Poems

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Rose of Sharon

ALICE DEXTER WESTON

Pure eyes that see the Father's cherished sonMidst all the sick and sad upon the roadEnvision them in holy healing.
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The Good Fight of Faith

HOWARD WILTON WALSH

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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 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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Where Dwellest Thou?

DOROTHEA STURDIVANT FAGAN

Dear child of God, where is thy habitation?

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Tenderness and Might

EMILY M. STEPHENS

"Tenderness accompanies all the might imparted by Spirit.
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A Young Soldier Prays

HAZEL HARPER BRANDNER

Dear Father, I am ready to defendMy country in her present hour of need;Help me prepare my heart, that I may spendMy energies in ways where Thou dost lead.
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O Thou Unchanging Truth

PETER J. HENNIKER HEATON

O Thou unchanging Truth, whose facts eternalgive us the courage to outface the storm,to rise against the senses' swift alarmand stand unmoved at Spirit's high tribunal,Thy Word acquits us and Thy Word is final.

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Shared reflections

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Anthology of classic articles

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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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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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"Receive thy sight"

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

"Receive thy sight," the Master saidTo him that walked as blind,For he beheld the perfect man—The image of one Mind.
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Ever-present Love

MARGUERITE HETHERINGTON

Ever-present Love is here,Guiding, guarding, calming fear;Shining with a steadfast lightThrough the dark of mortal sight.
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Let Us Go On

RHODA BOWMAN ALBERTSEN

Let us go onThough terror strike,Though shades grow thickAnd fears grow tall,And round about usSome may fall.
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The Voice of God

JAMES C. TOWNSEND

The voice of God is heard by him who waitsWith understanding heart and eager ear;It comes in tender sweetness through the gloomOf human mind, and baseless mortal fear;It finds its way to dark sequestered cellAnd fills it with the gladsome song of Love,Or comes to him who walks in market place,And sounds in lowly depths or heights above.
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After Asking

CORA CATHERINE MASON

Dear Father, I will ask no more.
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Identity

PRESCOTT DYGERT HOARD

Who turns away from God and seeks to findHis life elsewhere than in eternal MindWill travel far, yet never reach the goalUntil he follows in the light of Soul.