Poems

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PROPULSION

Pearl Strachan Hurd

That we exist is not at allDifficult to proveAnd shows we are intendedTo be alive.
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WHAT DO WE SEE?

Naville Hoogs

It is the Christ I see in youThat constitutes your only trueAnd holy self.

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Changing your world

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

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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SPRING SONG

William Aubert Luce

To winter's troubled sleep must come the tideOf April, with her lark note, virgin lawn,Bud-heavy bough, and gentle rain.

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UNITY

Edgar Isaac Newgass

There are not different kindsOf man but only one,And that is perfect Mind'sIdea.
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THE PROMISE STANDS

Kathryn Paulson

The promise stands that where I amThe Father is eternally.
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THE CONJUROR

Rita Berman

By sleight of hand,Trick, prestidigitation,A conjuror makes things seemWhat they are not.

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

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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

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 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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GRATITUDE

Dorothy Deland

Gratitude is more than saying "Thank you"Like a child well taught;More than speaking glib and graceful phrasesBecause one ought.
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NEW BIRTH

Robert Ellis Key

Conceived in Love,Brought forth in righteousness.
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SPIRITUAL TALENTS

Gennelle Mayer

A joyous smile, a tender word,A pure desire to serve and bless,Go forth, and, reaching far and wide,Touch all with Christliness.
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OUT OF BONDAGE

Milton B. Marks

Affliction's fire is notWhat the senses tell us of;Their engulfing need not frighten.
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TILLAGE

Richard Carver

Let us prepare the acres,Plow up the hungry soil,For our forthcoming lectureDeserves much Christian toil,
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STAR OF CHRISTMAS

William Aubert Luce

Silver star, and east wind blowing,Manger warmth and cattle lowing,Sky song heralding a birth,Bringing angel peace to earth.