Poems

TAKE OFF FROM THE STARS!

Scorn earth base,Take off from the stars!Use highest vision as your starting place.

MAN

It is said that man is mortal,that he suffers, sins, and dies,that he cannot cope with evil,though he tries.

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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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CHALLENGE

Of course I love! The challenge comes: then prove it.

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NOT ONE IS LOST

You never left your Father's house;You never lost the way.

DEPORTMENT WHEN UNOBSERVED

"I do always those things that please him," Jesus said,Speaking of God.

TRUE SELFHOOD

Real entity is one with God;It patterns Love's design;True selfhood must reflect the OneWhose being is divine.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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Anthology of classic articles III

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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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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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WHERE ANGELS TREAD

Where angels tread,We do not seeTheir footprintsOn the grass,Nor do we hear themAs they gently pass.

HOLY PURPOSE

If I have lightened someone's crossToday by word or deed;If I have loved sufficientlyTo sense another's needAnd answered it unsparinglyFrom heaven's boundless store,Then I have used God's talent wellAnd am prepared for more.

THE BOUNDLESS BASIS

No fear-forged bonds restrain the childWho knows man's origin is Mind.

A CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST'S PRAYER

Once I prayed for recognition,For a share of wealth and fame,For personal acclaim.

ON GENTLE WORD

Oh, let it never bear a sting—the thought you think.

THE PRACTITIONER PRAYS

Make me a clear transparencyThrough which Thy light may shineSo that all those who look to meFor comfort, help, and healing seeOnly that light divine:Only Thy face, not mine!