Poems

Creation discovered

Do I create God because I need Him?
When things around you aren't going so well,And you feel the needTo think things through,You don't have to climb a treeOr run away from home—You can always find the land of Christian Science!

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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 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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Purpose

Expressing God in countless waysIs reason I am living.

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Nothing to erase

Before we can see/admirefloodlit, the polishedfigure on the dais,did not the sculptor workpatiently for many hoursto earn our praise?

The lines of grace

The lines of grace fallnaturally into the pleasantplaces of the heart—love outpouringpatience assuringforgiveness on the instantwith the accuser at the door.

Mustard seed

Tiny speck of seed-faithaftertruth-sowing

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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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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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 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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Perfect balance

Wanting to skate through life,I took to my blades.

Put wings on!

Lightly go,burdenless one,divinely free and glad.

Giving and living

There is only one way to give—With open heart,With open hands.

Homing

I am at home in this momentof knowing and being knownby You, Father,who feedfurnishbefriend mewith a superabundance of Mind's riches,declaringYour own all-beingto be man's all being, now!

Brushed by angels

Reaching up for something betterthan my daily mental fare,I was softly brushed by angels—thoughts from God just waiting there.

So run...

God sets the race in orderso all may run.