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NEVER TOO LATE

Esther Church

Mortal mind may whisper: "It's too late!Too old the sin, the sickness, or the pain;Too deeply etched the scars of greed, or hate!Too long has sorrow in the memory lain.

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PERFECT LOVE

Ronald Gray Walker

With diligence I tried to seeMy neighbor in his purity,Obeying understandingly,"Love one another.

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PRAYERFUL LISTENING

Amy G. Viau

There must be prayerful listeningIf one would hear God's voice,And self-proclaiming needs be stilledBefore one can rejoiceIn faith's assurance, All is well.

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FATHER OF LIGHT

Jennie Band Schooley

Father of light and of all that is fair,Nothing can shadow Your infinite care,You are the strength of our life and our stay,You our protection by night and by day.

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THE CHRISTIAN SLAVE

Pierrepont E. Twitchell

I am a slave.

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REFLEX IMAGE

Elsie Hill Ainsworth

I would reflect, dear God, the outward formThat inward grace alone makes manliest,That certainty of Science deep and warmWith love expressed.

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IN A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM

Eleanor G. R. Young

Within the shelter of this quiet spotWe lose the fears that made our pathway dark;In the sweet silence of this friendly roomWe rest in tranquil confidence and joy.

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LIKE CHILDREN IN THE MARKET PLACE

Pearl Strachan Hurd

"It sounds like something I could use.

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TRUST

Mary Creamer

I listen for God's voice,Gentle command;I have no other choiceThan Love's demand.

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I hear thy cry across the bewildered years!Time being the thing it is, I stand with thee;Thy friends are mine who bid us cease from fears—The Master calls, he calls to thee, to me!We are the prisoners of our strange attire,But cast aside these garments instantlyAnd with one hope, one beautiful desire,Turn Christward that our darkened eyes may see.