Poems

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MEASUREMENT

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

"How tall are you?
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DIVINE POWER

Donald Heisler

Mistake, penalty—all mortal talkCan be erased, if one will walkWith Christlike thoughts of love, in light,Denying self and human plight.

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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 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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TRUE SERVICE

Imogene McCaig

Story of Martha! Still it speaks to usWho seem—so often!—in her very case,Cumbered and troubled about many things,Our thoughts, as hers, tread their harassing round:Cannot the Master see how hard our tasks?

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THE TWO GARMENTS

Florence Fraser Ludgate

The costly garment of self-pity,Intricately wrought, closely woven,Will not stretch or yield to any need.
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WHAT DO I NEED?

Carol Earle Chapin

A change?
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"RABBONI"!

Lyle T. Hammond

The simple name, "Mary," Jesus spokeTo the Magdalen Easter dawn.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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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 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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IMPARTIAL LOVE

Esther M. Scheck Peterson

What is love?
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THE WAY-SHOWER

Helen M. Childs

He mapped our path.
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DANIEL AND THE LIONS

Doris Kerns Quinn

Deep in the den, blocked by a massive stone,Daniel and the lions passed the night.
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LEAVEN

Myrtle Daugherty

A little leaven lifts the entire mass,given some time.
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BEHOLD:

Mary Dunham

You, moth on the screen door,Gazing with longingAt blue world of infinityWhere wings may climb and soar,But still hesitantly clingingTo old familiar barrier,Unsure of venturing, waiting,Unaware of the opened door.
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INTEGRATION

Pearl Strachan Hurd

One art and Science blended, and one wholeintegrated purpose—one desire—will bring all hearts together;