Poems

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A Cup of Cold Water

MARION ALICE BOWERS

I thank my God that I can giveWith open hands and overflowing heart;That in my consciousness a living springOf Spirit rises constantlyTo meet my need, and so outpouringTo fill the cup of him who, sick and weary,To me shall come for aid.
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The Great Exemplar

MADELYN G. COBHAM

Did you but know the deep sublimityOf deathless hope amid the multitudeOf frenzied fears; the cloistered quietudeOf confidence like his who calmed the sea,Who shared the loaves and fish at Galilee,And bore with sanguine heart and fortitudeThe jeers of men, and then in solitudeThe bitter cup of drear Gethsemane—How fruitful life! How full each halcyon day,Did you but know the comfort and the cheerOf walking with the gentle Nazarene—Of breasting grief and woe along the wayAs free from hopelessness and dreadful fearAs he who walked to Golgotha serene!

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Shared reflections

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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Revelation

EDITH L. PERKINS

Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee,And Thou, in Thy compassion, Lord, hast heard;Through darkest clouds of earth's inharmonyThere shines the presence of Thy saving word.

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Omnipotence of God

NORMAN LAMONT PRICE

Midst dimming mist and seeming wrong,From out the tumult and the throng,The still, small voice comes clear:Be still, and know I AM is here.
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Brotherhood

MABLE I. CLAPP

One walked beside me on the road,Wearily, through the night;I stooped to bear his heavy load,And lo! my own was light.
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Omnipresence

MARGARET E. BURCHARD

O dwell , my thought, on joys supernal,And know that God is Life eternal,That subtle error has no powerTo claim me in this present hour.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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 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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Faith

GRACE HOFFMAN WHITE

Take up the torch of faith, O man,   And seek Truth's perfect way,Until is seen your Father's plan,   And night is lost in day.
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Duty

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

To rely on perfect Mind,To be gentle, patient, kind,To on Truth invariablyWait, in all sincerity—Follow after charity.
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The Love of God

GWEN M. CASTLE

All that I have is thine!What import liesBehind the story that our Master told?
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To Him That is Athirst

ELLA M. KINSLEY

A crystal river of divine life flowethOut from the presence of the blessed One,Bringing sweet peace and joy to him who knowethThat God forever is a shield and sun.
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Desire

FRANCES S. LARKIN

To understand, to love and live all good,To grasp the blessing of some cleansing fire,To see as perfect one pure brotherhood,To do God's work—this is my deep desire.
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The Widow's Mites

FRANK BALLS OUSELEY

They cast in much, but not so muchAs she who cast in less than they.