Poems

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WHAT EYE BEHOLDS THE SPRING?

Joyce Grenfell

What eye beholds the springNo retina or lensWith signals to the brainCould compass such a thing.
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"AND GRACE FOR GRACE"

Margery Todahl Blokhine

How shines the graceOf him who knowsThat God aloneAll power bestows!How light the step,How clear the eyeOf him who trustsImplicitly!

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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GUIDING STAR

Marjorie Pearson

Always there is a star—not for proud thought, enthroning intellect andhuman mind as god,but for the humble heart which seeks a guideto bring it nearer to reality.

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FLOWERS FOR EASTER

Daisy Stieber Squadra

Yellow —color of morningcolor of magical up-sunyellow for gladgladioliarranged pointing up upso simplyarranged to shout: "Life!Resurrection!"Their message their missionwe listenlike children, likebirds.
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"IN QUIETNESS AND IN CONFIDENCE"

Kathryn Laney Veazey

Faith grows in stillness, silencing all doubt.
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ADVENTURE

Ethel Walker

Go, traveler, go.

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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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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 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 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 CHRISTLY TOUCH

Leslie Marcoux

This was no weak-kneed faith.
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TODAY

Ethel Margaret Soden

O Love divine, help me todayWith wisdom's way to guide,To silence jarring human will,Make baseless fear subside.
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LOVE

Ethel Walker

The healer said, "God loves you.
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"PUT ON THE NEW MAN"

C. S. Tuckerman Chapin

Seek not the cataclysmic flash,Transition absolute, today.
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THE CLOSED DOORS

Ruth Burrows

Closed doors! They speak to us of human fear,As when King Herod, keen to please the JewsHad Peter chained to guards and thrown in jailBehind closed doors and hoped by doing soTo silence, once for all, the truths he taught—Upsetting truths to smug complacency.
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OUT OF THE ARK

Margery Todahl Blokhine

The earnest of the Word requitesWith love the weary and the sad;And to the body's plaint of illAppends a period.