Poems

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AT A READING ROOM

Roberta Joan Seiferth

No dimness here, but rather Truth's clear lightIllumes the printed page with clarityThat drives away the darkness of the nightOf ignorance and fear and sets men freeTo master their own weaknesses and findNew joy, new courage, health, and peace of mind.
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LAMP IN THE NIGHT

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Deep the yearningOf the heart learning,Tired of grief.

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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 Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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PRODIGAL

Zula Hall

Why do I sit beside the dusty roadWaiting for strength to lift againThis weary load of care?

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"TOUCH NOT THE UNCLEAN THING"

Elsie Lidgett Rich

I will not have a will to call my own;Thy will is mine, and mine is Thine alone.
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THE LESSON—SERMON

Mary Boyd Wagner

Through sterile wilderness their feet were ledIn that long trek into the promised land;Yet with sustaining manna they were fed,Though none could see it fall or understand,Except to know that it was heaven-sentIn answer to the cry of Israel,A solemn and enduring testamentThat always with God's children, all is well.
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ASSURANCE

Alan W. Thwaites

Only what God has doneShall be forever;The storm that hides the sunIs passing over.

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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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Shared reflections

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

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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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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DIVINE OUTLINE

Edna Wise West

So certain am I that God's law will meetEach great or small necessityThat I can always tranquilly awaitThe sure unfoldment of His plan for me.
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BLESSED YOUR EYES

Myrtle A. Cash

"Blessed are your eyes, for they see," said the Master.
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TO A CHURCH ORGANIST

Mabel Stuart Curry

The loveliness of music fills this room,Your offering of love and prayer sincere,And may its message be that those who seekShall find the healing Christ, forever here.
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THY KINGDOM IS

Noni Clack Bailey

I thank You, God, and know that all is well.
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THANKSGIVING OFFERING

Louise S. Darcy

Accept the harvest of our hearts,O God, who giveth good to all,Our ceaseless gratitude and trust,Our promptness to obey each callOf wisdom as we serve but Thee,Searching no other Mind than Thine.
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DARIUS KEEPS HIS VIGIL

Eloise Hackett

Pride was my sin,pride in the power of the signet ringthat made my mandates permanent,changeless forever, according to the law.