Poems

Eucharist

Lucia Johnson Leith

The unremarked, unnoticedthoughtfulness,the unsung, honest workfrom day to dayis Eucharist—as much as Sunday worshipon reverent knee—as we recognize in deedsof loving ordinarinessand faithfulnessa measure of the sacred Christlinessthat washes another's feet.

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To the Christian Science Church of Boston

At the end of summer, a teenage girl in a black T-shirt came into the lobby of the Church Administration building and dropped off the following poem.

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I love God

Celia Rowlson-Hall

I love Godand God loves me.

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Soul healing through Christ

Godfrey John

Through Christ, God's will for me is being doneIn all the lovely might of tenderness;Through Christ, a holy hush suffuses me:Soul, uncondemning, cleanses consciousness.

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Seeing my brother

Louise Clarke Harsch

Father, help me to see the true viewOf man, creation, and You.

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Angel of peace

Brenda Joyce Verna

Precious angel of peaceCome quietly to me,Let your tender touch be known.

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The dance of Spirit

Désirée Goyette

The dance of Spirit—lovely, sweet—Moves not in mortal mindWhere cautious step would stopand startIn narrow thought confined.

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Giving

Jane R. Harwood

Volunteering, thoughtrises Spiritward, light-borneto air Soul's song: Joy!

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Losing weight

Jill Gooding

This year I'm going on a diet!In prayer and humilityI'm going to reject those enticing spoonfuls ofimpatience,indifference,intolerance,criticism;refuse to partake in bouts ofdepression,ingratitude,selfishness.