Poems

Unfailing impetus

Convinced that I wasstruggling in vain tobreak concrete-hard habits,dull resistance,disastrous upbringing,just then.

The need for mothering

Welling upin the heart of all mankindis the need for motheringin the universe.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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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A little light

Like a first star,A first faint glimmer of dawn,On the opening of a long-closed shutter—Comes the visionOf what life truly rests on.

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Identity

The swan that floatson Airlies Lakefloats double,swan and shadow.

Swan ride

The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

Infinitely sustained

Wait,not doubting.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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Prayer for prayer

Worn out,Yearning for spiritual food,And trying to pray so hard,I came to point where, like a flash in dark obscurity,A wonderful idea made room for itself:

Make the most

Certainly! You canmake the mostof Love's song-winged moments.

In step with light

Not by chance,not by plannedavoidance of the darkdoes true conviction dawnand make its markin waking consciousnesswhere deep root growthso long unseendigs its way to victoryand fellowship.

"As it is in heaven"

Why notlive each dayas if it wereour first day in heavenrather than(as some counsel)our last one on earth?

We can praise!

I wanted to praisebut praise didn't come:problems requiring solutionand other burdensweighed heavily.

Man beloved

We are never lost from God,nor ever at a loss to realizecare and comfort at His presence—