Poems

FAN IN HAND

For winnowing of useless chaffFrom sound, substantial wheat,A fan is wielded patientlyTill harvest be complete.

HEALING

No need to ask Love's willingness to heal,Nor, fearful, question why, or when, or how.

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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 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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RENAISSANCE

As the spatter of summer rainon drought-wilted fields,so is the Word of Truthto a thirsty heart.

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SOUL KNOWS NO PAST

Soul knows no past; it knows not even yesterday.

HARVEST HOUR

There is no fearTo fall in mist and showerFrom the storm center of a world's demesne.

WITH HEALING MINISTRY

The Saviour looked with tender eyesUpon the needy multitudeAnd knew the healing touch of ChristWith holy ministry imbued.

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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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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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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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NO FEAR IN LOVE

"THERE is no fear in love," the Scriptures say;It is not Love, our Father, that convicts.

CHILDLIKENESS

ONE truly does not have to be afraid.

TENDERNESS

God's Word, when it is purely spoken,Transforms the mind or spirit broken,And even when the words are fewTenderness Love's work will do.
Heart of mine, be still and bringTo the feast an offering.
Clothe me in Your spirit, Lord; my own is worn and thin.

REFLECTION, NOT YEARNING

We need not yearn to bless or to be blest.