Poems

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My Prayer

ANNE H. BROGAN

DEAR Lord, I askTo see my brother as the son of God,As one begotten of the Father's love,Whose high and holy heritage I share—Both sons, both heirs of that great heritage,The Father's home.
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Consciousness Our Dwelling Place

ALMA B. WIGHTMAN

As light doth draw the flowers from the sod,That they may cover earth with loveliness,So Truth uplifts the human thought to God,That we may learn the way of holiness.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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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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Keep Smiling and Keep Sweet

LILLIAN BARKER DURKEE

Keep smiling and keep sweetNo matter how things seem,They are but error's dream;And false beliefs retreat,When dawns the heavenly lightUpon awakened sight.

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Resurrection

VERA CONSTANCE HOWARD

Is it at a tomb thou standest,Stooping down and seeing thereCrumbling hopes and aspirations,Shattered plans, ambitions fair?
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At the Sepulcher

ELIZABETH HAYWARD GARDNER

Early in the morningA weeping woman came,Stooped in trembling silence,Murmuring low his name.
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No Night There

GRACE A. PETERSEN

Night falls: the sun has turned his shining faceAway from us, toward other lands, we say.

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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

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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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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My Prayer

ETHEL R. CLARK

God , Father-Mother, All,Oft as Thy truth I humbly, truly, seek,Rend Thou the seeming veil 'twixt me and Thee.
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Darkness and Dawn

MAUD E. FERRIS

Dark night on Galilee! Storm-driven cloudsHad veiled the silver moon, the shining stars,The purple hills and lacy fringe of trees.
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Supply

DOROTHY POPERT

If error whispers you are poor,With not one penny in your store,And tells you that the loaf is spentAnd that no other will be sent,Then rest, dear heart, and have no fear,For angels hover very near.
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A Discovery

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Joyous hope hath found me,Stalwart faith hath bound me,And with arms around meLove is leading on.
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Jacob's Struggle

ARTHUR S. HOLLIS

Except thou bless me,—thus the call to faithHas sounded down the centuries,—I will not let thee go.
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Crusader's Hymn

WILLIAM P. MC KENZIE

Praise now creative Mind,Maker of earth and heaven;Glory and power to Him belong,Joy of the sun and skies,Strength where the hills arise;So let us praise with joy and song.