Poems

WITH NEW TONGUES

Beth, proud of her ability nowTo count up to ten,Arranging her squadronOf metal spacemenIn a stiff-legged row,Beth sure of far moreThan I was whenI dragged my doll across the floor,Meets a challenge.

"THOUGH IT TARRY, WAIT"

Endure, for the gentle streamerodes the obdurate rock.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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SO HIGH MY HEAVEN

So high my heaven,Soul's atmosphere,That spaceAnd outer space,Measured in billionsOf light-years,Peopled with planetsCircling in orbits,Endlessly,Monotonously,Seem unimportantAnd insignificant.

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LOVE'S HEALING HOUR

Stretch forth the hand!Let understanding thought expandBeyond the realmOf mortal senseInto infinitudeOf good.

ELECTION

When Samuel was sent to choose a king,The Lord required him not to measure worthBy human form, but by the offeringThe selfless heart could bring to bless the earth.

ADVENT

Tender as starlight, tender and mild,Resting upon their couch of hay,Here are the mother and the child.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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 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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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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BROTHERHOOD

Within the bounds of brotherhoodThere is no private sense of good.

"THE WINGS OF THE MORNING"

She took "the wings of the morning,"And Life was there.

IMPARTIAL LOVE

"The Lord looketh on the heart.

TRUTH

Seek ye the truth?

PINNACLE

We cannot fallFrom pinnacleWhere Love's embraceWith tendernessAssures that all is well.

GOD GIVES

God gives to allAbility to mirror Him: