Poems

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ALONE?

Robert M. Mummey

Until I had been aloneIn a land distantFrom family and friends,Surrounded by the insidious and persistentSense testimony ofViolence and hate and fear,And there had felt the presenceOf the supporting thought and prayerOf those who know and love me,So clearlyPresentI nearlyHeard the comforting word—I had not graspedThe omnipresence of Love.
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AGE OF DISCOVERY

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Marvelous and symbolic the voyageinto outer space!Praise for the awakening of the human race!

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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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"THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH"

Rosemary Cobham

As a child I wondered about Joseph.

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"OPEN THOU MINE EYES"

I. Jocelyn Birch

Open mine eyes, O Lord,Send forth that lightDerived from Principle,Foreknown and infinite,Enduring, indestructible,Dispelling mistsOf mortal sight.
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MORE BLESSED TO GIVE

Esther M. Scheck Peterson

I used to pray for blessings—Blessings that would assureMy peace—make my world secureIn my private little nest.
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WHEN YET A GREAT WAY OFF

Ruby M. Drogseth

"When he was yet a great way off.

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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.

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Anthology of classic articles

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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 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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ON THE WAY

Margaret Bouvé Moreland

Discipleship requires a standin day's full light.
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"IN ALL GENERATIONS"

Peter J. Henniker-Heaton

"Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
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WORDS THAT SHINE

Jane Morse

There is silence as precious as bright gold.
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WHEN THEY GROW UP

Margaret Bell

Father-Mother,I leave my daughter to your care;she's yours.
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IDENTITY

E. Margaret Osborn

No aimless wanderer like a falling leafGlinting in sunlight brieflyDrifting, then lost.
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MIND'S CONFRONTATION

Elsie Hill Ainsworth

Trusting,I wait with expectancythe certain answer,"This is the way;walk ye in it.