Poems

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"STRETCH FORTH THINE HAND"

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

O timid , fearful one.
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I CEASE TO SIGH

Dorothy M. Kiddoo

When circumstances try to press me down,And situations seem a hopeless state,When many minds are clamoring for renownAnd straining to be greater than the great,When unimportant things seem paramountAnd trivial happenings indispensable.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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DAYBREAK

Margaret Osborn

Fear not, O Israel, I the Lord am with thee,Guarding and guiding, comforting My child,Safe in the tumult thy true selfhood hiding,Steering thy bark through waters that are wild.

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THE CALL

Edna L. Nelson

One by one the errors fall,Human voices fade away;Nearer, clearer, comes the call.
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DAILY BREAD

Thelma Brooks

Father , we thank Thee for our daily bread,For grace that gives compassion for the weakIn faith, that gives us gentleness to speakThe tender word that sets the captive freeFrom sin and hatred and infirmity—The potent word that makes unreal the wrongAnd fills the way with harmony and song.
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SAFETY

Rosemary C. Cobham

Fortressed in Love, you need not fear the night:Companioned by Soul, you will not find it bleak.

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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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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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THANKSGIVING

Hazel D. Smith

With grateful hearts we bow, dear Lord,Acknowledging with one accordThe proofs of Love's effectual powerAvailable in every hour.
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ENDLESS DAY

Edith Fullerton Scott

How old are you?
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CLASS EXPERIENCE

Madeleine E. Schobl

With feet unshod we come before the ChristTo learn of Life, the One immaculate;with purer vision, know as we are known.
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PREPARATION

Hazel Harper Brandner

In preparation for the feastHumility must be increasedTill prideful arguments have ceased.
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SUPERABUNDANCE

Peter J. Henniker Heaton

Why do we ask so little,when God has given so much?
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"I AM ALL"

Harold Molter

When night descends upon thy troubled heart,And earth's long, silent shadows on thee fall,Within the sheltering arms of Love find rest,And hear its sweet assurance, "I am All!"