Poems

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Humility

JASMINE MC ILVAINE LIPKA WARE

Dear God,Let me not forget,When called to aid my brother man,The years I spent in the vestibuleOf Thy house,AwaitingThe ripening of consciousness,To see and do Thy will.
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The Guest

FANNY DE GROOT HASTINGS

Martha prepared the supper and served himWhom the Pharisees scoffed at and mocked;Precious to her were the shining curved rimOf his glass and the lintel his hand had knocked.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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Prayer

ANNIE BONNER MARLEY

Give me the strength to meet, dear Lord,Whatever may betide;Help me to silence human will,To cast out stubborn pride.

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Progress

HON. MRS. FRANCES PORTER

"Thy will be done.
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Silent Prayer

LAURA GERAHTY

Collectively, exclusively, for these, dear Lord, we pray:Not for ourselves alone to meet a need or clear a way,But for each suppliant gathered here, we know Thy will is done,For Thou art in the midst of us, and Thou and Thine are one.
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The Secret Place

MABEL CONE BUSHNELL

The secret place, a lovely place!In thought we see God face to face;Here we may walk and talk with Him,And find all worldly aims grow dim.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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 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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His Presence

ELIZABETH BEMIS DUNN

When there are days that grow so darkI cannot see the light,He takes my hand and gently guidesMy faltering steps aright.
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Confidence

JEANIE F. GIBB

I know not where the way will lead,That I must tread.
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Through Eyes of Love

MINNY M. H. AYERS

Lord, let me look through eyes of love,With Christliness that sees to heal;With eyes that look beyond, above,And glimpse the holy and the real.
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Christ's Standard

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Truth, our standard—raise it higher!We who follow must aspireTo the heights that Jesus trod;Through the gospel he hath spoken,Showing us by word and tokenMan inseparable from God.
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The Narrow Way

FANNY WALKER

Step by step my Father leads meStraight along the narrow way;He will guide me safely onward,Truth unfolding every day.
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Liberation

PAULINE IDA YOUNG

'Twas not for greater wealth, nor greater power,That Thou, dear God, didst bring us to this hour:To serve Thee more, to do and work Thy will,Forgo all thought of self, to mount the hillLeading to Thee, leaving the world behind,Freeing our thoughts of all dark things that bindAnd shackle—till we rise and stand, sense free,Upon the mountaintops, at peace with Thee!