Poems

See divine Life

Look up, My child,
Away from the past,
See the beauty . . . 

When I prayed . . .

I was released from pain. 
Science and Health was
   my physician, 
Truth and light my gain …

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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 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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When darkness seems so very real 
And light seems oh so dim, 
Be willing, when called, to share 
   Truth’s strength.
Take up your ...

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Come into the light

Come out from your prison, 
come in to the light. 
Be free from your wrestling, 
give God …

Paradise found

Shall I pray to catch the ear
of a distant God,
or hope to bring the Lord of heaven
down to earth? ...

Heaven is our home

Heaven is 
the firmament, 
the law, the underpinning 
of …

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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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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Praising God

Favorable results and success 
come from God. 
Why not praise Him now
   or even in advance 
before we get started? …

now hear this

now
not a point in time
bracketed by past & future
not an illusive wisp
carried off . . . 

Children of Love

Genesis One revealed
   God’s creation, 
where children of Love, His ideas,
   are spiritual—
individually defined …

My prayer

Life unfolds being and 
sings harmony’s rhythms. 
My prayer teaches my feet 
to move in …

Will you release 
   the worldly thinking 
that shackles you today? 
Are you ready to see ...
The Lord is our great
   and only cause. 
He gives me a quiet place
   to rest. It’s far 
from the madding crowd …