Poems

Recompense

O aching heart, from self now turn.

A prayer for one far-off

This is not releasing, flinging out,a human thought, a message of my love,whirling over the earth's curve,or through its crust and magma,nor launching out a wishto the vagaries of wind,fragilities of hope,gestures of human ritual.

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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 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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What is?

What is unchanging?

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Going forward

Don't get in front!Let God reveal His plan to you.

Reader's prayer

Oncein ignorancemy prayerrevertedto selfalone:Father,help methroughthis hour.

Because God is...

Since God is Principle,
He's always right,
And I can depend on
His power and might.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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

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Shared reflections

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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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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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Thanksgiving

Day-maker,man-builder,Parent/Friend,accept my

As close as thought

Heaven is well within our reach—not a far-off, halcyon beachbut a shoreless now/here place,including us in God's embraceof Spirit's idea-world.

"Choose ye"

Three young men,Eyes and heartsFixed on the One,Refused to bend,To follow the liturgical worshipOf the king's idol—So set, so tall,So gargantuan in its glisterings.

You?

Nothing can ever stopyou being you.
Hallelujah—I'm intact!No otherwise, no pseudo actof mortal man, can separatemy only self from my estateas child of God, as one in All.

God is real

The silent stars in boundless space,The wonder of a baby's face;The changing seasons, one by one,The wind, the rain, the shining sun;A blooming flower, a flying bird,A friendly smile, a kindly word—The things we touch and see and feelAll go to prove that God is real!And being real, He's present, too,And always watching over you!