Poems

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TAKE OFF FROM THE STARS!

Nancy L. Holder

Scorn earth base,Take off from the stars!Use highest vision as your starting place.
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MAN

Marie Harker Collins

It is said that man is mortal,that he suffers, sins, and dies,that he cannot cope with evil,though he tries.

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Shared reflections

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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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CHALLENGE

Lillian M. Carter

Of course I love! The challenge comes: then prove it.

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NOT ONE IS LOST

Cosette E. Colby

You never left your Father's house;You never lost the way.
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DEPORTMENT WHEN UNOBSERVED

Grace Soden Haerle

"I do always those things that please him," Jesus said,Speaking of God.
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TRUE SELFHOOD

Doreen Bowden

Real entity is one with God;It patterns Love's design;True selfhood must reflect the OneWhose being is divine.

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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.

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Shared reflections

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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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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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WHERE ANGELS TREAD

Robert Ellis Key

Where angels tread,We do not seeTheir footprintsOn the grass,Nor do we hear themAs they gently pass.
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HOLY PURPOSE

Naville Hoogs

If I have lightened someone's crossToday by word or deed;If I have loved sufficientlyTo sense another's needAnd answered it unsparinglyFrom heaven's boundless store,Then I have used God's talent wellAnd am prepared for more.
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THE BOUNDLESS BASIS

Denys Irvine

No fear-forged bonds restrain the childWho knows man's origin is Mind.
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A CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST'S PRAYER

Esther M. Scheck Peterson

Once I prayed for recognition,For a share of wealth and fame,For personal acclaim.
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ON GENTLE WORD

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

Oh, let it never bear a sting—the thought you think.
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THE PRACTITIONER PRAYS

C. Elizabeth Hunsworth

Make me a clear transparencyThrough which Thy light may shineSo that all those who look to meFor comfort, help, and healing seeOnly that light divine:Only Thy face, not mine!