Poems

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A SONG FOR LITTLE CHILDREN

Edith Coonley Howes

Like a candle in the darkGod's love shines all around;I close my eyes and go to sleep,For He has promised He would keepHis children safe and sound.
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THE LOST

Harold Vinal

Who was the lamb that wandered wildIn woodlands, dubious and cold,Who left the meadows, green and mild,Who left the starry foldTo wander 'neath an alien sky?

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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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HOME

Ruth King

The sanctuary of home is with us now,The door unbarred, the windows open wide,As we reflect the consciousness of Love,And know no other dwelling place beside.

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PROTECTION

Marjorie D. Manley

Our God is Love, and Love's consummate planDoes not conceive of man opposed to man.
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JOINT HEIRS

Doris A. Lewis

Art thou concerned with human place.
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THE WORDS OF LIFE

Graham Cameron Driscoll

Eternal Science, revelation blest,Thou hast the words of Life—Mind manifest.

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Shared reflections

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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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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QUIETUDE

Audrey A. Hillman

How wordlessly a garden blooms,how silent is the bird's swift flight;how quiet is the dawn's rebuketo all the arrogance of night!
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SUPPLY

Lucius C. Douglass

Man has always been—will ever be—Divinely authorized,
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UPON THE MOUNT

Jean Hazel Allen

Standing amid the groups where men assemble,I hear how greed, distrust, and fear have rentNations apart: how evil's subtle guiseWould seek to warp the judgment of the wise;How sin, disease, and lack are prevalent.
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SALVATION

E. Lyndon Fairweather

It does not satisfy my needy stateThat Christ should walk the stormy seas this night:I wonder not.
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HEALING

Marion Alice Bowers

There is a secret, sacred place,A sanctuary of Spirit;The truth of man forever with the FatherIn pure reflection.
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ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENT

Edward F. Devol

The pledge, "I'll do the best I can,"Is common to the speech of man.