Poems

THE GIFT OF DAY

Dayis no idle giftfrom a thoughtless benefactor,no insubstantial stageon which we can appear as actorsof our own preposterous fiction—making it up as we go along.

ALIGHT WITH LOVE

Man's eyes are lit with love.

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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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ACCEPTABLE

Prophet—honored, respected,"save in his own country"—feels cruel blastof rejection.

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THE REAL YOU

Boy, you ain't no lump of clay;God made you it is true—but He didn't make you that way.

The Parable of the Sower

A sower—One who plants seeds.

YOUR PLACE

In Genesis one,Scripture showsYour place in God.

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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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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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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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PLACE IN SPACE

Pinpointing place,You say so surely,"Here is where.

ACTIVE PATIENCE

Let me know this busy dayHow patience goes—

THE ETERNAL GRACE

How anxiously we sometimes ponderThe why and wherefore, when and how,When all the while the eternal wonderOf Love and Life is here and now.

CHRISTMAS

Make your thought the resting place:Stable-quiet, starlight calm,Lowly as the scattered straw.

REACHING OUT

Oh, how I remember that day!Yes, I was reaching out,Wildly, desperately, reaching out.

THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY

My friend is gone, I'm told.