Poems

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JERICHO

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Loosed then the string of my tongue.
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THE ANGEL MESSAGE

Pierrepont E. Twitchell

The heavy problem seemed to grow and grow.

Audio Collection

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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SUPPLY

Adrienne D. Johnson

Thank You, Father, for many waysI may be helpful, kind,That all the time, in every placeI may express the love of Mind.

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FOOTSTEPS

Doreen Bowden

I take a human step,A faltering, fearful one.
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NEW-FOUND PEACE

Ila Elizabeth Rose

I have found a sanctuaryWhere I can kneel alone;There are no stained-glass windowpanes,No vaulted arch of stone,Nor steeple spire, nor belfry dome.
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AS A LITTLE CHILD

Mildred L. Hocker

Think about holiness,Open your thought to it.

Audio Collection

Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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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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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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THE SAME DEAR CHRIST

Mary Boyd Wagner

Again the sick are healed, the dying raised,With Love enthroned where fires of hate once blazed.
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TO WATCH WITH LOVE

Marion Francis Brown

To watch with Love one hour, Lord, would beTo have no consciousness of sin, to see
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SURE DEFENSE

Rosemary Cobham

Another's thought is his to guard;And if from heart embittered grownHe send a hurtful thought or word,The onus, then, is his alone,And soon or late he must atone.
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FIDELITY

Winifred Fields Walters

Fidelity is staying withthe truth of God's creation.
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THE FLOWERING OF THE CHILD-HEART

Gloria Virginia Ranck

When fervently you long to see each childGrow beautiful, intelligent, and strong—To flower into manhood, undefiledBy sophistry, unbruised by stubborn wrong—Oh, let no willful effort pry apartThe infant bud that bides the touch of Love:But turn obediently with listening heartTo hear Mind's pure instruction.
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FLOOD TIDE

Max Dunaway

When through some ebbing tide of circumstanceYour life seems parched and barren, like the sand,This is your assurance, if you stand,That soon a tide of blessings will advance.