Poems

"Be still, and know"

"Be still, and know that I am God.

The Universe of Mind

There are no heavy-ladenIn the universe of Mind,No refugees from tyranny,Confused, cast out, or blind;None looking backward at the cloudsThat seemed to hide the sun.

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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.

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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My Prayer

Dear God, give me the strength to stand unmovedWhen false beliefs would argue for the wrong;Teach me to know the truth that Jesus provedWould free mankind and bring to earth a song.

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"By their fruits"

Only the greenest fruit still clings to the tree;The fruit that ripens falls of its own accord.

Understanding

Not human ways of meeting fire with fire,But ways divine have now the power to stillThis strife and lift the hearts of all men higher,Where they will seek to know and do God's will.

Healing

Truth heals so quietlyWe hardly knowWhen fear and sorrow leave.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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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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Now Is the Time!

Now is the time accepted of the Lord;This is the day salvation draweth nigh.

Benison

The winds of God are strong and still;Their surge on land and sea, unspent,Proclaims His omnipresent power,His all-embracing government.

Just Now

I fear not tomorrow's uncharted course,Nor reach for a step in its hidden way.

Imperishable Union

Man's Life is God! What force can separate,Annul, dissolve this union all divine?

Crown of Life

"Be thou faithful unto death,And I will give thee a crown of life.

"Break up your fallow ground"

Break up your fallow ground today.