Poems

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My Gentle Lord

ADRIENNE HAIGH

"Thy gentleness hath made me great.
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"Such as I have"

EDNA WISE WEST

Daily they laid him at the temple gate—Helpless, despairing, desolate—To beg a pittance of the hurrying throng,And so sustain his miserable state;And some passed by, and others tossed an alms,Each one according to his inclination.

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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 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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Inseparability

MARIAN J. COBB

Man is forever God's perfect reflection,Never an instant without Love's protection.

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The Practitioner

MAYME DAHLEM

I will not tell you what to do,But knowThat God is always telling you;And soI'll leave you to His loving care,And thusProve Him the only Mind of eachOf us.
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When All the Angels Came

MARION SUSAN CAMPBELL

Joy has slipped down into my heart;Easily it came, as tightened budsReceive a drop of rain.
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Divine Science

KATE E. ANDREAE

Forgotten now the former creeds and codes,The earthly reckonings, the fears they bring.

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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.

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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 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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The Valiant

MAE TUCKER

There is no death.
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Truth Winningly Spoken

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

A word fitly spoken, taught the Psalmist of old,Its value expressing in a simile bold.
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The Vision Infinite

PHOEBE S. MURDOCK

An angel came into my quiet roomAnd roused me from my self-inflicted gloom.
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Perfection

MARY WILLIS SHELBURNE

Expect all good; your Father's wealthIs yours—joy, love, and peace;His child reflects abundant health,And does not need release
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Go Forward

CHRISTIANA WILLINK

God requires us to go forwardin the work that each must do,For the tired world needs lifting,Needs to know the good and true.
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A Desert Place

MABEL CONE BUSHNELL

He made of it a thing of God,The desert place;The loved Master soughtThis quiet solitudeWhere he might knowHis heavenly Father,And receive from HimThe strength to carry on.