Poems

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THE MEEK

Rosemary C. Cobham

Blessed are the meek.
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THE HELPFUL WORD

John Cecil Ritchey

How was the Word given?

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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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HUMILITY

Mabel W. Hewitt

Humility means receptivity,Ready and eager to acceptFrom Love's great store,Not letting human will or prideShut fast the door.

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MIND'S PRESENCE

Lionel A. Hartshorne

The Mind that is omnipotentIs ever here to bless,Remove the sting of wrong intent,Transform the wilderness.
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REWARD

Wilhelmina Belle Barnes

Only the pure are happy;Only the just have peace.
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PEACE

Yvonne O. M. Hind

I sought peace —Found it elusive,Ran to pursue it,Endeavored to claim it,Then to blame it.

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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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A READER'S PRAYER

Zula Hall

Humbly I thank Thee, Lord,For this Thy gift of service.
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IN HIS STEPS

Helen Dye Sharback

In His steps He leads meUpward, outward, onward.
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MY FIRST COPY OF THE TEXTBOOK

Mildred Kendall

I read again these pages,thin and stained,where tears of repentance fell;and tears of joywhen all the vast uncharted labor of the yearsfound chart and compasshere.
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REFLECTION

Graham Cameron Driscoll

I know that God is Love, because one loved me,Spoke the word of comfort, dried the tear.
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EARLY STUDENT IN SCIENCE

Walter Frederick Hannan

How beautiful a thing the calm that comesWhen God reveals His truth to human mind!Then vanquished are the images unkindThat plague all quiet thought with restless drumsOf earthly strife.
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WHEN MY HEART PRAYS

Esther A. Callihan

When my heart prays,It says no wordAnd asks no thing.