Poems

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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.
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Guidance

LAURA BROWN CROWELL

There is no step too difficult to take, There is no hurt too deep for us to bear; Our Father hears before we even speak— He goes before us as the step we dare, And lifts the woe; He marched before the Israelites of old— A cloud by day, a line of fire by night.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Since Love is Everywhere

HARRIETTE MELDRIM

SINCE Love is everywhere,No fear, no doubt Can compass me about.

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At-one-ment

GWEN M. CASTLE

Teach me to know I have no will but Thine,That every day unfolds Thy perfect plan;Teach me to recognize my heritage,The true relationship of God and man.
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Confidence

TWILA M. CLARK

If I can walk the lonely roadAnd feel no fear;If discord leaves a heart from allResentment clear;If humbleness precedes success,And pride can rearNo Gorgon head of selfishness,Then Love is near.
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With One Accord

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Let not the breath of discord severThose who seek a righteous way;Let no disturbing doubt possess you—Decision is the Lord's alway.

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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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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.

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 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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The Undivided Garment

MABEL STUART CURRY

The soldiers hesitated thereOver his vesture.
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"Depart from evil, and do good"

GERTRUDE HOLMGREN

Why hold to foolish fears and doubts,Why walk in darkness more?
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Treasure

MAE TUCKER

Before each heart with its fret and care,The Christ is waiting admission there.
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A Dedicatory Poem

By Mary Baker Eddy

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
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Then and Now

PEGGY YOUNG CLARK

Had I lived in the town of Martha, Little, far off Bethany,In the days when the Master journeyedFrom his native Galilee,Would my house have been one to lodge himWhile he talked and supped with me?
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Prayer for the New Year

STACY M. SNOW

Dear Father, blessed are the yearsWhich still unfold, in which to prove The nothingness of sins and fears,Thy allness as unchanging Love.