Poems

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A Hymn of Peace

IDA G. EVERSON

O Life! whene'er we turn to Thee, We feel Thy touch; our thoughts with newness fill; Oh, may our waiting hearts uplifted be, To know the calmness of the "Peace, be still"! O Truth! Thy voice is ever near, Speaking where doubt and darkness seem to reign.
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I Have Lived To-day!

MARTHA BAILEY PROCTOR

Oh, I have lived to-day — to me was givenThe Word that brought relief to one distressed,As, through the lens of Truth, a glimpse of heaven And Life eternal brought him peace and rest.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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The Reapers

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Behold a mighty harvest Of golden grain at hand: And Science is the sickle, And love the binding band.

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Solitude

EVA M. CROSBY

In solitude thoughts have their birth, Hope heals the heart grief-bowed to earth, Love crowns the cross whereon our tears Have futile proved to vanquish fears.
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"The promises will be fulfilled"*

ELEANOR G. R. YOUNG

This is the song that gladdens all my day— The promises will surely be fulfilled: Think of the joy that echoes through those words! Hope is awakened, every fear is stilled.
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Childlikeness

ELLA A. STONE

One of the sweetest, fairest scenes, In memories of Galilee, Is that of Jesus in the midst Of childish happiness and glee.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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Anthology of classic articles

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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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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A Prayer for Compassion

PEGGY YOUNG CLARK

Teach me the smile of compassion,Humanity's hope to refresh;Take away the heart that is stony,And give me a new heart of flesh.
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Garden of Thought

GRACE A. PETERSEN

The fertile garden of my thoughtIs mine to tend with care,And I can make a lovely thingBy planting beauty there.
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The Least of These

MARJORIE N. BUFFUM

Tiny , tender thoughts at play— Sportive, innocent, and gay.
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A Song of Faith

EVA B. ROWE

O child of God, awake and hear the promise,Have faith in God for He will ease thy pain,Thou need'st not fear, nor ever be discouraged,For those who strive shall never strive in vain.
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God's Goodness

EDNA H. HOWE

The friendly sun shines laughing downOn all the buds and flowers,It smiles at us around the cloudsWhich bring the passing showers;
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Consolation

OTTILIE FLEER

In God we find our refuge,Security, and rest;His help will never leave us,He shelters the oppressed.