Poems

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"Freely ye have received, freely give"

MILDRED S. POWELL

O teach, me, Lord, I pray,To give to Thine, as Thou hast given to me!
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The Deathless Word

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Our Master drew apart from men,From urgent human touchThat voiced its sad, insistent taleWith witness overmuch.

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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.

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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Healing

BUENA V. FREEMANN

We pray Thee, give us love, dear Father-Mother God—Pure love and holy, compassionate, overflowing,So that the sick and sinning, the maimed, the halt, the blind,Receive at once the healing from this Christly knowing.

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Vision

MARION ALICE BOWERS

"See that ye be not troubled,"Though from the seething sea of mortal thought,The war god looms, terrific, horrid, grim,Spreading confusion that is seen and feltTo earth's remotest rim—Oh, hear the voice of Jesus, calm and strong,Bringing to man enlightenment and peace.
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Selfhood

GLADYS MARION ADAMS

What is this self to which we fondly clingAs though it, of itself, accomplished aught?
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Humility

JEAN S. FREEDLANDER

To know that God is All to thee,That He does all and cares for thee,That naught without Him canst thou be—This is humility.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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.

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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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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The Heavenly Home

ALICE JACQUELINE SHAW

"The Son of man," he said,"Hath not where to lay his head.
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True Employment

MILES BUCKSTON WATTS

Can I desire a greater joyThan that which flows from God's employ;In waking light to feel His love,And through each day His truth to prove?
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Reality

ANTOINETTE HOLBROOK

In Thy sweet calm my waking thought finds peace;False fears, false hopes, false landmarks slip away.
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Guidance

CECIL CAPPS

Lost in the wild was I.
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Divine Sonship

ERNEST CLARENCE ANDERSON

Love lies securely hid in every breast,Our common birthright of divine descent;And he whose every energy is spentClaiming his sonship, is most surely blest.
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The Morning Star

F. INA BURGESS

Soft silver shadows slowly creep across the grass;Tall trees are dusky silhouettes against the sky,Where tones of turquoise, rose, and saffron swiftly passBeyond the velvet curtain of the night.