Poems

The Test

"I have fought well: I have led out the hostsOf God against the aliens: I have keptThy faith, O Lord, intact.

The Comforter

I will not leave you comfortless—The message fell like gentle rainUpon the anguished, troubled hearts,Stilling the cries of pain.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Morning

"I shall be satisfied, when I awake,With thy likeness.

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Master

Master ,Thou hadst deep knowledge of the truth;Yet stillThou heldst thy peace when mocked and jeeredBy human will.

Harvest Song

The bare fields resting here are green and golden,The grain is garnered and the labor won.

Love's Offering to Love

And when we give to TheeWe only do return what came from Thee,Who giveth us all things:

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Changing your world

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Anthology of classic articles III

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From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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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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Be Still and Know

Be still and know! Ah, Lord, I will be stillWhen anxious trouble seeks to bring me care,To bind me fast and bend me to its will,And capture me unguarded, unaware.

Our Desire

As we journey, journey onward,Keep our feet in paths of peace.

Rest

Thou weary one within the wilderness,Seeking for rest in some far-distant home,Stand still! lift up thine eyes! for Love is here—There is no longer need that thou shouldst roam.

Silent Prayer

In this blest interval of silent prayer,Dear Father-Mother God,We turn to Thee.

Ask Thyself

For everyone that forward goes,Though in advance of me,Do I give thanks?

The Tenth Piece of Silver

If a woman have ten pieces of silverAnd lose one, shall she sit still and say:"I have nine left.