Poems

Traffic lights

Each time I have to cross the street,I'm always safe, I know,If I obey the traffic lightsThat tell me "Stop" or "Go.

Father, You lead

Where would You have me, my Father-Mother God?

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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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Thought for every day

May matter-focused views of living fade.

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Psalm for soaring

Supernumerous, God's benefits;all-embracingly beneficent, His care.

Freedom

Man is not nowapart from Godnor held by error in captivity.

The Reading Room

A vestibuleleading into vestibulesof richer deeper visionwhere we may feel the thrillof holy recognitionthat bids the senses: "Peace, be still.

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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.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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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 is Love.

Morning prayer

Wind-tossed treesat my morning window;a wild sky, prophesyinga cleansing day.

Retraction

"No one's indispensable.

A lesson

The same sun shineson those two objects,but only one looks bright—it reflects the light.

Oh, holy day!

Make today a sabbath day—In a quiet, holy, God-communing way.

Spiritual communication

The deaf can hear God talk,The mute can know God will listen,The blind can see His beauty in love,The lame can be led by Him on the right path.