Poems

LET THEM HAVE DOMINION

Nothing can stop the flight of prayer,Nor halt my steady, sure advance.

LOVE

I used to be afraidOf dark and lonely roomsUntil I heard God say,"Lo, I am here,And 'perfect love casteth out fear.

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Anthology of classic articles

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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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TO A SECOND READER

When the inspired Word was readFrom the desk today,One who listened only heardWhat Truth had to say.

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FREEDOM

Who told you, child,that you were nota beloved son?

SONG OF PROMISE

Dim all the lesser stars of earthAnd let heaven's glorious promise shine!Hallow each day that marks the birthOf Christ within your heart and mine,For then will every midnight hourBe filled with songs of peace and power.

ANSWER

Have you ever looked up suddenly,Startled, even as a child at play,And said: "Why, this is it; and allOf it in this.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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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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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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"THY WILL BE DONE"

"Thy will be done,"It once seemed hard to say,As though in stern surrender to resignAll I had ever hoped or longed for, bendMy human will in humbleness to Thine.

ASK OF GOD

Ask not mortal man's opinion.

RELEASE

How sweet it is to seeThat what the Father does not haveCannot belong to me!

THE GATE BEAUTIFUL

Let us go up together into the templeAt the hour of prayer.

I LET HIM LEAD

I wandered into thickening mists of sense,Where all paths were obscured, and much afraidI stood in helplessness until I prayed,Acknowledging my own incompetenceWith willingness to let the Father lead.

CHILD OF GOD

I am the perfect child of God;He has decreed it so,And nought can my perfection mar,Though eons come and go.