Poems

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Bethlehem Night

CATHERINE ANNETTE HUBBELL

The beauty that prevailed one nightIn starlit BethlehemWas wrought no man's mortal will,By artifice or gem.
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Wise Men, Awake!

LAURA BROWN CROWELL

Pierce through the darkness, star of Bethlehem!Scatter this cloud of apathy and gloom,For there are many hearts would give Christ room,Except the darkness is too great for them.

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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 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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Holy Peace

RUTH CATHERINE JONES

Within the quiet of today,In one uplifted hour,Enfolded in the consciousnessOf Love's omniscient power,A peace is mine, a holy peace,Wherein I am awareOf being in the "secret place,"Sanctified by prayer.

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Feed My Sheep

ESTHER CHURCH

Do you love your Master, Simon?
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Perfection

EVELYN G. WILKINSON

Perfection or suggestion—Which shall be real to me?
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And This Is True

AMY G. VIAU

And this is true:God loves both you and me.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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 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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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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The Light of Love

ELEANOR G. R. YOUNG

If you would heal the sorrowing and ill.
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Treatment

LULU A. REID

Sometimes I need to use the Michael way,And fight to know the truth that makes us free,Wrestling with the error, while I pray,Until I see its unreality.
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His Holy Purpose

OCTAVIA BEATRICE WYNBUSH

Like to the lovely, fragrant flowerThat furls its splendor till the sunHas brought to pass the appointed hourWhen its fair petals, one by one,
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"Stretch forth thine hand"

MARGARET C. RIDENOUR

Stretch forth thine hand, dear fearful one, be whole!Piercing the uselessness of all the yearsWithered from lack of trust, demands of SoulCall for activity in Love which bearsWitness to man's full reflection of Mind.
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Sincerity

EMILY M. STEPHENS

Success will crown the workOf those who serveWith deep sincerity,And, loving God,Have come to understandThat they can trustHis care implicitly.
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The Bible

ALAN W. THWAITES

Though years have passed since Moses found the wayThat led to freedom through the wilderness,Still moves the guiding pillar, night and day,On modern deserts over which we press.