Poems

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ELECTION

Hazel Harper Brandner

When Samuel was sent to choose a king,The Lord required him not to measure worthBy human form, but by the offeringThe selfless heart could bring to bless the earth.
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ADVENT

Max Dunaway

Tender as starlight, tender and mild,Resting upon their couch of hay,Here are the mother and the child.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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BROTHERHOOD

Rosemary C. Cobham

Within the bounds of brotherhoodThere is no private sense of good.

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"THE WINGS OF THE MORNING"

Vivienne A. Hulse

She took "the wings of the morning,"And Life was there.
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IMPARTIAL LOVE

Mary Lucretia Barker Franklin

"The Lord looketh on the heart.
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TRUTH

Helen Dwight Reid

Seek ye the truth?

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Anthology of classic articles

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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 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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PINNACLE

Stanley W. Hurst

We cannot fallFrom pinnacleWhere Love's embraceWith tendernessAssures that all is well.
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GOD GIVES

Anne H. Currie

God gives to allAbility to mirror Him:
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FORGIVE AGAIN

Viola M. Chartraw

"What —forgive again?
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WHEN ANGELS CAME

Jean Hazel Allen

With noiseless step the angels cameInto my heart at midnight hour;Though they had neither form nor name,With noiseless step the angels came.
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CHILD

Norma MacDow Kemon

The thought of "child" is innocency.
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GOD GLORIFIED

Glynard A. Burnside

When we have setSelf-love aside,Conquered rancorAnd human pride,Then our portion—Thought purified—Will crown endeavorWith God glorified.