Poems

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Be Still

GRACE A. WARNER

Be still, O struggling heart, the Father knowsYour need before you ask—His promised presence with you always goesWhate'er the present task.
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Morning

LULU A. REID

This is the day the Lord hath made,Rejoice, be glad!This day I cannot be dismayed,Nor weak, nor sad.

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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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Demonstration

ROWENA A. MILLS

In this deep stillness past our understanding,I turn from all material things to Thee.

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The Time Is Now

EMADA AVERY GRISWOLD

The time is now, the Spirit saith,For all to know abundant life,One need not wait till after death—The time is now, the Spirit saith.
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Today

LEETHA JOURNEY PROBST

Today is all I have; 'tis mortal dreamThat grieves for yesterday and seeks to findA tortured hope within tomorrow's realm.
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Light

ETHEL WASGATT DENNIS

God made "the greater light to rule the day.

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Anthology of classic articles

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Where is God when bad things happen?

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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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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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"A standard for the people"

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Our Saviour lifted up the truthFor weary souls who groped;He taught and healed and comforted,In meekness strove and hoped.
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Happy Are They

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

Happy are they whose faith is changeless trust,Implicit trust in Love, eternal Mind—Knowing Love's grace sufficient for mankind,Knowing the law of Principle is just.
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Thanksgiving

KATHRINE H. WILLIAMS

How beautiful this narrow, sunlit roadWhereon the gracious gifts of Spirit lie!In gratitude I quite forget the goadOf apprehension that my small supplyHas smaller grown.
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The Master Chord

EVA B. ROWE

The "still small voice" is to the listening heartAs "voice of many waters," or the soundOf muted thunders after storm! My ears,So dull and ill-attuned, heard not life's deepAnd major chords, but long had known full wellIts fluted minors—surface tones that please,Yet do not satisfy.
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"There is a spirit in man"

ALICE JACQUELINE SHAW

"There is a spirit in man," and the breathOf the Almighty giveth him power.
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Obedience

MYRTLE EFTING

When I can know that Thou art God,And doest all things well;When I can lift my thoughts to Thee,And in Thy presence dwell,'Tis then I see the pathway plain,Marked out for all mankind;And as I travel on this road,Great joy and peace I find.