Poems

A Hymn of Peace

O Life! whene'er we turn to Thee, We feel Thy touch; our thoughts with newness fill; Oh, may our waiting hearts uplifted be, To know the calmness of the "Peace, be still"! O Truth! Thy voice is ever near, Speaking where doubt and darkness seem to reign.

I Have Lived To-day!

Oh, I have lived to-day — to me was givenThe Word that brought relief to one distressed,As, through the lens of Truth, a glimpse of heaven And Life eternal brought him peace and rest.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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The Reapers

Behold a mighty harvest Of golden grain at hand: And Science is the sickle, And love the binding band.

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Solitude

In solitude thoughts have their birth, Hope heals the heart grief-bowed to earth, Love crowns the cross whereon our tears Have futile proved to vanquish fears.

"The promises will be fulfilled"*

This is the song that gladdens all my day— The promises will surely be fulfilled: Think of the joy that echoes through those words! Hope is awakened, every fear is stilled.

Childlikeness

One of the sweetest, fairest scenes, In memories of Galilee, Is that of Jesus in the midst Of childish happiness and glee.

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Shared reflections

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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 Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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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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A Prayer for Compassion

Teach me the smile of compassion,Humanity's hope to refresh;Take away the heart that is stony,And give me a new heart of flesh.

Garden of Thought

The fertile garden of my thoughtIs mine to tend with care,And I can make a lovely thingBy planting beauty there.

The Least of These

Tiny , tender thoughts at play— Sportive, innocent, and gay.

A Song of Faith

O child of God, awake and hear the promise,Have faith in God for He will ease thy pain,Thou need'st not fear, nor ever be discouraged,For those who strive shall never strive in vain.

God's Goodness

The friendly sun shines laughing downOn all the buds and flowers,It smiles at us around the cloudsWhich bring the passing showers;

Consolation

In God we find our refuge,Security, and rest;His help will never leave us,He shelters the oppressed.