Poems

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FULFILLMENT

Edna Wise West

As every unit vital is unto the whole,So each idea is essential to the fullOmnipotence of Soul.
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LAZARUS SPEAKS

Frances M. Pray

How strange it was at first—How hard to make them all believeThat I was not a spiritMoving in their midst,And when I walked among my friends,All looked with awe and were afraid.

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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 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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TRUE FORGIVENESS

Adilene Ratigan

I strove awhile to free my thoughtFrom deep resentment's bitter stain.

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CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS

Edith May Matthews

We must live bravely: the faithful will knowGod is beside them wherever they go.
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MENTAL BATTLEGROUND

Marion Francis Brown

My enemy is not my foeWho seeks my life in war's duress,But that which would dethrone the ChristWithin my human consciousness.
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THE IMPOTENT MAN AT BETHESDA

Lillian Turner Marks

At any time the power was at hand.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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"I WILL HAVE MERCY, AND NOT SACRIFICE"

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Mercy, not sacrifice.
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NO MOTE, NO BEAM

Hazel Livingston

When the mote in my brother's eyeLooms larger than in mine,Teach me the senses to defyTill thought is one with Thine,Until with clarity I seeNo mote nor beam in him or me.
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LIFT UP YOUR HEART

Mildred Seidensticker

A great resurgence sweeps across the earthAs cleansing fires of Truth consume the tares,Challenging all that would oppose God's powerTo liberate mankind from evil's snares.
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PRAYER IN CHURCH

Ruth W. Heywood

Let each inthis holy placeHear Thy voiceand see Thy face;Sing Thy praiseand speak Thy word;Feel Thy peace,dear Father, Lord.
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HOME NOT A PLACE

D. Muriel Savary

Where can I find a home harmonious, complete;From fears and strife secure and undisturbed?
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REALITY

Hazel D. Smith

Not accepting, but rejecting,What the mortal dreams propose,We are constantly reflectingAll the Father is and knows.