Poems

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TAKE COURAGE

Peter James Albery

However cloaked with fearOr sad it may appear,No physical eventIs reason to lament;It is a battle to be won, not lost,A darkly flowing river to be crossed.
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THE ISLAND OF THE INNOCENT

Fanny de Groot Hastings

The island of the innocentIs bathed by quiet waters,The planets of the firmamentShine on its sons and daughters.

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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.

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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MAN'S BIRTHRIGHT

Ruth Grayson

Behold God's man!Look not upon his shadow, bound with fear—Poor counterfeit of what Love has designed—But lift your eyes to see whom God holds dear,The perfect man, idea in perfect Mind.

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BREAD FROM HEAVEN

Myrtle Daugherty

And God said to Moses,"I will rain bread from heaven for you.
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GOD'S MANUSCRIPT

Elizabeth Rogers

Written by God, it stands; one clear, clean recordin which no word has ever been erased,false notion superimposed, or page defaced.
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THANKSGIVING

Kate Holland Patton

For what shall I give thanks?

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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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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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WHEN THEY SAW

Pearl Strachan Hurd

He had given them so many proofs before,And as they went in, making fast the door,They must have felt their vision getting clearer;They must have had a sense of drawing nearerTo Christ, And then—then, suddenly they knew.
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HUMILITY

Max Dunaway

Learn the peace of lowly living;Touch Truth's garment at the hem.
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GENTLE POWER

Alma Graham Jenks

Awareness stirred this morning through a rose,A white, pure thing of beauty.
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SAFETY

Hazel Harper Brandner

"Come thou and all thy house into the ark.
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CHURCH WORK

Marjorie D. Manley

Drawn to God's vineyard by a deep desireTo learn of Love, which is by love expressedWhen, through unselfish service, we aspireTo bless another, we ourselves are blessed!
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THE PILGRIM'S WELCOME

Jeannette Hulst Johansson

Friend whose way leads past our door,Here your pilgrim feet may stay.