Poems

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The Gates of Righteousness

LILY GRAY

Open to me are the gates,The gates of righteousness.
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True Happiness

EDITH COONLEY HOWES

True happiness is found nor here nor there,But is the savor of a faith sereneWithin us, where the Master truly saidGod's kingdom is.

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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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Love Comes In

ELSIE BROWN O'BRYAN

In the market places of the earth,Amid confusion, strife, and din,I open wide my thought, dear God,And love comes in.

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Attainment

EDNA WISE WEST

Once, long ago, a wise friend said to me:Never be satisfied with half a loaf,But claim the whole!
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Brotherhood

MAE TUCKER

Torch lit by torchAcross the nightFear's shadowsDisannul;
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Love Is at the Helm

MAUD AGNEW RANDALL

Our God is at the helm of thought.

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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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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Whom God Created Whole

MARY STONE WALLACE

"The Lord hath purposed, who shall disannul,"Or take from us our heritage of good?
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Peace

EVELYN MAY SCOTT DUCKETT

Above the ugly din of human strifeThere is a stillness, deep and calm and strong,Pervading all things, tranquil and serene,The consciousness of Love—and this is peace.
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Courage!

EDNA RUTH SCHAEFFER KLIGER

Fear-chained mankind has abilityThrough the Christ, Truth,To rise up from bondage.
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A Broad Horizon

FAY ROSS KETTERER

I climbed a ridge to view far-distant scenes.
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Tithes

MABLE I. CLAPP

The day was lowering and filled with trouble,With cares that fretted, worries that would not cease;I lifted thought above the human tumultFor help, to find again the paths of peace.
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Service

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Just where you stand is holy ground,Since all-abounding loveIs ever present and is freeFor every man to prove.