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Promise

DUDLEY STOW

Since this great world, so wide in beauty spreading,Is but a semblance of the truth sublime,And the rich, kindly earth—on which we're treading—Sounds but false echoings of space and time;Since lights and shadows of the changing oceanAre borrowed splendors, and the far pale star—Fixed and remote from all our brief emotion—Whispers the finitude of what they are;Well may we strive, with unabating wonder,To glimpse the vision of eternity,Glories undreamed grow greater as we ponder,Spirit supreme, immortal harmony;False joy and sorrows—matter's lure and terrors—Scripture and Science unmask, as unreal errors!
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The Blessing

JANE POLSON SPEARIN

I went upon the highway yesteryear,And there met one whose very heart was soreWith weariness.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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God's Ever-Presence

FREDERIC E. MORGAN

What if the lightning flashes,Thunder roars, and all the terrors of the nightCry out aloud?

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Dedication

CHARLES A. GRIFFITH

To Thee, O God, I humbly pray,And seek Thy will to know;Lead me in pastures green today,And let me find the heavenly way,And in Thy likeness grow.
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No Night There

MABEL STUART CURRY

We saw dark error's mists descendAnd hide our friends from mortal sight.
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Response

Rosemary C. Cobham

It does not matter that you cannot seeWhere Love's hand leads; it is enough to beResponsive to its impulse.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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From Safety

A safe refuge

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Expectancy

MARION ALICE BOWERS

I Know that neither sin nor fearCan dim this truth divine:That God is good, and good is here.
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Deeds, Not Words

F. MILDRED RICKMAN

I said.
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Arise and Walk

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Mind is divine.
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Protection

DOROTHEA STURDIVANT FAGAN

I Did hear the drums of war pass by, Confusion like the surging of the sea;I did not know that battle lit the sky,For, in a quiet place, I walked with Thee.
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The New Birth

SALLY BULLOCK CAVE

"How can a man be born when he is old?
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Security

WINIFRED MABEL CANN

Oh , sing for joy, blest child of Love's anointing!Rejoice, fear not, cast all thy cares aside!Thy God hath called thee, all thy way appointing—The light of Truth shall be thine angel guide.