Poems

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In Paths of Righteousness

EDITH M. SHANK

Give me, O God, a clearer, fuller vision,That I may see through mists of false belief,And in Thy light know Spirit's omnipresence,Wherein man dwells secure from fear and grief.
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Fasting

NORA L. BROWN

To fast is not to grieve with downcast look;To fast is to reject the carnal mindWith all its hates, and fears, and empty pride,Deceptive, wrong desires that do enslave.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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The Sinless Self

REUBEN POGSON

Offspring of Soul, that knows no mortal sense,Radiant with light, ineffable, divine,Clad in the might of God's omnipotence,Piercing the mist of mortal selfhood, shine!

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A Sabbath in Capernaum

ELIZABETH B. CATE

At evening when the sun was set,And opal clouds were turning gray,Before the door of Simon's houseThe sick, the lame, the palsied lay.
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Removal

JENNIE L. WILLIAMS

As far as east is from the west,So far doth God removeOur sins from us,For naught but goodAbides in light of Love.
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Limitless Supply

ALICE TROXELL MC COUN

How often have I watched an ocean wavePush forward, gather native strength, repressed,And rise, and rise, and then a moment rest,Ere power within burst from its arched concaveTo scatter wide a wealth of jewels, to laveAnd beautify the shore! In eager questAgain it gathers treasures to its breastAnd casts them at my feet.

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Anthology of classic articles

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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 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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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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Miracle

EDNA WISE WEST

When, long ago, those fair Judean waysOur loving Master trod,How filled were all his days with living proofOf unity with God;The Holy Word to humble folk he taught,New faith, new hope, new aims to them he brought;Blind eyes at his command received the light,Dumb lips cried out in awe before his might.
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Grace

CHARLOTTE T. HERRON

Not for mere time that speeds from sun to sun,We ask for grace;But that each moment's task be so begunThat Love's bright faceWith radiant blessing on our way may shine,And so our lives reflect the Life divine.
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Communion

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Welcome, welcome, unseen guest,Thou art come and we are blessed!We would sit and sup with thee,In Soul's sacred sanctuary.
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Invulnerable

ANNA EMANUEL WILLIAMS

Should man throw stones to break the sun's great might,He would but tire himself at each endeavor;The stones reach not the sun, whose undimmed lightShines on to bless and benefit forever.
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Overcoming

GERTRUDE DEANE HOUK

Dear Father, may we stand through error's night,Rejoicing in Truth's ever present day;Like Jacob strive, and like him see the light,Steadfastly hold to angel-thoughts alway;Resist all evil; prove its nothingness;Destroy the arguments of mortal sense,And find security in time of stressBy firm reliance on omnipotence.
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True Vision

MILES BUCKSTON WATTS

I could not understand the reason whyThe world was sad and full of bitterness;What meant the ceaseless rushing to and froOf mortals, catching at a fleeting glimpseOf that they thought spelled happiness complete,Though, having caught it, saw it swiftly dashedIn pieces 'neath their eyes.