Poems

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ILLUMINATION

Edna Wise West

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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"TIME NO LONGER"

James Baker

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.

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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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OMNISCIENCE

Elsie Hill Ainsworth

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

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SOUL—FILLED YEARS

Maurine Hathaway

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.
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TO CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Mabel Stuart Curry

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

Edith Robbins

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

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Anthology of classic articles

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

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

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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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WELCOME AT BETHLEHEM

Lena M. Hall

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

Edith Coonley Howes

Now Love embraces earth and lights a starTo lift the eyes of men that they may seeThe holy birth, the Life that breaks the barOf death and lives eternally.
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THE STARS WERE BRIGHT

Grace Nixon Stecher

The stars were bright above Judean hillsIn that hushed hour before the dark gave way;And one moved low across the vales and rillsTo mark the place where little Jesus lay.
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SECURITY

Hilda M. Wells

Wait patiently and learn the pathThat all must take;Then silently, with footsteps swift,Old ways forsakeAnd see unfoldment clear and pure,The Father's plan complete, secure.
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IN MY HOUSE

Helen B. Phelps

Oh, may my words, like gentle rainThat lifts the drooping flower again,Arouse the fainting heart to learnIn confidence to God to turn,Knowing His bounty ever fallsOn him who asks or knocks or calls,And to a hungry wanderer's cryWill never bread of Truth deny.
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AS UNDERSTANDING DAWNS

Harriet Eleanor Williams

And they were healed.