Poems

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EXCEPT YE BECOME...

Fanny de Groot Hastings

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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CONQUEST

"Through God we shall do valiantly.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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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THE GIFT OF GOD

Ethel P. Harrison

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.

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LET US NOT FEAR

Maude de Verse Newton

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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LOVE, THE COMFORTER

Kathryn Paulson

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

Winifred M. Johnson

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

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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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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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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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"THE DESERT SHALL REJOICE"

Kathleen Hall Thorpe

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

Ruby Rosenberg

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

Adelaide Rothenberg

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

Duane Valentry

We are too richTo be poorWho have the pearlBeyond all price.
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THE VALLEY OF DECISION

Alice Troxell McCoun

Think not of small import today's decision.
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UNITY

Alan W. Thwaites

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