Poems

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Contentment

WILLIAM KOCH

Most happy and content is heWho sees his brother's need,And gives to aid ungrudgingly—His joy is guaranteed.
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Meditation*

MELVILE EMERSON PETERS

Uplifted , calm, with peace and joy replete,Am I when on God's law I meditate.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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Love

LORENE H. TROUSDALE

Majestic word!Though oft profanely spoken,It sounds the heights and depthsOf God's most sovereign power.

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God Meets Our Needs

HAZEL HARPER HARRIS

I need Thee every hour—This humble prayerInvokes the saving powerOf Father-care.
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Rest

DOROTHY M. GIBBS

Why is this anxious wondering in your heart,This wondering what the morrow is to bring?
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Peniel

DOUGLAS HURN

By Jabbok's ford the patriarch, all alone,Strove with an angel till the break of day;Yet yielded not, nor was he overthrown.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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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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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Steadfast

CAROLYN W. GREENE

As some great rock upon a rugged coastBy breakers clutched and lashed from eve to morn,Submerged ofttimes beneath the angry waves,Stands firmly through the violence of the storm,And in the dawn, unshaken and unmoved,Lifts its high peak toward the morning skyInto the rosy flush of newborn dayTo shimmer, golden, in the rising sun;
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His Word

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

"He sent his word,"And hearts that grieved were healed—His holy Word, whose blessed lightMan's heritage revealed.
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"The desert shall ... blossom as the rose"

MARY C. CAMPBELL

The desert plain seemed arid, void of life;No flower or fruit was seen, no beast or bird;Within its scorching waste, nor man, nor maid,No sound of rippling waters to be heard.
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Love Expressed

RITA BERMAN

Divine Love always has and always willMeet human need—<em class="footnote d-none" title="*">&lt;em class="footnote d-none" title="*"&gt; See Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, page 494.
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Morning Prayer

RUTH POWELL WENBAN

O Love, deliver me this day I pray,From every evil; let me set a watchUpon my thoughts, that no false prophecyOr unwise judgment, condemnation wrong,Erroneous counsel, adverse influenceBe found in consciousness—neither withinNor yet without the citadel of self.
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Truth's Watchman

MARIAN J. COBB

A watchman, standing on the tower of Truth—Thus do I like to think of you, dear friend;Watching for the angelic messagesWhich Love unto your waiting thought doth send.