Poems

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Original self

HELEN GRANNIS SANBORN

Find your true self, friend,not through lines of timenor ancestral mortal lot.
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It's as simple as this . . . and as profound

THORA MARGARET ORTON

Think of God and His goodness;Then of man, God's reflection.

Audio Collection

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 Safety

A safe refuge

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

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Balanced waits

MADORA FAY McKENZIE

I used to wonder:Why wait?

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The imperative of prayer

NORMAN ASWALD WALTER

When I pray—
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So you've left God behind?

CAROL MASNER

You've done with it—for sure!Away with the rumbling of Sinai.
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On St. John's vision

DAVID G. MUTCH

Yes!

Audio Collection

Shared reflections

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

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

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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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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Let fear take flight

DOROTHY F. ZOLLICOFFER

"Be not afraid of sudden fear.
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Humility

KATHRYN LANEY VEAZEY

When childlike trust replaces outlined way,We learn humility's demands anew,In patient waiting, demonstrating Truth:Expectancy is ours as we obey.
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View from Patmos

PEARL STRACHAN HURD

Not preterit, not future tense, but nowthe revealing, the unveilingfrom that rock in the Aegean.
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What Love imparts

JEAN MOULTON IMMERWAHR

Not only by howI think—or pray—when I'm strivingto find the waydoes the impartationof Spirit's rayillumine my consciousnesstoday.
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You are not alone

VIRGINIA L. SCOTT

God's onlinessexcludes loneliness.
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Unhoodwinked!

DOROTHY P. SEAGREN

All along I assumed it was person who thoughtwho talkedwho actedwhile I emotionally reactedto the smothering hood that was"pulling the wool over my eyes".