Poems

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Morning light

LYLE M. CRIST

Early lightthroughbackyard treestouchesbranch,then leaf,small bloom,perhaps a stonenextand this twigon the ground.
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Not bounded ...

EMILY A. SWINNERTON

God is the great I am,not the great I used to be.

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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 Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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God gathers

CAROL MASNER

Are you alone and feeling kind of lonely?

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Single parent

FAITH WALSH HEIDTBRINK

Single mother/father/parentYou are not at the mercy of the wilderness,Like Hagar,Alone/afraid/helplessWith her child.
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Daystar

ELIZABETH KEYES WILLIAMS

My brother!"Unto you is born this day.
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Gathering the wheat

M. BETH KELLAM

BURN YOUR TARES Mind saidAll right I know I must

Audio Collection

Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

Audio Collection

Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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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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Christian warfare

JEFFREY LACY PLUM

Betrayer, captors,alarm disciples sleeping,who respond to enemy without, and swingingheavy steelof willfulness, pride, fear,wound a man.
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On beam versus mote casting

LONA INGWERSON

By the timeI got aroundto casting outmy own beam,Icouldn't seeyour moteanymore.
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Patience

EVELYN LEE EATON

Patience says not, "Wait forever,Work or pray without reward.
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Novice psalmist

MARY ELIZABETH LEEVER

The poetry that sings withinI can express in outward form.
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Shhh! Angels afoot!

HILLARY HAUSER

I get it! I shouted,Telling the world,Telling a friend,Telling myself,So noisily, I almost missed the next God messageWhich came on angel wings—Peace, be still!A rustle, a whisper, pointing out the Way,In daily, hourly, by-the-moment steps,Forever leading upward.
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Who heard the angels sing?

MAXINE SHORE

Who heard the angels sing?