Poems

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Dominion

MARY KERN TIPS

How quickly Truth dispels the mistOf error's false pretense,When thoughts imbued with love persist,In true benevolence,
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Ambition

WILLIAM H. WRIGHT

No palm of worldly glory, Lord,No crown of earthly gainAllures, if I may speak the wordThat stills the cry of pain.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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Moral Courage

FLORENCE CLEVELAND MC DONALD

How little thou knewest, O Daniel,Thou man "greatly beloved,"In that time so far removed from ours,How thy undaunted faithfulnessTo the God whom thou alone wouldst glorify,Should shine adown the years,Bringing courage high to heartsTorn with terrifying doubts and fearsAt error's rampant claim to law and power.

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Our Prayer

FLORENCE A. HOUDELETTE

TEACH us to pray the Master's way— Thou who art Life and Love alway.
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All Will Come Right

ESTHER MURRAY

All will come right—if we have faith to seeThat we should trust and leave it all to Thee;If we but know that God is All-in-all,Good must prevail, and sin and error fall.
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Out of Nazareth

AMY CAROLINE THROSSELL

With eyes quite blurred by tears of mortal sense,We questioned, as Nathanael did:Can any good come out of Nazareth?

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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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.

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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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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"Be still, and know"

MARIE L. DAAB

From out the night of error's subtle thralldomSeek thou the way, though sad thy steps and slow.
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"What we most need"*

MARIE C. E. RABUS

DEAR Father-Mother God, I pray to Thee, And know that Thou wilt grant me my desire, If that desire be all unfeigned and pure.
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Peter

MARION STUART HOWE

AWAKE! The message rang in prison cell; And lo, the darkness fled and "there was light"! From off his limbs the binding fetters fell, He saw a perfect freedom, man's own right, As he responded to the call, "Arise.
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I Love All Good

MARIAN WAKEFIELD

I love all good!It makes me seeThat wrongs which seem to beAre but illusive mist.
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My Daily Prayer

LAURA GERAHTY

That I may glorify Thy name and TheeBy some slight gift of love or charity,Whate'er my mortal sense of need may be—This is my prayer.
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Our Task

ISLA PASCHAL RICHARDSON

FOR every tear there is a smile somewhere; For every sigh, a song of sweetest cheer; For every sorrow, healing in God's love; For every fear, the thought that He is near.