Poems

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Guardian in Israel

JENNIE DE WEESE

Guardian in Israel,Toiling each day,Teaching, explaining,Pointing the way,
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Light

RUTH POWELL WENBAN

Thy all-pervading presence here—Father of light, I cannot fear.

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Shared reflections

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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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Turning to God

MAUDE MARY CLARKE

World-worn and weary,Stained with the dust of travel,The true way dimly seen,As yet untried, unlearned,We cry to GodAmidst our desolation:Turn us, O Father,And we shall be turned.

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Humility

E. JEWEL ROBINSON

Dear Lord, I cried, if Thou art God,Reveal Thyself to me;In wondrous sign or mighty deed,I would Thy glory see.
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Reward

SARA SISSON

The peace of God would come to every consciousnessIf, humbly trusting, we would only say:I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast seen my prayerfulness,And given Thy bounty all along the way.
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Obedience

EMILY PATTERSON SPEAR

Obedience gives the power to knowThat God is Love; daily to showThat loving guidance leads us on,And gives us grace for victory won;To lead a brother from the nightOf error's thrall to Horeb height.

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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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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 Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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The Woman

ANNE CLEVELAND CHENEY

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God's Allness

EDNA L. EARNEST

God is all-knowing Mind;All Science His,All wisdom His—Just and kind.
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An Ideal

SEBA MARSH PIERIE

What is life, and what purpose adds joy to living,Save to be loving and pure and forgiving?
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He Thinks on Thee

ANNIE G. TEMPLE

He thinks on thee—oh, truth sublime!Through all the years, in every clime,Where'er thy wand'ring footsteps stray,In pastures green or thorny way,He thinks on thee, for thou art dear;Then, troubled heart, no longer fear.
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At-one-ment

ELSIE HILL AINSWORTH

To-day —Thy will be done!Let me not turn asideSeeking mine own, but following after good,In Thee abideTill error's misty thrall I know no more,Nor sin, nor death, can move me as before.
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Thou Art the Power

MAY B. CROWE

Thou art the power by which we moveMountains of wrong and sin;Thou art the omnipresent LoveThat feeds the life within.