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A Prayer for Our Sons and Daughters

ROSA M. TURNER

Oh, that our sons may be as stalwart as treesPlanted beside the river's verdant brim;As trees whose boughs shall never lose their leaves,Whose roots reach deep into the living stream.
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I Thank Thee!

MARY ANN WILLIAMS

I thank Thee, Father, for Thy love,That knows of naught but good;I thank Thee for Thy constant careThat gives me daily food.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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Immanuel

ETHEL TRESSLER MERCER

Lift up the eye and gratitude express;Seek now with prayer thy brother man to bless;In quiet meditate on God's command;Find in God's law the writing of His hand.

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Silent Prayer

J. LILIAN VANDEVERE

The congregation hushed in silent prayer.
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Teach Me to Love

GISEL A. BAUMGART

Teach me to love,    Forget illusive wrongs;Teach me to praise    With grateful, joyous songs;Teach me to think    A gracious, kindly way,Teach me, dear God,    In Love alone to stay.
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Awake, Thou That Sleepest

ALMA G. V. HARRISON

AWAKE ! for light saileth abroad on the wings of the morning;Awake! for life reigneth, and cometh with joy hand in hand;And with clarion voice, Truth speaketh of wisdom and warning,And love, over all, at the portals of heaven doth stand.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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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 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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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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Love Speaks

JOAN MC WILLIAMS

Come unto me! This is our lecture's song.
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The Beautiful Gate

MARION ALICE BOWERS

One built a temple for the Lord, his God,Of polished stone and cedar, gem-inlaid.
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The Voice

ANNE CLEVELAND CHENEY

Are you weary from long vigil,Anxious and oppressed?
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Talking with God

ANNIE M. BARTHOLOMEW

Oh, rest, dear child of God, and knowThat faithful watch thy Father keeps.
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Petition

MARTHA BAILEY PROCTOR

O Swift-Winged seraphim!Today a live coal from Love's altarLay upon our lipsThat we may findNo utterance for thoughts unkind,No false reports of sinful senseDenying God's omnipotence.
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My Debt

LOUISE P. LAWRENCE

As evening shadows slant, thought lifts to Thee,My quiet shelter from earth's noise and din;What have I garnered for Thy store today?