Poems

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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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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 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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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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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

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Anthology of classic articles

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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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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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.
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True Compassion

LOUISA MARY COADE

WRAP around thy brother the mantle of compassion; See him pure and holy as thou thyself wouldst be; By the Golden Rule of love the Master taught us, fashion All thy thought and speech and acts until thou set him free.
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Liberation

MABLE I. CLAPP

GRAY was the day, and wearisome the task, A dull monotony, an endless round.
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Gratitude

EMILY C. WHITELAW

FATHER , I praise and thank Thee, For all Thy tender care; I know Thy love enfolds me, For Thou art everywhere.
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Children of God

GISEL A. BAUMGART

Children of God and heirs of His dominion!Doubt not nor fear, nor ever be dismayed;God loves His own; He guides the trembling footstepsOf every child who from His care has strayed.