Poems

I SAW A STAR

I saw a starOf such great magnitudeIts light encircled earth,Illuming all,And lifted thoughtTo claim the holy birth,The kingdom here.

IT IS CHRISTMAS

Did Love speak to you todayIn some new and glorious way?

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Anthology of classic articles

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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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EXCEPT YE BECOME...

He who called a little childAnd set him in the midst of menAnd told them they must be as mild,As humble, cautions now as then:

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"Through God we shall do valiantly.

THE GIFT OF GOD

To wake at dawn and know anewThat Christ comes hourly to youIs fragrance of rare frankincense,Is myrrh of God's omnipotence,Is gold from out that greater mold;It is to live within Love's fold.

LET US NOT FEAR

Let us not fear life's starless nightNor hear the tale it tells—The earthborn chronicle of manAnd sorrow it impels.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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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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LOVE, THE COMFORTER

As leaven lightens heavy bread,As dawn makes darkness bright,So love erases grief and dreadAnd makes all burdens light.

THE PRODIGAL'S BROTHER

"Son , thou art ever with me,and all that I have is thine.

"THE DESERT SHALL REJOICE"

Tears of grief that seek so unavailinglyTo salve the wounded heart,They leave us wandering alone and aimlesslyIn desert lands, apart.

THE LIGHT OF TRUTH

I Stand on higher ground today in praiseOf Thee: all beauty, goodness, truth, and love.

THE LITTLE MAID

By companies they came and took me captiveand brought me to the house of him whose wifeI now must serve—a Syrian!And I?

THE ELECT

We are too richTo be poorWho have the pearlBeyond all price.