Poems

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Prayer on waking

SHEILA A. KINROSS

Let this beGod'sday of unfoldment.
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This is the time to rise

BARBARA DIX HENDERSON

Watch out.

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Shared reflections

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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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Creation discovered

THEODORE L. CLAPP

Do I create God because I need Him?

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You don't have to climb a tree...

Lona Ingwerson

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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Purpose

JUNE McCLENEGHAN FOWLER

Expressing God in countless waysIs reason I am living.
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Nothing to erase

GERALD STANWELL

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

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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 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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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 lines of grace

MILDRED KENDALL SHAW

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

JACKLYN JEAN WILLIAMS

Tiny speck of seed-faithaftertruth-sowing
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Perfect balance

ELIZABETH BEAM

Wanting to skate through life,I took to my blades.
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Put wings on!

GLORIA CLEMENTS

Lightly go,burdenless one,divinely free and glad.
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Giving and living

LUCY S. BLAKE

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

DIANE M. DICKSON KENYON

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!