Poems

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A Soldier's Prayer

ROBERT LOUIS LINZ

At break of day, when morning sun draws nigh,I close my eyes in prayer, and pray that IMay know the truth, that it may make me freeAnd bring me nearer still, my Lord, to Thee;
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"In a certain place"

JANIE FLEMING LAWRIE

There only is one certain place:It is not far,Nor found by weary, toilsome ways—There, now, we are.

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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 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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Convoy

MARION ALICE BOWERS

How sure is he who travels in the way!He holds his course in confidence and peace.

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Wings

LILLIAN D. MINES

God gives him wings—strong-pinioned, buoyant, kind,Held true by compass of all-knowing Mind—A legion angel thoughts to bear him up and on.
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Repentance

OPAL WINSTEAD

The peaceful silence of the contrite heartIs eloquent beyond all clamorous praise;For in this stillness pride and fear depart,And meekness learns of God His wondrous ways.
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Obedience

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Do you move freely on the mountain height,With feet unfettered and with heart unbound?

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Anthology of classic articles III

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Anthology of classic articles III

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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 Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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Safety

JUNE BARR

Hid in the secret place of Mind,Far from earth's turmoil and distress,Safe in the inmost heart of Love,We find at last our happiness.
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Certainty

PAULINE IDA YOUNG

"It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
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Prayer

JANET MC CORMICK-GOODHART

Let me not cling to any earthly pattern;Let me not hold to modes and means outworn!Oh, let me rise in inspiration's freedom,And fearless face the new and glorious morn!
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"Write them not"

KATE E. ANDREAE

One there was who prayed to see revealedSuch things the earthly-minded cannot know.
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My Victory Garden

MARIAN J. COBB

In victory garden of my heartMay seeds of Spirit flourish;There holy thoughts may Truth impart,And inspiration nourish.
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Sanctuary

ELEANOR G. R. YOUNG

Let me pause here beside this open doorWhile gratitude floods swiftly through my heart:This is the little room that welcomed her,This the still place in which her thoughts found strength—A humble spot, a tiny "closet"—whereThat one whose heart went out to all mankindCould ponder God's dear love and tender care.