Poems

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FORWARD MARCH

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Desire to love grown strongerThan wish to be lovedMeans heart no longerUnsatisfied.
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PRAYER

Duane Valentry

Keep my thoughts, dear Shepherd,Like sheep within Thy fold,Lest they stray.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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

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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IF NOW I SPEAK OF SHIPS

Jeannette Hulst Johansson

If now I speak of ships, I will not useThe banal, emptied phrase.

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A VISION

Robert Ellis Key

Turn from the valley dark,And you shall see—heightsGlorious with immortal majesty.
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DECISIONS

Kathleen Periton

It never is a questionOf being old enoughTo make my own decision,With wisdom and precision,And so, progress.
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A CHRISTMAS WISH

Marion Alice Bowers

I wish for you a Christmas of the heart,Where, in a sweet serenity of mind,Within your consciousness, the Christ may findA place where angels gather, blessing youAnd bringing joy and freedom to the earth.

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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.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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 Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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THE ETERNAL CHRISTMAS

Laura Lee Randall

The Christ-idea is born each hourIn humble hearts which trust its powerTo heal, to comfort, prosper, bless—To fill our lives with loveliness.
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FOR THIS WE PRAY

Flint Lewis Townsend

There comes a dayWhen all must seeThat God alone is Life.
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PURE SONG

Jean Moulton lmmerwahr

I know song without singingeven a note;heard without ears,voiced without throat.
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WALKING WITH GOD

Thelma Brooks

He walks in quietness who knowsthe nothingness of mortal woes,and feels beneficence of Mindcalmly embracing all mankind.
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MIND IS THE POWER

Elsie Hill Ainsworth

Mind is the powerthat regulates the earth,makes the larkcircle, pulls the tide to shorein measured cadencesof time and sound.
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WITH NEW TONGUES

Pearl Strachan Hurd

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.