Poems

Completeness

Love, the Father-Mother of us all,is boundless He and She, and needs no callfrom us to be forever full, complete,and at our side.

Celebration in the desert

In the dry desertwith no human carethe Christmas cholla*decks its branches withstrings of fruited ornaments.

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

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

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Ours now!

Now our God is all good, Supreme Being.

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Love shatters materialism!

Worldly goals can offer us?

The risen Christ

"He is risen"echoes through the empty tombof materialism.

The high goal

What is our goal—to be powerful, famous, rich,and then lazily to loll at pleasure's ease?

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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

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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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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Obeying laws

The traffic light was red;It said "Don't walk.

A nurse prays

This dayLet Thy gentle caringBe seen in each smile, each deed.

Sanctuary

God, Soul, is my sanctuary—forever untouched        unruffled     undisturbedby chaos and confusion.

No vacancy

Error, error, go away.

Beyond the symbols

Crystal, porcupine, exploding star,or smallest common bloom blown uphint Life's vitality.

Work to do

Think not to shirk the workOf nullifying lies that lurkIn thought as counterfeitsOf true ideas wrought by God.