Poems

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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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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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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.
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Service

F. INA BURGESS

It is to stand when all else seems to fall,And lift your vision to a higher plane;It is to see beyond the encircling pallOf disappointment, and of grief and pain.

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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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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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All Thy Works Do Praise Thee

ANNE H. BROGAN

I would that I could make new words—How pure those words would be,How filled with love and blessedness,How fraught with majesty—That I might use them to expressMy gratitude to TheeFor all the lovely gifts Thou giv'st,For all the good I see.
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Pondering Christian Science

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

Is this the truth?
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Wings

MARY LOUISE GEER

Though earth ways be darkened,Above all is bright;We grope mid the shadowsAnd long for the light.
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Symbols

ELLA A. STONE

I love the silver mist of dawn,Its banners, rose and gold,The dew-pearled buds and blossoms sweet,That with the light unfold.
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Waters of Shiloah

ALMA L. GRAY

I will rest in quietness, not doubting or complaining,If it is Thy will that I should wait beside the way;Or I will go if Love directs, although the path be narrow,Although the stones may bruise my heel, my footsteps willnot stray;
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Thy Secret Place

STELLA L. MYATT

Lord , to Thy secret place I come, Seeking its sweet repose; To me there is no dearer home— Here joy of Spirit glows.