Poems

December 30, 1961

THE FLOWERING OF THE CHILD-HEART

Gloria Virginia Ranck
When fervently you long to see each childGrow beautiful, intelligent, and strong—To flower into manhood, undefiledBy sophistry, unbruised by stubborn wrong—Oh, let no willful effort pry apartThe infant bud that bides the touch of Love:But turn obediently with listening heartTo hear Mind's pure instruction.
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December 30, 1961

FLOOD TIDE

Max Dunaway
When through some ebbing tide of circumstanceYour life seems parched and barren, like the sand,This is your assurance, if you stand,That soon a tide of blessings will advance.
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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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December 16, 1961

THE SINLESS JOY

Adelaide Van Landingham
I dwelt a time in darkness,The Word seemed weak and cold;I clung to Truth steadfastly,But joy seemed hard to hold.
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December 16, 1961

FIRST

Pierrepont E. Twitchell
Nothing we can do will ever makeThe truth a little truer or compelThe harmony of being to improve.
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December 9, 1961

"FOLLOW THOU ME"

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck
If my brother's steps move fasterheavenward than mine,if he quicker grasps the lightand brighter lets it shine,what is that to me, O Master,and what should it beif I strive with all my mightto love and follow thee?
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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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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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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December 9, 1961

"IN THY SIGHT"

Kathryn Paulson Grounds
Let my ways be justifiedIn Thy pure sight alone:Not in the sight of men, O Lord,Nor even in my own.
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November 25, 1961

GOD'S LAW

Mildred L. Hocker
What is the Principle, the unerring cause,That stills the tempest and annuls the curse,Dispelling chaos with but one effect—Order in thought throughout the universe?
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