Poems

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LISTENERS AT BETHANY

Hazel Harper Brandner

The listeners who stood in sorrow's gloomHeard Jesus thank his Father and demand,"Take ye away the stone.
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CHRISTMAS DAY

Kathleen O'Connor

The shepherds brought their simple faith,The Wisemen offered goldAnd costly frankincense and myrrh;Each brought his gift of old.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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NOW

Marjorie D. Manley

If we can say, "God reigns,"And saying, understand,Then we fulfill His law,Obey His first command.

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THE RICH YOUNG MAN

Kathryn Paulson

Sell all I had?
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"ALL THAT I HAVE IS THINE"

Mildred Booth Lord

Where once the gifts of earth seemed very clear,And often labored for with meager fruit.
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THE LIGHTED WAY

Elizabeth Rogers

When first the way-worn pilgrim sees the brightlone daystar gleamingthrough riven cloud banks of his false belief,his heart is lifted up in glad relief.

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Anthology of classic articles

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Anthology of classic articles

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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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GRATITUDE

Mary Lucretia Barker Franklin

Birds brightly sing for little crumbsThat kind hands toss their way,And gladly greet the light that comesTo turn the dark to day.
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A SONG OF THANKSGIVING

Maxine Le Pelley

She garnered her blessings into thought;Counted them, cherished them, but forgotThe lesser ones.
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PRAYER FOR THE WORLD

Ray Lewis Leach

Constant ray of Science,Beam of living light!Flood the mourner's sadnessWith Love's healing might.
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THE HEALING ART

Ruby Lee Corder

Immortal man divinely real,Light-winged and glory-shod.
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TRUTH

Henrietta M. Dobbie

I found the thread of knitted thoughtsEntangled with the yearsAnd pulled the snarls of false belief,Unraveling hidden fears.
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FOR THIS I PRAY

Oma Olna Martin

For this I pray:Courage to walk the heavenward wayThough friends forsake me here,And I must yield for heavenly gainEarth ties I now hold dear.