Poems

HEED NOT!

When mortal mind is talkingAnd lifts its hydra head,We do not have to listen,For nothing's being said.

THE SWORD OF GIDEON

And so it came to pass when GideonBlew on his trumpet that a sound aroseLike some vast murmur in the plain.

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These books healed me

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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ANDREW

I know that we can do the works he did.

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CONSUMMATION

When we obey eternal MindIn thought, in word, in deed,With grateful joy we quickly findWe have no other need.

THE PURPOSE

Guide Thou my hand upon the pageThat words may there take formAnd shine with light reflecting lightTo travelers in the storm.

ILLUMINATION

Disdainful, arrogant, self-satisfied,Saul journeyed down the long Damascan way;One ruthless purpose his, and pride,The Master's followers to denounce, betray,And persecute them even unto death—For what of good could come from Nazareth?

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Anthology of classic articles II

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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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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"TIME NO LONGER"

There shall be time no longer,No more going yonder;No age, nor youth,But changeless truthOf Life never ending,Nor ever beginning,Of Love never pending,Man ever expressingOnly all-present good.

OMNISCIENCE

I AM Because Thou art—Then I am free!For in this consciousness of SoulI seeAll being one,And all earth's fiercest argumentsUndone.

SOUL—FILLED YEARS

Of old I reckoned time by calendarsThat marked each fleeting day and month and year;I laid out tasks to crowd the hurried hoursAnd noted hindrances with haunting tear.

TO CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Before you came into our homeDark corners housed a hundred fears.

CHRISTLY LOVE

Some there were who loved him,hearing what he said,willing to be ledto the quiet placeswhere his spirit rested.

WELCOME AT BETHLEHEM

The Wisemen came from far to welcome Jesus;The gifts they brought were rare.