Poems

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The better part

PATRICIA S. SMITH

It seemed that I was neededto play the Martha partand I tried to do it lightly,not with a heavy heart.
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"Simon says ..."

Janice S. Saunders

Have you ever played "Simon says"?

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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Garden of prayer

LOWELL N. CANNON

A continuous harvestRequires perpetual sowing.

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True image

LUCY CHAMBERS KARWELL

See yourself as whole,expressing all pure qualitiesof Soul.
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Homecoming in the dark

MARTHA SAGE VANG

The sheep hear the tapping of the shepherd's rodon the rockand are at peace,knowing that care is near in the dark.
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Questionnaire

MADORA McKENZIE

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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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Anthology of classic articles

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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A lasting union

CAROL CHAPIN LINDSEY

Love wedded to its own—husband molding thought to Soul,wife binding hers to same—this is the heartof marriage,what God has joined:
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Seed of faith

VIRGINIA YOUNG TOWNSEND

Tiny seed of mustard plant,Who would have thoughtYou would have caughtThe Master's eye,To give a lesson to all mankind?
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Present prayer

ELEANOR JANET WINTLE

Let me not relive evil,Reaffirming, reassertingpast beliefs, false memories.
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The Word

KATHRYN A. KNOX

The Wordis expressed everywhere—in the beginningin the onlyforevernow.
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Guidance

HARVARD O. CLAUSSEN

Truth unfoldsAs Mind directsWhat Soul inspiresAnd Love protects.
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Vital gratitude

BRETT L. STAFFORD

Not a mechanical "thank-you"for hoped-for benefits,or mere habitual utterance for present good