Poems

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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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Changing your world

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

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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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.

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Guidance

ALAN W. THWAITES

When worldly voices clamor for attention,And loudly call,Be not diverted; let the empty phrasesUnheeded fall.
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That I May See

ALICE JOSEPHINE WYATT

I do not long for blue of sky,With summer all around,I do not yearn for buttercupsWhen they carpet all the ground.
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Child of God

GWEN M. CASTLE

Child of God, no chains can bindThose who know that all is Mind;Messengers of Truth will bringSure relief upon the wing.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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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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An Angel Thought

J. SIMMONS DAVIS

A thought —a lovely thought—flew by;I caught it on the wingBut did not give it words.
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Prayer Before a Christian Science Lecture

ANNETTE JEAN HORNSTEIN

O stranger , come with open heartTo hear the Word of God.
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Take Courage

S. LESLIE G. BEAUFOY

Come, loyal pilgrim, rise againAnd take the narrow road!Tread bravely onward to the lightAnd leave behind your load.
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Pontius Pilate Remembering Jesus

RAMONA A. MAURER

It was so strange.
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Angel Thoughts

CONRAD EIERMANN

Angel thoughts that come to usSwiftly bring release;They bear the image of our God,And spread their blessed peace.
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True Independence

HAZEL HARPER BRANDNER

The little maid who tended Naaman's wifeAnd Daniel, who survived the lions' den,Were God's ambassadors.