Poems

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BOUNDLESS

Elizabeth Glass Barlow

Let the circle of my loveBe so pure, so deep, so wide,That in its joyous, radiant reachNothing shall be left outside.
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IT IS MY HEART THAT SINGS

Esther A. Callihan

Although I know no music,No accent weak or strong,The rhythm of the heartFlows out into a song

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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REFLECTION

Harold Vinal

The wood, the mountain, and the tree,Reflected in the quiet lake.

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A PRAYER

Gertrude I. Wilson

Come with the dawn and bless me as I wake!Into my waiting heart pour living thought.
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THE BEAUTY OF LOVE

Harriet Taylor

Where did the dreary darkness go,where flew the taunts of fear?
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THE HOREB HEIGHT OF TRUTH

Gerald Stanwell

Looking through the lens of ScienceMagnifies the distant scene—Mountain of our exultationManifested and serene.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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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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LOVE'S MESSAGE

Sallie Grace Brown

Does the load seem heavy,And the way seem slow?
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HARVEST CALL

Edith Coonley Howes

God's sowers see the fields as white,Though shadowed through the depth of night.
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REVIVAL

Carol James

Bright rainbow! God's own symbolOf everlasting lovePresents a perfect circleWhen seen from high above.
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IN A READING ROOM

Nancy W. Bruce

Here , in this quiet room Love dwells,That "period love" which fear dispels;And here to troubled hearts peace comesWith healing balm,And eyes tear-dimmed grow bright and glowAs vision clears to seeMan's heritage of sonship to the perfect One.
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SOUNDPROOF

Fanny de Groot Hastings

There is no tumult in the sun'sSure rising, its visual ascent,Or in earth's swift, rotating runs—All noiseless, orderly, unspent.
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SAFEKEEPING

Edgar Isaac Newgass

Our God is good to Israel,To all who make His Word their choice.