Poems

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Communion

CUTHBERT GEORGE WILKINSON

I have in Mind a universe divineWhere things are golden thoughts, the myriad stringsThat make of heaven a mighty harp that singsThe song of Truth and Love, my bread and wine.
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Our God

HEDWIG BROWDE

Oh , God, Thou art our shieldFrom every seeming wrong;We look to Thee, are healed,Our grief is turned to song.

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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 Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Healing in Christian Science

MINNY M. H. AYERS

Within the room a holy peace is found—   The promise of a hope to be fulfilled;And she who rests here, though by error bound,   In patience waits until the lie is stilled.

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For a Little Lad

LAURA GERAHTY

When Jesus was a little lad,No angry, careless thoughts he had;So I, like Jesus, meek and mild,Will prove each hour I am God's child.
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Choose Ye

ANNE H. BROGAN

I might have been one of the lepers,The ten by the wayside that day,Who stood afar off and besought himTo send their foul sickness away.
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The Comforter

MARIAN J. COBB

How tenderly the Master spakeTo his disciples true:The Comforter to you will come,If I depart from you!

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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 Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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The Star

LILLIAN FRENCH READ

Across the tranquil Syrian nightIt flashed upon the shepherds' sight,Whose wondering, awe-filled gaze was turnedTo where its lambent beauty burned.
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My Daily Prayer

RUBY A. GARDNER

Help me today, dear Lord, to keep a smile,To count my blessings every little while;Help me express Thy love and joy and peace,To know that through such prayer comes my releaseFrom every kind of pain and woe and fear;To know that I am free, since Thou art here.
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What Do Ye More Than These?

ELSIE HILL AINSWORTH

What do ye more than these?
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Unwinding the Snarls

EDITH SHAW BROWN

A little child at mother's kneePlies woolen strands and needles bright.
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The Limner

IDA FULLER MOORE

Crudely we copy, rudely we outlineThe model given in the mount divine.
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Confidence

ADAM DICKSON

Trust in God, whose love enfolds thee,Trust and never be afraid;Strong the arms that will support thee,In the shelter Truth has made.