Poems

October 2, 1948

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Winifred Goodman
Parting Is a dream untenable,Unreal,Because we always areAt homeIn His great Love.
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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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September 25, 1948

THE PRACTITIONER

Arthur Percy Bubb
He turns to Mind throughout the day,Not once nor twice but every hour,To guide him in the narrow way,As God-endued to speak with powerThe Word of Truth and Love, to healOr raise from sin the living dead,While in humility to kneelBefore the word, "Take up thy bed.
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September 25, 1948

RAINDROPS OF DIVINITY

F. Ina Burgess
The gracious rain falls on the famished fields:The tranquil, waiting earth drinks thirstily,And empty stream beds parched and gray with dustBear laughing, singing waters to the sea.
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September 18, 1948

FULLNESS OF JOY

Wilhelmina Belle Barnes
A deep , abiding joy does not need laughterTo express its presence or its power,For God's own Son, known as the "man of sorrows,"Gave us his joy that our joy might be full.
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A spiritual approach to mental health

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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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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September 11, 1948

THE GENTLE WORD

Edna Wise West
The gentle word has power beyond compare—Its scope is infinite; with what sweet graceIts utterance falls upon the heartLong bruised by harshness.
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September 4, 1948

THE BEACON LIGHT OF PRAYER

Oma Olna Martin
When in the maze of mortal thoughtsI sometimes lose my way,And fears and doubts beleaguer me,I lift my heart and pray;And in the beacon light of prayerMind's path that must be trodShines clear once more, and taking it,I find again my God.
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