Poems

March 19, 1966

FULFILLMENT

Hazel S. Hire
There is no time to waste or borrow,Looking back or toward tomorrow;Each day, each hour is the seasonIn which to think, repent, and reason.
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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 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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March 5, 1966

SOUND OF RAIN

Margery Macdonald Cantlon
Run , run ahead, swift feet,firm hands are holding the mantle;nothing can cause you to stumble,nothing can stop the free running,glad cry of the eager heart.
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February 26, 1966

CAUSATION

P. Rhodes Bowen
So often, Father, I have given thanksFor understanding better how to pray,For countless blessings: healings, lessons learned,The times of listening that revealed Your way;Oh, now my heart is singing gratitude!Today, in demonstration, I can seeThat although I, through love, have chosen You,You first, dear Father Love, had chosen me.
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Anthology of classic articles II

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Anthology of classic articles III

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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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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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February 12, 1966

TRUE PERSPECTIVE

Charlotte Bruce
The whole world is my family!No tight-knit possessive corecold-shouldering the rest:but circumference of universal thoughtincluding these—and these—and these peoplesof far-flung empires.
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January 29, 1966

BARTIMAEUS

Gibbs Hofmann
Blind Bartimaeus, pitifully cryingFor mercy, did not shrink nor lose his poise,But cried the more in steadfastly defyingThe grumbling crowd's demand to make less noise.
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January 22, 1966

NEVER BORN

Jeanne Guerin Bengston
Never born—what worlds of woemelt at those words! No blinding flowof desperate tears of sharp regretneed drown your hope of good.
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