Poems

WATCHFUL PRAYER

How prayerfully we watchAnd hourly prayTo do God's will!Love points the way.

SWEETER THAN THE SONG OF BIRD

FAR sweeter than the song of birdThe tranquil voice of Truth I heard.

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

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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SECURE

Held in God's care,We are secure.

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SURETY

Fear not;The Shepherd's gentle rodAppoints your rightful way,And His beneficence is yoursThis newborn day.

THEY JOURNEY ON

They journey on—the loved ones who have steppedBeyond our ken of mortal sound and sight.

LOVE'S PROVISION

"Children, have ye any meat?

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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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GOD IS ALL

God is all-power:With His support, we cannot faint;No stain of sin or evil's taintCan touch us or can bring us harm.

WEAPON AND TOOL

This Science bring, to those who heed,The truth not born of mortal sense:Who gives his love to God is safe,He goes his way with confidence.

SIGHT

When fearObscures the way,Pray God to give you light.

MOTHER'S PRAYER

Thy child, dear Father-Mother God,Thy child, not mine,Expressing purity,Abundant grace, sincerity;In Spirit dwelling.

LOOK TO GOD

Are you bereft of friends?

ARISE IMMEDIATELY

The sick man, in self-pity,might have said,"Tomorrow is another day.