Poems

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LOVE MORE!

Virginia Young Townsend

When doubts ariseAnd fears seem great,When mortal mind is talking,We turn to God with quiet heartAnd hear Mind's admonition,Love more!
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AFFLUENCE

Robert Oliver Shipman

Keep the heartwhere true treasure is—hidden in Christ with Love.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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DEDICATION

James Monteith Erskine

To Thee, O God, I pledge the energy,The vigor, and the strength at my command,The zest for life, the joy in its adventure—All this I render freely to Thy hand.

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PROTECTION FOR A FLEDGLING

Kathleen O'Connor

As eagle stirreth up her nest,Fluttereth gently o'er her young,Spreadeth abroad her pinions vast,Beareth them on wings outflung,
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TRUSTING THE PROMISES OF GOD

Myrtle Daugherty

After the many days of flood,With longing for a sign from heaven,Noah sent forth the dove out of the ark again.
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PRE-EXISTENCE

Winifred Brown King

I was with Him then,His beloved son,When the morning starsSang in unison,And the sons of GodShouted for joy,"Praise be to our Maker";This was their cry.

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Shared reflections

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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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 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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FORWARD MARCH

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Desire to love grown strongerThan wish to be lovedMeans heart no longerUnsatisfied.
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PRAYER

Duane Valentry

Keep my thoughts, dear Shepherd,Like sheep within Thy fold,Lest they stray.
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IF NOW I SPEAK OF SHIPS

Jeannette Hulst Johansson

If now I speak of ships, I will not useThe banal, emptied phrase.