Poems

THE VALLEY OF DECISION

Think not of small import today's decision.

UNITY

The world is not in night;Clearly the growing lightReveals the pattern of the Father's plan.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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YOUR PART

Perchance your longing eyes perceiveWhat other workers in the Field achieve;You seek a part in honor and in fameTo bless the world, enrich it in Christ's name.

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RESURRECTION

I stood and weptAnd sorrowing viewed the scene:Man fallen,Caught in the maelstrom of earth's woe,Sick, sinful, tired.

CERTITUDE OF VISION

Who finds the inner brightness of the SoulPuts off the hindering whither and the why,Puts on the ancient yea—the certain, whole,Unalterable, and eternal aye, and aye.

GOD'S GRACE

God's grace as sunshine is upon the earth todayThat bringeth forth the bud unto the perfect flower.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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 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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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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DUTY

Do I see someone struggling?

THE OPEN DOOR

What is that open door which God has set,And which no man can shut?

THE FATHER'S BARN

We need to build no greater barns to storeThe increase of our wordly stocks and waresIf we remember that the threshing floorRelieves the husbandman of worldly tares.

OMNIPRESENCE

Each day God's love for man unfolds—It meets my every need;Can I have less than yesterday?

MY BROTHER

Is it enough for me to seeMyself as perfect, whole, and free,And look with sympathetic glanceUpon my brother's circumstance?

TRANSFORMATION

Once a candle in the midnightOf my heart was briefly lit:Ere the tallow had burned lowDaylight had supplanted it.