Poems

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HEAVEN WITHIN

Joy Dell

The tiny leaf uncurls, expandsat touch of spring:it does not cry for further strengthbut stretches out its dew-drenched lengthby using inner might.
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DO YOU THIRST?

Imogene McCaig

Then today—now—you are biddraw water with joy"out of the wells of salvation.

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Shared reflections

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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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HEALING

Greta Claxton

When thought grew calm and humanwill was silent,the healing came,gentle and natural as an opening flower.

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ASCENDING STEPS

Winifred M. Johnson

I was sure I knew what the Scriptures meantwhen they bade me lay self-will aside.
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TO CLAIM A CROWN

Daisy Stieber Squadra

"Hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown".
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LET'S BE ON GUARD!

Esther M. Scheck Peterson

Are we awake, and on guard,or idly dreaming in the slumber ofapathy

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Shared reflections

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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

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

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SPEAK TO ME, LORD

Oma Olna Martin

Speak to me, Lord, when my heart is heavy,Burdened with loneliness, sorrow, or pain.
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MY PRAYER

Donald Heisler

"Ask.
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A NEW SONG

Frances M. Wallace

Not through force of emphasisOr strained intensity,But on quiet tide of gratitudeLet my prayer come to Thee.
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NEITHER BEAR FALSE WITNESS

Ruth Rosborough Larocca

There I stood,Having borne false witness against myself,Against my neighbor,For I had called one white, had called one black,As though man, God-created, were of two kinds.