Poems

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Fulfillment

HARRY A. COLLINS

In time long past, the chosen prophet toldOf time to come, when Hebrew prayer would moldThe Messianic hope into sweet reality.
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"So shall my word be"

MARCIA E. TURNER

Far in the whispering woodland deeply laidAfter the winter bleakness melts in springAnd bitter nights surrender to the day—Faint on the south wind now I hear a noteOf tiny waterfall, born of the snowThat winter heaped within the glen; and now,Released from binding travail by the sun,Leaps down the rocks in shining crystal spray;To eye, a rivulet so frail that rootOr rock might turn it from its certain way;Yet, gathering breadth of grace and depth of might,Resistless, gladsome, singing, it glides on.

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Shared reflections

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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Precept

MILES BUCKSTON WATTS

Seek first God's kingdom: fill your thoughtWith all the good that Love has wrought,And He from out His spiritual storeWill on your head a blessing pour.

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The Story of Promise

GERTRUDE S. MC CALMONT

O earth , lay off your dustiness.
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My Heritage

SARA LEE

I have finished with the world.
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Gratitude

JAMES TOWNSHEND MAC VICAR

With gratitude,You light the wayFrom sorrow's gloomTo Truth's clear day.

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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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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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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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Speak to Me, Lord

KATHRINE H. WILLIAMS

Speak to me, Lord! Thy still small voiceWill sweeten the moil of the day;Elijah heard it and so may I,And so may I obey.
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One of Them

MABEL STUART CURRY

They said that he was one of them—One who had heard the Master's callAnd followed close, until the WordColored his speech and life and all.
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Opportunity

EMILY PATTERSON SPEAR

Life is so full of opportunity,So rich in time and place to bless another,That none may say, "I have nothing to giveTo him who sits beside the way—my brother.
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"He made the stars also"

MARIAN J. COBB

When darkened thought the glory cannot feelOf that great light God made to rule the day,Though clouds the lesser orb of night conceal,Take heart—He also made the stars! Some rayOf truth, some stars of hope and faith are nighTo lift the thought to clearer atmosphere;And as they radiate they multiply,Until the greater lights again appear.
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Plenty

ADRIENNE HAIGH

You need not envy me, dear friend;You have as much as I.
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Demonstration

OMA OLNA MARTIN

When earthly joys are broken reeds,And all their hopes have fled,Then God puts out His loving handAnd gently am I ledTo higher, purer realms of Mind,Where prayerfully I proveThat deeper joy and higher hopeThat comes from trusting Love.