Poems

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Sign of Neighborliness

LUELLA KNAPP BRISTOL

A neighbor knew the truth for meUntil I too could clearly seeThat pain and sorrow, sin and care,Are evil's fantasies laid bare.
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Guest in a Reading Room

HELEN D. DOOLITTLE

Within this quiet place comes benediction.

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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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Seek and Ye Shall Find

VIRGINIA THESIGER

God's hand will not be stayed because we seekTo feel its touch in things it cannot know;Truth will not lie, neither will Love grow weak,Because we strive to reap before we sow.

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Rabboni

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Love's bonds are never broken,Life's cords are never cut,The door of heaven is open,The gates of hell are shut.
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Love That Heals

EVELYN MAY SCOTT DUCKETT

The love that flickers only when the sparkOf friendship in another loving heartKindles a willing flame is human love—A fitful, passing gleam; but Love divineGlows brightly even when the storms of hateWould try to dash to earth its gentle light.
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Supplication

ZULA HALL

Give of Thy wisdom, Lord, I pray.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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 Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

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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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Supply

ALTHEA BROOKS

"How many loaves have ye?
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Prayer of a Little Child

HENRIETTA FAY

When I go to bed at night,And I am left without a light,I think of Love.
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God Answers Prayer

MILDRED KENDALL

Earth's night, how dark!And earth a stranger to the dayGod made.
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Leave Your Nets

LENA M. HALL

They left their nets,These simple fishermen,At the Master's call.
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The Best Sermon

MARY ISOBEL HULME

Behold, when men do seeWhat Love hath wrought in thee,How on thy face doth shineA radiance divine,How thou dost fill thy placeWith courage and with grace,Thy health and peace restoredThrough Christ, beloved, adored,Then will they seek to knowThat which hath blessed thee so.
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Acknowledgment

NETTA EMELINE NEILD

These gifts which come so readily from friends across the seaNot only meet a human need—they tell us lovinglyOf selfless thoughts expressed in deeds.