Poems

DECISION

The choice is ourswhetherby looking backto salt down the pastand preserve its errorsin crystallized regretsorby facing forwardto dissolve the pastin solvent of Loveunder Mind's direction;to beimmobilized by rigid thoughtlike Lot's wifeorfree from limitationsas Mind's child.

INTERVIEW

Interview with evilNever.

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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 Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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"O THOU THAT HEAREST PRAYER..."

"O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

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YOU'RE THE LIGHT

I used to think that man was glassOf pure transparency,That as he wiped the dust awayGod's light would shine through him.

HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

Yes, I do remember you now, Frank.

THE RISEN MAN

Risen from what?

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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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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

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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PROGRAMMED FOR JOY

I cannot long be sad, for I was notProgrammed for grief.

POWER AND LIGHT

Even in darknessLight in their dwellings.

BLESSING

"The curse causelessshall not come.

DO YOU LIKE TO LAUGH?

I do! It's good to laugh.

BACK FROM THE BRINK

Suddenly from head to toe I trembled—not because I'd nearly plungedinto the pond to staybut because I sawthe hugeness of my arrogance.

ANSWERING ADVERSITY

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