Poems

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SAFETY

Cyril H. Golding

Is it the soft, encircling arm Cradling tiny babe to breast, Or even the branch that keeps from harm Fledgling in the hedgerow nest?
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PERMANENT ADDRESS

Pearl Strachan Hurd

WHERE do you want to live?

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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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THE BURNING BUSH

Fanny de Groot Hastings

Still in the lone, the desert place There grows the bush that burns with fire And yet is not consumed; no trace Of heat or smoke has singed its spire.

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A LESSON FROM MICHELANGELO

Pierrepont E. Twitchell

He was the greatest sculptor of them all.
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RELINQUISHMENT

Robert Oliver Shipman

Be patient, be still.
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DEDICATION

Grace K. Sticht

Dear God, Thou art the builder.

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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 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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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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A SONG OF BETHLEHEM

Gertrude E. Velguth

A village humble, still,The guiding star above;A shepherd on a hill,The mother-heart of love;The child of truth and grace,A world to pacify;An angel song of praise,And God to glorify.
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A SIMPLE TRUTH

Elsie Babcock Pearce

God is the source of every healing thought.
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SYMPHONY

Mae Tucker

The music of the spheres is heardAs thought is stilled,And all the pathways of the mindBy Love are filled.
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OUR PART

Elizabeth Rogers

Life is expressedby manin joythat nothing can diminish or destroy.
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TRUE IDENTITY

Carol Earle Chapin

As I begin to see in Science perfectBeing, one All, encompassing each placeAnd filling space: the overbrooding Spirit,Impetus of earth and universeAnd man; and as I glimpse the mighty spanOf Mind's omnipotent unfolding, thenI pause, and trembling, wonder, "What am I?
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A LIVING FAITH

Jennie Baird Schooley

With childlike faithI take God's hand;With trustful heartAnd prayerful thoughtI listen and obey;The path is shown,The light springs forthThat leads the wayTo light of day.