Poems

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Though Dark the Night

MARY STONE WALLACE

Let faith increase!We know, though dark the night, day comes at length;And as our day is, even so our strength.
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A Morning Prayer

NAOMI V. M. TOPLEY

O God , I thank Thee for this night of rest;It was Thy truth that calmed my troubled breast.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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"What hast thou in the house?"

ETHEL WASGATT DENNIS

In Zarephath a widow, long ago,Despite the seeming press of want and woe,Shared with Elijah her own meager storeAnd saw it multiplied exceeding more.

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A Prayer

ARAMINTA TAULMAN

Father, keep me close to Thee,Guide, direct, and shelter me;May the love which I possessOverflow and others bless.
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Reliance

S. LESLIE G. BEAUFOY

Why do I ever doubt Thee, Lord,When seemingly by error pressed?
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I Shall Rejoice

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

I shall rejoice this hour to knowHumility and graceCan open heaven's holy doorTo all in any place.

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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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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 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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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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This Day

SYDNEY KING RUSSELL

This is a day to thinkUpon the love of God,To see the way unfold,Though rough the path we plod.
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Divine Protection

GWEN M. CASTLE

Encompassed by Thy love, dear God, I live;Abundance all around me is displayed.
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"The leaves of the tree"

MARY HOYT LOVELAND

Within the realm of light,Outshining error's night,There is "the tree of life," celestial, fair,
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An Angel Saith

PAUL STARK SEELEY

As pure as God, so man is made;Ponder this well! Be not afraidOf urging, surging mortal sense!Bid error's lie, Go hence! Go hence!In thee it hath no power, no part;'Tis God's great goodness fills thine heartThis day, alway—His son is sinless made.
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Petition

FLORENCE L. MAGERS

Teach us to pray as Jesus prayed,With his humility,Protesting earnestly the truthOf Christ's divinity.
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"Fear thou not; for I am with thee"

EDITH SMITH ARNOLD

Fear thou not, for Love is with thee—Love omnipotent, divine.