Poems

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On the Pulse of Morning

An excerpt from the poem by Maya Angelou

A Rock, A River, A TreeHosts to species long since departed,Marked the mastodon,The dinosaur, who left dried tokensOf their sojourn hereOn our planet floor,Any broad alarm of their hasteningdoomIs lost in the gloom of dust and ages.
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Mogadishu in Toronto

Godfrey John

Eyes wildhe rushes mehis arms threshingabove his head.

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Shared reflections

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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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Incident at Nain

Bernice Waymire

I was a pallbearer that yellowed afternoon.

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To the child

Carolyn F. Ruffin

There is a child whowaits wakeful for the gift,hiding no secret doubt,"It will not come.
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Today

Larry Graves

Dear Father,Help me to be Your servant todayIn everything I do and say.
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"The fountain can rise no higher than its source"

Nancy Hormel Reinert

Even prayer has no hopeof scrambling any higherthan its source and reconcilingGod to our desire.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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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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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The ascent

Maxine Le Pelley

Bitter winds stormed the streetsas she walked to church.
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A time to be a Mary

Ellen Moore Thompson

Is it unproductiveto sit and listenat the Master's feet?
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No mistakes

Annie Moody

No matterhow manymistakesyou madetoday,tomorrowis alwaysnew, pure,clean, andbright,and God willlead youin the right path.
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Source of inspiration

Doris Kerns Quinn

How can inspiration ever stop?
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The Christmas Story

And it came to pass in thosedays, that there went out adecree from Cæsat Augustus,that all the world should betaxed.
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Completeness

Doris Kerns Quinn

In God you are complete; you need none else.