Poems

Emergence

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

The Armor of Light

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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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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Obedience

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

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A Prayer

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

The Morning Star

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

Look Up!

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.

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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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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Oh, Make Me Worthy

Oh, make me worthy of the loveSo well outpoured to me.

God Is Teacher

"Teach the little ones," they saidI protested, in my fear,But they told me lovingly,"God alone is Teacher here.

Today

This I do know: If I but firmly standUpon the holy mountain of today,Not looking in to clouds of errors pastOr from tomorrow borrowing a ray,Knowing that all of good is now and here,Joy and peace, and opportunityFor sharing this glad truth, unfold to me.

Love's Panoply

No matter what today may bring,God's love environs me.

Lodestar

The cross is the lodestar;all must accept its guiding light,for men must tread the Master's waywith unselfed love and healing touch.

Omnipotence

Dear Father, when I clearly seeThat power alone belongs to Thee.