Poems

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"There is lifting up"

MINNY M. H. AYERS

She made her way amidst the Sabbath crowdThat thronged the temple—weary, crushed, and bowed;A toilsome climb she'd had o'er steep, rough road,Yet now in pain-dimmed eyes a glad hope glowed:To-day she was to see him—Son of God!What mattered all the rugged road she'd trod?
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Pilgrimage

DOROTHY JACOB

Dear God, let me walk with Thee all the day,For when alone, how steep the path and drear,What hills of doubt and valleys deep of fear!But by Thy side, how easy grows the way!

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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Awakening

WILLIAM P. MC KENZIE

Awakening out of one of the little dreams of sleepI wonder a moment is it night or morn,But through this resurrection my sense of being I keep,And with refreshment arise as one newborn.

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The Call

ALICE BARTHOLOMEW

Oh , little child of long ago,Awaking in the fitful glowOf temple lamp, a-burning low,To hear the voice of God!
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Our Father's Care

ELLA A. STONE

Soft meadows green in Galilee,Bright lilies blooming fair,So gently swaying on their stemsIn glowing sunlit air!
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The All-in-all

ABIGAIL DOROTHEA BAKER

All the lovely things we love in lifeAre only symbols of divine perfection.

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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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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

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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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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The Lesson of the Bird

EUNICE M. BRONSON

A little bird mistakenlyHad darted from a spreading treeThrough doors that hung asway,And seeking then the precious lightHad flung himself in rapid flightAgainst a windowpane.
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Listening

GWEN M. CASTLE

As the child Samuel waited in the darkFor God's command,So may I listen for the voice of TruthAnd understand.
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The Pilgrim's Prayer

MARTHA BAILEY PROCTOR

O thou almighty One, who by the handOf Moses led Thy flock from Egypt's land,Though scattered in the dark and cloudy day,The rifted clouds reveal the lighted wayThat leads from bondage to the claims of sense,To liberty in Thee, omnipotence!The journey may be long and sense impede,But Love provides for every human need.
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Building!

ELSIE A. KOEFOED

I will build me a house eternal, that reacheth to heavenly height—A house not made by hand.
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Reflection

NORAH MC GARIGLE

Have I a word of hope and cheer?
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Let Me Remember Beauty

ELIZABETH BRAINARD BONTA

The tender curve of little moons,A flock of birds against the blue,The flame of peach trees in the spring,The mountain's far extended view;The gracious smile, the gentle word,The kindly action—let these beWithin my heart a well of joySymbolic of Life's harmony.