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The Revealer

CONSTANCE EMMA BRITTON

I prayed for peace to stay the claims of war,And in my heart found deep resentment lieAll but forgotten, yet prepared to springAt some chance word! Thus would my eager cryFor peace mock Love's own Golden Rule and law.
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In Love's Care

ELIZABETH TUCKER DRESSER

Undaunted by the strife of sin and sorrow,Untroubled by the fear of loss and pain,Today we walk, not waiting for the morrow,In Truth's calm presence, seeking but to gainClear consciousness of God, eternal good,Unfolding quietly from hour to hour,Where evil's nothingness is understoodAnd Love is proved the only Mind and power.

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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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Reflection

MARION ELEANOR CARLSON

Here by the lilies in this quiet poolThe wayward tumult of the heart will cease;In the clear hush of twilight, sweet and cool,I feel the benediction of God's peace.

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A Christmas Prayer

GRACE K. STICHT

A star shone down on quiet fields,Lo, many years ago,To tell men that the light of TruthWas there to heal earth's woe.
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Bethlehem

E. JOYCE MANN

The Wisemen of the East had wandered farIn search of Truth;Led by a star,Their earnest prayer to find the Christ-ideaWas realized.
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Hear His Voice

RICHARD T. STEPHENSON

O nations, hear His voice which spake,"Be still and know that I am God;"Go forth, the bonds of slavery break,Thy weapon Truth's correcting rod.

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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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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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Quiet Sanctuary

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Here do I search my heart to findIf doubt, or sin, or fearBecloud my consciousness, and hideLove's healing presence, near.
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Peace Shall Come to the World

CHRISTIANA WILLINK

"Love never faileth.
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"He restoreth my soul"

LYDIA DOWNS

Once again God's Word has claimed me,Once again His voice I hear,Calling through the mist and darknessMessages of joy and cheer.
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Assurance

VIRGINIA M. CASSEL

To Hagar, for her young son's life despairing.
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Contemporaries

EDITH GADDIS BREWER

Gallant young soldier waiting to be called,And I, who have scored my threescore years and ten,We stand together facing the same foe,The last to be encountered and overcomeWith the ultimate proof that Life can never end.
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When the Spray Is White

MARY STONE WALLACE

In whirlwind hour of peril, grief, or fear,How gently, surely, Truth and Love draw near!What though the spray be white, the foothills shaken?