Poems

August 1, 1988

Be Columbus!

Godfrey John
You, homeless, lost, face to facewith lust, disgust, despair, in the city streets;you, young girl, hoping, believingin what is truest and timeless about you—purity, dignity, love—you, innocent!
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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 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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July 25, 1988

Love's ever-presence

Kathryn Paulson Grounds
There is a presence walks with usOn every pathless way,A light outshining midday sunHowever dark the day.
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July 11, 1988

What would I have done?

Carolyn D. L. Hewitt
Would he have gone along, this ruler namedJairus (whose daughter Jesus raised from death)Agreeing with the priests and other menWho sought destruction for the Son of God?
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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Shared reflections

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

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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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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July 11, 1988

Home

Godfrey John
is where placetruly becomesthe architectureof God's presence:the unrushedmeaning of complete.
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June 27, 1988

Zacchaeus

Richard Marshall Moore
As publicanruled by emperor ego,I pursued my duty:checked each pilgrim's progress,exacted taxes due—criticism's revenue.
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