Poems

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True Motherhood

FRANCES ARCHDEACON

My child and I have always been.
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Playthings

MARION SUSAN CAMPBELL

I've seen a mother, bending, kiss her son,Taking from him,Lest they should cause distress,A piece of glass, a colored bead, a stone;His tightening fingers curve like a shellAround those joys until,Drawn by the love within his mother's eyes,He suddenlyDrops all his dangerous toysAnd lifts both hands to touch his mother's face.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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Love's Necessity

MARY ISOBEL HULME

My Father needs me,Just as I need Him.

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Love's Covenant

MILES BUCKSTON WATTS

Great peace have they who steadfast clingTo God when famine grips the land;Nought shall despoil their harvesting,For Truth and Life are in command.
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On Leaving Sunday School

ELINOR NICHOLL CARTER

In tents full twenty years did dwellThe growing youth of Israel.
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Verity

EDITH COONLEY HOWES

Confused When those we lovePass from our view, we pray,Protest death's presence; turn to GodAs light;

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Shared reflections

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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.

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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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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Emergence

MAE TUCKER

When fears like creeping mists ariseTo chill us with dismay,Love entertained will shed its lightAnd clarify the way.
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The Armor of Light

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

Go , clad in the armor of light,And in the ranks of LoveThis heavenly armor proveDefense from evil's might,From every weapon made—Go, faith and strength renew,Go, to thyself be true,Completely unafraid.
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Obedience

MARGARET HORN

Not mine, but Thine—How sweet the thought!Vain, foolish longings cannot seeThe wisest path to choose.
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A Prayer

CROMER G. NELSON, JR.

I Ask the FatherThat I may seeMan's only true identity,His oneness withOmniscient goodThat demonstratesTrue brotherhood.
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The Morning Star

ELEANOR YOUNG CLAPP

Give me, O God, one star-clear thoughtTo hold within my heart today,And measure all activityBy its clear ray.
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Look Up!

ROSA M. TURNER

Look up! Lift up your downcast eyes and see:The sunshine of God's love bathes all in light;Bright flowers proclaim His all-embracing care;All nature speaks aloud His tender might.