Poems

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Thanksgiving

ELLA M. KINSLEY

We thank Thee, Love divine,Not for a special gift or favor rare,But that Thou hearest every childlike prayer,And that Thou givest us each day's supplyFrom out the storehouse of infinity,With lavish hand.
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Gratitude

MINNY M. H. AYERS

Have you felt God's love to-dayEven in some little way,Tender smile or kindly word,Or a helpful message heard?

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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.

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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My Prayer

Mary H. Knox

Dear Father, what Thou hast for me to doTo-day, for Thee,I pray Thee show me.

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What Is Prayer?

MARY JANE ALLURED

What is prayer?
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"Thy will be done"

DORTHY M. THORNTON

I Pray Thee Father, that Thy truth aloneShall be my guide; that Thy one perfect wayIn Christ may hold my thought.
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"Neither do I condemn thee"

ROSA M. TURNER

He , looking up into that holy placeSaw none but God's own child, in snow-white grace;With one long glance from eyes that, radiant, shoneIn Truth's pure light, beholding Love alone,He gently spoke the message of release,Neither do I condemn thee; go in peace,And sin no more!.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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Shared reflections

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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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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God, Good, Is Supreme

WILFRED KEEMODE

Great God of justice, love, and power,Whose presence fills the constant hour,The birthright of each child of Thine,Reflecting true the Mind divine,Is that each conscious moment beReplete with joyful harmony.
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The Master's Teaching

KATHERINE E. VARGA

I went to Jesus to be taught,And learned of many things;I'd heard of wonders he had wrought,His power surpassing kings.
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The Perfect Boon

EARL BALDWIN THOMAS

Lord, I am grateful for the healing artThat dawned upon me at despair's black brink,For grace that followed fast my change of heart,For each pure thought that came to me to linkMy consciousness with Mind's eternal might;For trials that purge away the cumbering drossAnd show Love watching through the darkling night,And Truth's triumphant crown beyond the cross.
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Watch

MARJORIE GERKEN

"Could ye not watch with me one hour?
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Mirror

EUBIE FORSYTH

Be still!The whisper through the forest ran,And little leaves forbore to stir.
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As Through a Glass

Beryl Carter

O God, I thank Thee for the meadow brownsAnd for the yellow hay,For bird and bee and bluey dragon flyAbout my path to-dayI thank Thee greatly for the hazelnutsThat hang in the high hedge,And for the berry blossoming so rareAlong the water's edge.