Poems

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"JUST THE READING OF THE BOOK"

Doris June Jack

It worked for others; would it work for me?
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AWARENESS

Jessie R. Richardson

Jesus stood alone in what he knew;At peace, he prayed the whole night through:But I in restless doubt am tossed;The glory of the day seems lost.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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READING ROOM

Miriam E. McNally

Come in   from the rushing street, the din of office, home, or store,   in—to the pure and radiant stillness of the Christ   the gentle power of Love that fills all space   in ordered beauty, harmony, and grace.

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PREPARATION

June M. Biester

Father, may I knowand understandhow to love,That I may seethe need:And then impartwith grateful heartA loving word.
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CREATION'S CROWN

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

To love man first—oh, cherished prayer—to treasure most, of all God made,His blessed child, and keep awareman has not strayed beyond God's care.
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THE WRONG AND THE RIGHT

Max Dunaway

Said Jonathan, "I did but tasteA little honey.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

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Changing your world

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"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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MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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IDENTITY

Carol Earle Chapin

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REGENERATION

Gibbs Hofmann

My lips, from which too often fellBarbed words to wound those whom You bless,Have learned to taste the miracleOf living waters, and profess
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DAVID AND JONATHAN

Audrey Mersereau Bond

This friendship is not just a clasping of hands,a warmth of affection;its fabric is woven with infinite strandsof tender protection.
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HE SENT HIS WORD

Kathryn Ainsworth Grover

"Why are ye fearful,O ye of little faith?
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THE ANSWER

Margery Todahl Blokhine

Long may be the answer comingBut in Mind's unfolding year,As a dove's unerring homing,Sure's the proof that God is near.
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THEN HEALING CAME

Mary Bell Rhodes

I longed for healing for my child,.