Poems

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Thirst

ELMER F. MONTGOMERY

"Ho , every one that thirsteth,Come ye to the waters,And he that hath no money;Come ye, buy, and eat.
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Joy

EMILY M. STEPHENS

Our Father-Mother God,Who heeds the sparrow's fall,Forever guards His ownAnd watches over all.

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Shared reflections

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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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Wings

SADIE AMES

Let prayersAscend to GodOn wings of gratitude.

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Grace for Today

WILLIAM D. HERSEY

Give me to know this day the power of LoveTo lift each thought and deed so far aboveThe human striving fraught with fear of lossThat I may find the gold and lose the dross,The pride, the hate, that are no part of man.
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Freedom

ETHEL MUNRO GOSS

He freedom knowsWho loves,And walks obedientTo Love's demand.
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Gabriel

MARY C. REYNOLDS

"The Gabriel of His presence has no contests.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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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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God's Way

MARY WILLIS SHELBURNE

I had not planned it so, but differentlyHad seen the answer to the problem come,And reckoned on its evidence to me;Yet here is the solution to the sumOf all my reckoning.
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Paean

JAMES MONTEITH ERSKINE

Let us rejoice, my brothers, for that LoveRemains supreme all earthly claims above.
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Attainment

KATHRYN LANEY

O keep me humble with each upward step.
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"Though thou hast not known me"

ELIZABETH TUCKER DRESSER

As long agoThe Lord to Cyrus spake,Strengthening him to breakThe captives' chains;
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The Temple

DOROTHEA STURDIVANT FAGAN

There is a holy place of rest where, entering in,We may unclasp the hold of earth's despair,A secret place wherein pure peace abides—The temple of the inward heart of prayer.
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The Church in Smyrna

JOHN RANDALL DUNN

Unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write—Thus came the message to the bard on Patmos isleWho called himself companion, brother to us all.