Poems

A coat of many pockets

Love has loomed me as a garment of gentle armor.

Be glad ...

for laughter every day; children on bicyclesor playing tag.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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Turn around

Possible because it's truethat good's actual substantial goodnessis really never lost—no disappointing daze, discouraging hazeno murky mental mazewhere some semblance of goodmight maybe get retrievedthrough considerable effort and cost.

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Yielding*

We think the answers comeby redoubled efforts andmuscling our way through, neverthinking that it is in stillnessthat our God-given energies offlexibility and buoyancy leapwithin, impelling us to skipaside to let Soul shine usas Her effortless delight.

WELCOME ON YOUR LOVE-DAY

Here you are!Little hands folding round our fingers,freshly opened eyesmeeting thosewho already love you dearly.

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE

Two girls explore what it means to them to be spiritual.

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Shared reflections

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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 Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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The white sturdiness of this crocus petal,unconcerned by the snow's crust,echoes the innocence we are learning to trust.

INVEST OR DIVEST

The stock market falls,shares reach an all-time low;from Wall Street, London, and Hong Kong,come forecasts filled with woe.

Mary of Magdala

"O gentle Mary, don't cry.

DOMINION

First and foremost trustis the important starting place.

Equanimity

Youare

INFINITE EXPRESSIONS

Ever changingbetween tides andebbing waves