Poems

UNSELFED

We justify ourselves, and then we findThat what we justify is mortal mind,The ugly thing we do not want at all.

REVELATION

I asked myself the questionWhy trouble seemed to abound.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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"THE BABE WE ARE TO CHERISH"

Like Hagar, doubting and downcastWhen fount of hope seems spent and dried,Would we let fear deplete our trust,And let despair and anguish hideGod's love?

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LOVE IS ALWAYS

When God is Love—And "when" is ever, always—Can man be loveless, lonely?

LOVE'S ANSWER

In glad submission, Lord,I looked to TheeAnd, humbled, foundI was made free.

BETHESDA

"Rise," said Jesus.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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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 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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CHANGE OF HEART 

The heart of Love is always strong and sound:God knows no other heart.

MY WORK

Wherever evil seems to be,My work is simply to unseeThe error and behold the manFashioned according to Love's plan.

PRAYER

O Father-Mother God,Unself my thoughtThat I may see,Not poor humanity,But Thy divine reality.

DESIRE IS PRAYER

So, Father, would I bring my heart's desiresInto Thy sanctuary, Thy house of prayer,Nor fear again Thy temple to profane—Unholy thoughts can never enter there.

"GIVE YE THEM TO EAT"

Hungry and tired, they fainted by the road,And on the grass the little children lay.

MORNING PRAYER

Dear God, O restful, omniactive Mind,May I go forth into this busy dayReflecting Thee.