Poems

THE PRAETORIAN GUARD

A soldier of the Emperor am I,A guard Praetorian.

ASCENSION

Who shall soar in upward flightFrom sense to Soul sublime?

Audio Collection

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 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.

View other Collections →

GOD'S ETERNITY

Man is not born in time or space,Nor held in a restricted place.

Write for JSH

Inspired by a poem? Consider writing and sharing your own! Find out more by visiting Writer’s Corner.

Write for JSH

SINGLE-MINDED UNIVERSE

Observe some single-minded manAnd watch his purposes conformTo God-sent, prayer-unfolded plan.

BEAUTY IN THE HIGHEST

If beauty in the highest is our aim,our being's end,each thought we think—remember it, the sameis enemy or friend—will push us from or aid us towards the goal,each single thought.

TURN TO GOD

When hosts of error cloud my wayAnd hide God's blessing through the day,I turn to Him in earnest prayer,Rejoicing for His loving care.

Audio Collection

Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

Audio Collection

A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

View other Collections →

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

View other Collections →

Write for JSH

Inspired by a poem? Consider writing and sharing your own! Find out more by visiting Writer’s Corner.

Write for JSH

LOVE

Love enfolds us,Ever holds usIn its warm and tender care;Guarding, guiding,Still providing,Proving God is everywhere.

THOU SHALT PREVAIL

Threshing his wheat in frantic haste, young GideonStraightened his back and scanned the shimmering hills,To catch the glint of Midianitish spears,And saw an angel underneath an oak.

PROMISE

Love speaks through the flower,the sunbeam and shower,through the dew-bathed grass andall the colorfulgrandeur of sea and sky.

THE DAY OF SALVATION

Time before and time behindContradict the now of Mind.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL

Let me enter this bright roomWith a joy not of my own,Let the words of teaching beFlowing, Lord, direct from Thee.

BETHESDA

O sick humanity, rise from your bed and walk!Why do you wait the moving of the waters?