......Page 72 Bright Stranger......Page 73 The Ancient Love......Page 74 The Second Chance......Page 75 Arise With Me......Page 76 The Last Prayer......Page 77 Come Unto Me......Page 79 Prayer For A House......Page 80 The Wayside Cross......Page 82 The Saving Gamble......Page 83 Waiting......Page 84 Love Song......Page 86 The Resting Place......Page 87 Deliverance......Page 88 Later Poems......Page 89 My Father’s House......Page 90 The End of Time......Page 91 Conversion......Page 92 Access......Page 94 A Brother’s Prayer......Page 95 Transformation......Page 97 The Quiet Dream......Page 99 The Star Form......Page 101 Long Darkness......Page 103 The Greater Gift......Page 105 The Comforter......Page 106 The Risen Sun......Page 107 Awake In Stillness......Page 108 The Shining Instant......Page 109 Brother Swan......Page 110 The Soundless Song......Page 111 The Gift......Page 112 Continuity......Page 113 With Thanks......Page 115 Heaven’s Gift......Page 116 Anniversary......Page 117 A Jesus Prayer......Page 118 Mother Of The World......Page 120 Birthday......Page 121 Name Day......Page 122 The Glory Train......Page 124 The Invitation......Page 126 Amen......Page 127 Stabat Mater......Page 128 Dedication for an Altar......Page 129 The Peace of God......Page 130 The Gifts of Christmas......Page 131 Nativity......Page 132 The Holiness of Christmas......Page 133 The Hope of Christmas......Page 134 The Place of Resurrection......Page 135 The Resurrection and the Life......Page 136 The Second Easter......Page 138 Stranger on the Road......Page 140 Good Friday......Page 143 Holy Saturday......Page 145 Easter......Page 147 Requiem......Page 149 The Gifts of God......Page 151 The Dream of Fear......Page 152 The Two Gifts......Page 154 The Ending of the Dream......Page 155 Our Gift to God......Page 158 The Father’s Love......Page 160 Appendix......Page 163