Poems

Evidence of God appears 

Quietly and quintessentially, 
God maintains His creation. 
A constant in our life 
is the ever-present reality 
of our oneness with God. 
Identifying with the Divine 
gives us the truth ...

Principle’s action 

As the moon rises
   in the sky, 
As sunrises and sunsets
   are created, 
As oceans rise and fall
   in tidal forces,
Our lives are …

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Anthology of classic articles

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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 God alone 

God is Mind,
knowing all there is to know.
How can I know aught
that He knows not? …

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Yea and nay 

“Yea; nay.”
Is this the shortest
prayer in Scripture?
It may be.
Certainly, it packs
a metaphysical punch
above its length …

It’s always God 

It’s not my strength or resolve.
It never is, it never was
about a small “me”
praying to be victorious
over daily (sometimes nightly)
   bouts of pain.
No, it is …

No matter to see 

There is no blemish to see
                        in me.
            Only holy purity.
I’m only the gathering—
            Soul’s gathering—
            of unformed thoughts
            into their . . . 

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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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Anthology of classic articles

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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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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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Don’t be fooled 

Don’t be fooled. 
Is it the real, genuine being? 
Go back to the basics—
   is it real or unreal? 
A diamond or a rhinestone …

Sailing with God 

Sailing in Truth, 
   we 
         do
              not
                  drift ...
I didn’t go to the beach
   this summer,
but God gave me a
   sunny-heartedness
to warm my smiles
   to friends and foes.
Why? Because …

Additions 

There is love in God’s molding
   and exalting of our desires.
Our desire, as beautiful and
   impactful as it may be,
is merely a draft, a rough
   sketch, of something
   He always beheld.
Imagine …

A flower opens 

Oh, that all the flowers could be
roses, looking just like me.
Why cannot the pansy change?
Why ever such a ...

Time for school 

What do I know? 
I’m a child of God,
   and my intelligence 
comes from my
   Father-Mother God …