Poems

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Love Here

LAURA G. GUNTHER

O singing heart that finds the roadThat leads from night to day,Thy Father sends thee love for light,Thou canst not lose thy way!
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Praise

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Praise shall ascendLike the voice of the waters.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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On Upward Wing

ETHEL CARY GILBERT

As sings the lark on upward wing,Trilling his joy for all to hear,So would I sing, my Lord and King,Of all Thy love and care.

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Receptivity

GERTRUDE S. MC CALMONT

Twice came the heaven-lit words To heal the plaint of grief: I have formed thee of Myself! My radiant right shone out As instantly as bird-song Pierces night; All earth-tied weights slipped off.
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He that Dwelleth in the Consciousness of Good

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

He that dwelleth in the consciousness of good Shall abide beneath the shelter of Love's wings, Safe, in measureless contentment as he sings Of Love's sanctuary, and of Love's beatitude.
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Fret Not Thyself

RUTH D. SMITH

Fret not thyself—Fear not a coming night;Thy home must ever beIn endless light.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

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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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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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Recompense

LOUISE P. LAWRENCE

DEAR God, may I, as recompense for Love,Give tithe of tenderness, some kindness show;Help lift some thought to quietness, above!Dear God, may I, as recompense for Love,Thy ever present help to someone prove,That here and now Thy healing waters flow!Dear God, may I, as recompense for Love,Give tithe of tenderness, some kindness show!
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Service

LUCY M. GOODENOUGH

ONLY to hold a cup of water coolTo lips that thirst for welling drafts of Life,Instead of earth's salt pools of bitternessBrimmed with illusions—This is what I ask,Leaning on strength divine to do my joyful task.
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Today

H. CLARA BUCK

Today is mine!An opportunity supreme to do His will,Forget this human sense of self, and be so stillThat I shall recognize my Father's voice,And in irradiance of Life rejoice!
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What Things You Need

MARY I. MESECHRE

What things you need the Father now is knowing—By sense unrecognized—Yours to receive in measure overflowingLove's bounty realized.
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Sanctuary

CAROLINE L. DIER

No earthly food can satisfy his hunger,Nor waters quench his thirstWho has been ledOnce only to Love's banquet table,And there with other starving onesBeen warmed and fed.
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The Overflowing Cup

PETER J. HENNIKER HEATON

When in the face of thoseWho seem thy foes,A table Love prepares,Bid them first eat; divine compassion knowsThou hast no foes,Thy need is one with theirs.