Poems

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"AS IT BEGAN TO DAWN . . ."

Gerald Stanwell

"As it began to dawn.
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BAPTISM

Lillian Turner Marks

It is not stepping in a pool;It is not sprinkling the head;It is putting off the oldAnd putting on the new instead.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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A MERRY HEART

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

My heart was miserably hauntedby fear I was unloved, unwanted,till I commenced to tryto make myself a little morepleasant and lovable than before.

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SONNET OF LIGHT

Noëlle Madeleine Porrill

Paul walked with vengeful thought his darkened wayUntil from ignorance Christ set him free,And on Damascus road the clarityOf Truth shone down a penetrating raySo bright it lit his world, his thought, his day.
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PATIENCE

Genia McCormick Greider

When God is less than God,or so it seems;when mortal mind has shut outall the beamsof faith, of Truth, of Life,of Love,then grasp, O friend, each merest threadof hope.
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COMPASSION

Nora E. Taylor

There isthat yearns to wallow in the griefof othersand calls it sympathy,recounting woe, enlarginghardshiptill sorrowing and "comforter" alikeare mired in deepest bog of pity.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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LEARN TO FORGIVE

Madora Holt

Still rowing hard against riptideof injustice?
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CONFRONTATION

Jeannette Hulst Johansson

"Who are you, my brother?
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CLAIM PEACE

Joseph W. Paddock

When error claims the world is racked by war,Communities are torn by civil strife,Then act as porter; guard the mental door.