Poems

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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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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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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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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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 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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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.
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Our Desire

ALICE DEARDS WISE

As we journey, journey onward,Keep our feet in paths of peace.
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Rest

MILDRED H. DOYLE

Thou weary one within the wilderness,Seeking for rest in some far-distant home,Stand still! lift up thine eyes! for Love is here—There is no longer need that thou shouldst roam.
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Silent Prayer

GWEN M. CASTLE

In this blest interval of silent prayer,Dear Father-Mother God,We turn to Thee.
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Ask Thyself

LEILA C. HARSCH

For everyone that forward goes,Though in advance of me,Do I give thanks?