Poems

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SURVIVAL

Pearl Strachan Hurd

What more dynamic than the cry,"Come forth"?
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COMPANIONSHIP

Mabelle Hutchings Smith

We are not alone,Despite the boast of mortal sense.

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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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GRATITUDE

Dulcie Geddes

In moments when I seem to beThe victim of despondencyOr pain or agonizing fear, Bereft of all I hold most dear,Without a gleam of inward lightTo dissipate the gloom of night;If then I give my gratitudeFor all the blessings, all the goodWhich I inherit as God's child,My heart with joy will be so filledThat evil thoughts will pass away,As darkness is dispelled by day.

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ENTITY

Rita Berman

Each thing in God especial is, unique;No one is undistinguished in his role.
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OMNIPRESENCE

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

Where is God when grief seems real?
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AS WITH ABRAHAM

Max Dunaway

"God will provide," said faithful AbrahamTo Isaac, the lad for whom he dearly cared;Then, lifting up his eyes, beheld a ramTo meet his need.

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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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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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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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THE MOTE AND THE BEAM

Carol Frederic Higgins

The holy import of mote and beam,Judge not, awakened me to pray.
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DEAR GOD

Helen Faith Twichell

It is a simple thingTo see that Thou art Love.
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PERMANENCE

Frances Motley Pray

In Truth no hint of time's decayCan mar validity and scope;Reality is safe, unscarred.
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THE BLOSSOM SHINING THROUGH

Florence Minerva Millman

Kept safe by Love's designFrom harm of every kind,Holding in fond embraceThe promise of full bloom,The bud appears.
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NEW GROWTH

Alice Troxell McCoun

New growth is tender.
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THE THINKER

Jessie Louise Salls

Lone , solitary astronautRising through stratosphere of thoughtIs testing, proving, climbing still,Eliminating space untilNo more bemused by mortal mind,He leaves old ways and modes behind.