Poems

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THE WORDS OF LIFE

Graham Cameron Driscoll

Eternal Science, revelation blest,Thou hast the words of Life—Mind manifest.
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QUIETUDE

Audrey A. Hillman

How wordlessly a garden blooms,how silent is the bird's swift flight;how quiet is the dawn's rebuketo all the arrogance of night!

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Anthology of classic articles

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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SUPPLY

Lucius C. Douglass

Man has always been—will ever be—Divinely authorized,

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UPON THE MOUNT

Jean Hazel Allen

Standing amid the groups where men assemble,I hear how greed, distrust, and fear have rentNations apart: how evil's subtle guiseWould seek to warp the judgment of the wise;How sin, disease, and lack are prevalent.
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SALVATION

E. Lyndon Fairweather

It does not satisfy my needy stateThat Christ should walk the stormy seas this night:I wonder not.
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HEALING

Marion Alice Bowers

There is a secret, sacred place,A sanctuary of Spirit;The truth of man forever with the FatherIn pure reflection.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENT

Edward F. Devol

The pledge, "I'll do the best I can,"Is common to the speech of man.
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UNIVERSAL LOVE

Adelaide Van Landingham

Our Father has no favorite child;His fullness and His graceBelong to all, and everyoneIs held in Love's embrace.
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OUR WORLD

Pearl Strachan Hurd

What is our world?
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MY DAILY WATCH

Carol Earle Chapin

I am the keeper of the temple gateof consciousness;no thought can passexcept with my consent.
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SPRINGS IN THE DESERT

Ruth W. Heywood

"This is a desert place," I said,"And there is nought for me to eat;With only wind, and sand, and sun.
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SOUNDING BOARD

Benjamin Sturgis Pray

Observe, for parable, how sounding boardIs cut, assembled, fashioned to affordThe maximum and optimum of tone.