Poems

Because You are here

Dear Father-Mother God,
if I feel
that I am here
but You are there
—separated by space or time …

Singing and soaring

Can I sing in the raging storm
when the shore is out of sight?
When engulfed in fear,
overwhelmed with despair,
can I sing ...

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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Foliage of Love

Like spiritual buds
Awaiting inevitable blooms,
An inner foliage revealed
The ever-present reality: …

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faith, hope, love

We perch as if on precipice
arms out
asking ...

Inseparable

God is everywhere
Everywhere we go 
We are ...

Like trees

how like 
trees 
we are
rooted and grounded …

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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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Anthology of classic articles III

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From Faculties indestructible

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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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Always

The word “always”
speaks to me of God . . . 

True employment

Straightway I leave my net and follow Christ.
I’ve changed my job, and now …

Holy surrender

I yield to eternal Truth
Free, baptized in ...

Persuasion

The senses
plead with words that sway;
they have …
Father-Mother God,
wake us up,
keep us up, 
show us
all of us
are ever Yours ...

Leaping words

the poet understands
that writing is 
            not simply
                        thinking thoughts
                        delving deep
                        watching words
            but …