Poems

BETHESDA

Why liein troubledexpectancy?

PRAYER ONE

Come, Spirit that changes everything,open my eyes up:come, Spirit that changes everything,open my eyes.

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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 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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ZION-PRAYER*

Arab, Jew—Who are you?

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NOTE TO NICODEMUS

It was at night thatJesus patientlyspoke to you, Nicodemus,about spiritual rebirth.

THE TIME IS RIPE FOR LEARNING LOVE

The hemlock cup is ready,the boiling oil is drawn;but the light of Christ breaksupon thought in prayerand wakens it to behold reality—no poison therenor threat anywhere.

SUPERSTRUCTURE

Noah knewnot just an ark, wooden, lifelesssaved him from the flood.

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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.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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

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 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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GOD'S TEEN-AGERS

A hundred school-leavers walking in lineTo receive their out-of-work pay.

SECURITY

No danger lurks withoutWhen deep withinNo fear is foundNor unrepented sin.

CONSIDER GOD'S LOVE

Consider God's love for you:It is constant.

INTO LIGHT

When one looks back and wonders by what chanceEvents took place—why one went here, not there,Did that, not this—could choice or circumstanceOr locust years remodel character?

PRACTICE

No matter what we seem to bemateriallywe all must strive to learn to seespirituallyand prove Love makes man healthy, free,eternally.

"BE STILL, AND KNOW"

In the still and limpid pool of Godlike knowingI bathed,and cleansed of turbulence and fear,I stepped forth healed.