Poems

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Prayer for an infant

Lesley E. Gort

Father, let my infant understanding grow,Strong in the spirit of Truth.
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To God's messengers

Sandine Wade

Our lives are often lit by the lampsOf other people's kindness,So when hope grows dimThey kindle it afresh:Like warm, shaded lamps,Afloat in the dark poolOf an uncurtained room,They beckon us homeward.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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A willow by the watercourse

Jane Partis McCarty

I remember the sapling we planted—So slender, fragile and small.

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Like rare jewels

Sarah M. Gibson

Spiritual ideasLike rare jewelsStartle!Tumbling, polishing,Refining, truthTransforms.
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Lighthouse—my house

Chacko M. H. Ogata

The sea is dark.
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His nearness

Jean M. Immerwahr

God's nearnessdoes not comeand go.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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Remember Hagar?

Barbara L. Kelly

When waterfor herself and sonwas spentin a desert placeHagar weptnot seeingthe here and nowof supply.
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On course

Eleanor Y. Clapp

Father, tame my restlessness,The urge to move too fast,Reluctance, also, to listen.
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Beautiful names

Katherine Blackson

In the New Orleans twilightshe called her boys at playbeyond the wrought-iron fences—"Strawberry, Pleiades, come to supper.
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Preludes

Marna M. Neufer

Long before the graying eastern skyreveals the coming dawn,the birds know;
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Christ's healing art

Philip Trent

Instant in season, out of season.
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Learning love

Nikki Tomlinson Smith

In loving we learn to love,without fear of hurt or worse—no acknowledgment at all.