Poems

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Sweet Assurance

F. INA BURGESS

O Love , omnipotent, surrounding me,Thy voice speaks always to me tenderly,And stills to silence every clamorous fearThat tempts me to believe Thou art not here.
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A Prayer of Faith

HAZEL W. ALLEN

Eternal One, forever more with TheeWould I abide.

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Shared reflections

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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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Unfoldment

LINA PLUMER CLINGEN

Like first faint rosy fingers of the dawnExploring the darkness of receding night,Hope, tenuous, expectant, reaching outTo God, foretells the coming of the light.

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Glad Tidings of Great Joy

VERNE TAYLOR BENEDICT

I have a secret,A wonderful secret to share with you.
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The Healing

BERNHARD H. STENZEL

THERE came a day when on earth's thorny roadI wandered far, beset by fear and rue,And wearied laid me down to rest and dream.
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A Prayer

WINIFRED ERSKINE MC INTYRE

AWAKEN me, O Lord, to see the subtletyOf evil, which deceiveth those asleep in sense,Such forms as ease in matter, selfishness, till henceUnto their native nothingness and vanityThey go.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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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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Reality

LORENE H. TROUSDALE

BEAUTY of earth, of the sky and sea,Wind-borne fragrance of flowers,Burgeoning bud and leafing tree,Whisper in loving tones to meOf the glories no mortal eye can see—Spirit is all that endures.
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If I Leave All

MYRTLE TIMMONS SUTHERLAND

LORD, what then shall I receive,If I arise, leave all,And follow thee?
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Ever-Present Love

LAURA M. DOWNEY

I WALK with Love,And so the way, though rough, is clear and bright,For Love doth bathe it in celestial light.
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Resurrection

HAZEL HARPER HARRIS BRANDNER

How shall we spend the nightBefore the breaking lightOf Easter, gleaming,Brings redeeming?
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The Lord Is My Shepherd

MORGAN SHEPARD

Spirit is substance: God gives true supply;I shall not want.
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To a Little Maid

LAURA GERAHTY

She waited on the wife of Naaman;Maybe she fetched and carried all the day,Finding but little time for gladsome playBetween the many errands that she ran.