Poems

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Prayer

CHARLOTTE M. ROBERTS

Dear Father-Mother God, I turn to Thee;O Thou, the only Mind, teach me to pray;O Spirit, Soul, direct my path awayFrom thralls of sense.
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On Fearless Wing

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

On fearless pinions let me rise—On wings of Truth—and strongTo mount above the cruel claimsOf pride and grief and wrong,

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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 Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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Brother!

KATHRINE H. WILLIAMS

Have you come to the Red Sea, brother,Are you stricken with fear and dread?

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Inventory

ETHEL COLWELL SMITH

Count your garden by its flowers;Count your days by joys, not fears;Welcome all the passing showers—Count the rainbows through your tears.
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Our Daily Prayer

ROSA M. TURNER

There is a prayer which circles all the nations;A prayer of peace whose voice is mightier farThan all the din of fear's reverberations,Whose power is swifter than the swords of war.
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The Test

ALICE JACQUELINE SHAW

"I have fought well: I have led out the hostsOf God against the aliens: I have keptThy faith, O Lord, intact.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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Anthology of classic articles

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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 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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The Comforter

PHYLLIS BEAUFORT YOUNG

I will not leave you comfortless—The message fell like gentle rainUpon the anguished, troubled hearts,Stilling the cries of pain.
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Morning

MARY HOYT LOVELAND

"I shall be satisfied, when I awake,With thy likeness.
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Master

BERTHA IRENE BYRD

Master ,Thou hadst deep knowledge of the truth;Yet stillThou heldst thy peace when mocked and jeeredBy human will.
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Harvest Song

ETHEL MUNRO GOSS

The bare fields resting here are green and golden,The grain is garnered and the labor won.
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Love's Offering to Love

FLORA W. PENNEY

And when we give to TheeWe only do return what came from Thee,Who giveth us all things:
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Be Still and Know

ESTER CATHERINE ALBERTI

Be still and know! Ah, Lord, I will be stillWhen anxious trouble seeks to bring me care,To bind me fast and bend me to its will,And capture me unguarded, unaware.