Poems

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The Prodigal Son

HAZEL HARPER HARRIS

I Took my earthly goods, and willfullyFar from my Father's house I straightway wentInto the land of sense; and there I spentMy energies, and no man gave to me.
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Paul and Silas

FREDERICK STARR CAMPBELL

How clear your vision; how serene your trust,Brave gospel messengers! Though basely served,Afflicted sore; in loathsome dungeon thrust;By cruel stocks confined—all undeserved—Yet, at black midnight's hour, united voiceUplifting gratefully, ye waited notThe moment of deliverance to rejoice.

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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 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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"My Father worketh hitherto"

EARL MC CLOUD

What can I do without my Father's aid?

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

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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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"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.