Poems

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PRAISE

Margaret Morrison

There is gladness in the thoughtOf those who have seenHow full is Love's provisionFor their love to glean.
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A PLACE PREPARED

E. Lyndon Fairweather

Through every door that opens before my questing feetThe dear Christ goes before me, my daily needs to meet.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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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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COME, WALK REJOICING

Audrey A. Mersereau

Look up, O troubled heart, and cease despairing;your Father's love is steadfast, warm, and true.

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UP FROM BETHESDA

Carol Earle Chapin

Are we, as was that victim long ago,Asleep beside Bethesda, reckoningAs real some dreamed-of empty dream or fear:A sickness, grief, or sin, or personal sense?
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COMPASSION

Jeannette H. Johansson

Compassion is no swinging cloakworn on the rigid shouldersof self-righteousness.
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INSPIRATION

Jane Copthorne Macdonald

Let the rush of gladness come,The song of praise.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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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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SHADOWS ON THE WING

Virginia E. Young

Awake , my heart, and sing;True joy is yours today!The happiness that springsFrom thought atune with GodIs mine;I ask no greater thing.
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DILIGENCE

Doris A. Lewis

Study to show thyself approved,A workman without shame;Thus fortified, thou art not movedBy evil's baseless claim.
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THE PROMISE

Gw'en M. Castle

Mind , omniscient, ever present,Solves the mysteries of His Word;On the one who seeks sincerelyUnderstanding is conferred.
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THE LEAVEN OF LOVE

Emma E. Akin

Love is the grace of selflessness,The passport into heaven;For love fulfills its blessedness,Not when retained, but given.
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THE LEAST LAMB

Fanny de Groot Hastings

I saw a pastured lamb today,It was the youngest in the fold.
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"WHAT HAST THOU IN THE HOUSE?"

Adelaide Rothenberg

"The creditor," I cried unto the seer,"now challenges the freedom of my sons,for he seeks to take them from me to be slaves.