Poems

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The Shunammite

BEATRICE CLAYTON

"He sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
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Facing the Light

A. JACQUELINE SHAW

One morn, one summer's morn, I sawA little child who stood and weptMost bitterly; and asking why,He said that ever near him keptA shadow, dark and deep, that went beforeHis steps, by field or stream or sanded shore.

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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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O Heart of Mine

NELLIE BATES JEWETT

O Heart of mine, hast thou a place preparedFor that sweet presence thou hast sought so long?

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How Great Is God!

PEARLE M. WARREN

If just one star were held in space,We still would say,How wonderful is God!And yet 'tis myriad stars,With orbits all their own,He holds above.
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Humility

ETHEL W. DENNIS

I pondered long and prayed to understandThe deeper meaning of humility;Asked that its presence might enrich my lifeAnd from vain pride and boasting set mefree.
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Evensong

A. CELIA PRATT

The music of a gentle seaUpon a lonely strand,Soft purple of a hazy duskEnfolding sea and land;Above, a tiny star or twoBring peace to me—and you,Whose home lights shine across the bay —All part of Love's great plan.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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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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"The Liberty Bells"

Mary Baker Eddy

This is the hour they then foretold—When earth, inebriate with crime,Laughed right to scorn, and guilt, grown bold,Knelt worshiping at mammon's shrine.
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Prayer

LIEUT. COL. ROBERT E. KEY

Oh, Love, whose perfect path is knownTo all who walk the ways of God,Whose mysteries are clearly shownTo pilgrims with the gospel shod,
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Omnipresence

PEARLE M. WARREN

I know that God is ev'rywhere!For when I seek Him anywhere,I find Him there.
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The Ascent

EDITH L. PERKINS

Unceasing prayer perfection to attain,The patient overcoming of all sin,Perpetual watching till the Christ shall reign,A constant listening for the still, small voice within,—
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Penitence

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

A prophet's house, the road anigh,Yet claimed no glance from passers-by:Too modest for admiring gaze,It spake the prophet's selfless ways.
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At-one-ment

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

As gently as the dew on tender flower,Comes to the heart Love's holy, healing power;As lightly as the breeze in summer air,Truth clears the mist of sense that lodgeth there.