Poems

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Arise and Shine

NELLIE C. LLOYD

Arise and shine! Take up thy loadAnd meekly press along,With holy courage in thy heart,And on thy lips a song.
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"Blessed are they that mourn"

MYRTLE DUNN

Come close to God and feel His power,O saddened one—within this hourLove comforts thee.

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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 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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The Rainbow

ESTHER BRINTON

It rains;All earth is weepingRivulets of tears.

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Homeward

KATHARINE WARREN KING

Homeward at close of day,With work well done,Love's greeting meets our ears:Beloved son!
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The Rod

EUNICE M. BRONSON

There were no need for chastening rodDid we remember always God is All;For in His satisfying care there liesNo hurt, no grief, no pain of any kind.
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Arise, Shine

GABRIELLE C. N. SWART

What ails thee, O daughter of Zion fair,That darkness covers thy face?

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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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Anthology of classic articles

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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Assurance

ELENORA E. PIKE

There is no unbelief.
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Inspiration

FLORENCE CLEVELAND MC DONALD

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.
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Love

OSCAR GRAHAM PEEKE

How little knew that Pharisee of Love,Who gave his honored guest no welcome kiss,That guest whose heart reached out so yearninglyTo bless mankind—to heal its griefs and pains!Even cool water for his sun-drenched feetUnproffered was, because of selfish pride.
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Lift Up Your Hearts

ALEXANDER DUNCAN NELSON

Just as a child its mother's call obeys,Yet waits not always for her call to hear,But unreproven to that presence comesAnd comfort finds, as mother's lips bestowThe kiss which heals alike pretense or hurt;So we, O Father, hear Thy call and find,In our obedience, brighter glows the lightWhich leads on through the long day's chastening.
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"Thy will be done"

LAURA GERAHTY

Father, forgive me, that I could believeMan in Thy likeness met me to deceive;That I was prone to see my brother's illAs real, as his, and he Thy image still!
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A Prayer—Before Our Lectures

DOROTHY DAVIS-KYNNERSLEY

O Life! Athirst for Thee earth's children come,The maimed, the halt, the blind, the deaf, the dumb;And Thy pure Word is here for all to-day,Not one who hears, need empty go away;Ne'er shall Thy Word be spoken, Lord, in vain;It shall accomplish, time and time again.