Poems

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The Father Cares

AMY G. VIAU

O Thou , bereft on a barren wayOf mortal sense, in the heat of day,Be not dismayed by seeming snares,Trust thou in Him, for the Father cares.
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I Met a Shepherd Singing

MARION SUSAN CAMPBELL

I met a shepherd singingAs night drew downLike a tattered shawlWith its edges torn.

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Consolation

HARRIET M. IREY JUDAH

Father , shed Thy light around us,Let us feel Thy presence near;Let not mortal sense confound us;Heal us of all doubt and fear.

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"While he blessed"

FANNY DE GROOT HASTINGS

While he blessed them where they stood—Peter, Thomas, all but one—Such a father-motherhood,Such a boundless benison,
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Our Father

GWEN M. CASTLE

"Our Father," what security is thereEach time we rest upon this sacred tie!To know this blest relationship is prayerThat brings us peace and lifts our thoughts on high.
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Comfort

LAURA BROWN CROWELL

Rejoice, dear heart, the winds of God are blowingThe chaff of error from the face of earth;Be grateful now that human thought is knowingThe might of courage and the weight of worth.

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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.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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 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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Fruitage

FLORENCE E. HOUGHTON

I ask myself at eventide,What tribute do I bringFor gifts of peace, protection, love,From Thee, my God and King?
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Morning

ANITA ST. JOHN KELLY

The morning breaks: from mistiness of thoughtI will look up and see what God hath wrought.
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"Lift up a standard"

GRACE M. FRANCK

Lift up a standard that the world may knowLife, Truth, and Love.
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Light of Love

ALTHEA BROOKS

Father, I offer praise to Thee,For I was blind, but now I see;Deaf, but now I hear Thy voice;Dumb, but loudly now rejoice!
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A Day Shall Dawn

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Throughout the highways of the earthWherever men may go,The Galilean's word shall speakThat every man may know—
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God Careth for Thee

ANTOINETTE HOLBROOK

Fear not to launch thy boat upon life's seas,Uncharted though they be, with storm-swept wave;Thy Father calls, "Be not disturbed, My child,For I am ever near to help and save.