Poems

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MY DUTY GIVES ME ENDLESS JOY

Myrtle Ella Robertson

My duty gives me endless joy:It is to have my thoughts employThemselves in knowing God is One,In knowing that His will is done,In knowing He will hear each call,In knowing He is All-in-all!
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THE COMFORTER

Judith Somers Cocks

They thought their friend and Master dead,And, hungering for him, bereftOf all they loved, they turned for breadBack to the trade which they had left.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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WAY-SHOWER

Laura Brown Crowell

When Jesus walked, the people pouredFrom every town and village street,Bringing their sick and suffering onesTo have them healed—to hear him speak.

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THE LIVING CHRIST

Elizabeth Glass Barlow

He sat by the wayside begging that dayAnd a wonderful thing occurred:"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by"—These were the words he heard.
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ANSWERED PRAYER

Lorene H. Trousdale

We would be free,Earth's burdened mortals cry.
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BEHOLD THE SIMPLE WAY OF SEEING

Dorothy M. Kiddoo

When I sincerely probe my sense of manTo rout the knowledge gained from mortal mind,How gladly do I set to work to banThe false suggestions Love has not defined.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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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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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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THE VAST FOREVER

Gilbert R. Smith

Someone with faltering voice and tearWhispers, "He is dead and gone from here.
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DISCIPLE'S PRAYER

Gwen M. Castle

Let me be patient, Lord, with thoseWho come to me;For I would be as he who taughtIn Galilee.
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THE MASTER

Bertha Irene Byrd

Great was the Master's gentleness;And yet no weakness preyed upon his mind.
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THIS IS PRAYER

Betty Jane Rosemeyer

Father, teach all men to knowThat prayer is more than bended knee,The head bowed lowOn folded hands;
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I JOHN 1:1-3

Louis D. Webster

The well-beloved John, with humble heart,Oft sat at Jesus' feet to learn of GodAnd man.
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HIS PRESENCE

Anna M. Kinney

God's healing presence and enfolding careAre with me every moment, everywhere.