Music & the Spoken Word Library

A living, moving kind of gratitude – Sunday, November 24, 1957

Great among the great qualities of character is the great gift of gratitude.  Gratitude makes all service, however one sided, seem satisfying. 

The go-somewhere-else attitude – Sunday, November 17, 1957

For some purposes, all the people in the world could be put into two categories: those we know and those we don't know. 

What would have happened – if – Sunday, November 10, 1957

It is likely that we all have some regrets in life, and times of wondering why we didn't do some things differently. 

Be not long away from home – Sunday, November 03, 1957

In the wandering adventures of the Odyssey, there appears this yearning, heartfelt plea: "Be not long away from home."1

Assurance in uncertainty – Sunday, October 27, 1957

The momentous events of these days come too swiftly to absorb, with the ever-threatening areas of eruption, and the impact of man's launching out into...

The price of learning – Sunday October 20, 1957

Because of their love for us, or because of the spirit of sincere service, parents, and others also, do many things for us—and so often,...

On Acquiring Memories – Sunday, October 13, 1957

Many centuries ago, Cicero wrote a remarkable essay on old age, which has in it as much of wisdom for youth as for those who...

The deadlocks of life – Sunday, October 06, 1957

We recall once more these words of William James: "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering...

Freedom and Conformity – Sunday, September 29, 1957

Always and ever before us is the question of freedom and force—of what we do willingly, because we want to, and what we do because...