Poems

GRACE FOR TODAY

Who longs to love, with gentleness of grace,Perceives unveiled the loving Father's face.

PHILIP AT JORDAN

There is a ford where Jordan flows besideBethabara.

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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 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 reading, Lord, is Thy work;To follow Thee is mine.

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UNFOLDING FLOWERS OF SPIRIT

Flower of LifeSpringing within,The secret place is thine.

MAN

That you should beOne of earth's millions,Lost or wronged,Lonely or ill;That you should traceA single dreamUpon the darkIs not God's will.

STEADFASTNESS

Dear God, how good it isTo stay my thought upon Thy holy name.

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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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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 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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QUIET

Quiet is not a lack of soundBut meekness and a quiet heart,A poise, a stillness wrapping roundAll turmoil that would pull apart.

THE WISDOM OF SPIRIT

Brief is the time of trouble,Long the eternal joy;Pain is a passing fableThat Spirit will destroy.
My little boy, prodigal of a coinHis father gave him, bought himself a toySuch as he'd seen the other children wear,A false face, whose fantastic visage heAffixed by strings to his small ears, and then,"Now watch me frighten Mother!"

TESTIMONIES

From out the full abundance of the heartThey overflow, spontaneous and free,These precious offerings, love-impelled, and fraughtWith gratitude and deep humility.

ASSURANCE

In earnest prayer and quietudeI reach out whereI know is peace;In Thee, O Father-Mother God,My blessings never cease.

ASSOCIATION

In the still sanctuary of meditation,quiet with gratitude,hearts receptive in expectationdiscern Mind's amplitude;