Poems

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The Secret Place

LORENE H. TROUSDALE

My life is not a fleeting breath,Subject to accident or fate;Confined within false walls of sense,Where mortal terrors lie in wait.
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Call to Duty

OMA OLNA MARTIN

Work without respite,Child of the day,Life has no momentsTo squander away;Hearts are still hungry,Eyes are still blind,Feet are still tryingThe straight path to find.

Audio Collection

These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

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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Cast Out the Beam

MAYME DAMLEM

THE mote that's in thy brother's eye, And looms so big to thee, Is but the shadow of the beam That dims thy power to see.

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As Thou Hast Made

AMY G. VIAU

FATHER, who made the earth and heaven, Who guards and guides creation, all, Lead me to recognize Thy realm, Wherein men neither fail nor fall.
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"When he had given thanks, he distributed"

JANIE FLEMING LAWRIE

How buoyant rises gratitudeFor cherished boon, long sought;For granting of a dear desire,Or blessing in our lot.
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Protection

ANNA WENDT

He who guides the seagull's flightHigh above the waters blue,Shall He not, by day and night,Guard and guide and cherish you?

Audio Collection

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.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Happy the Man

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

Happy the man the Eternal has made,Joy is his portion and all unafraid,Reflecting God's beauty and wisdom and might,Heir of all grace in the kingdom of light,He lives as God lives, unhampered and free,Forever at one with the Deity!
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The Winds of God

MARY BAKER THOMPSON

When winds of God blow in,They sweep out false belief;Their healing currents winA conquest over grief.
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Victory

DOROTHEA STURDIVANT FAGAN

Victory is loving moreIn the midst of hate;Patience, meekness, trust in God,Faith enough to wait.
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Day

MARION ALICE BOWERS

Awake , my heart, and sing;A new day dawns,A light arises in the deeps of thoughtAnd shows this dayBright with the promise of the infinite.
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Angels' Song

ALICE PERRIN BAKER

"God created man"—words of comfort, words of love,Words of angels' song!God who knows but good, God who is all good—"God created man," man inseparable from good.
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That We Be Born Again

LYDIA A. WILBER

Dear Father, God, where we may be,In lands unknown, in jungle maze,On desert sand or stormy sea,To Thee we turn in loving praise.