Poems

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Receiving

ROSE E. SHARLAND

The lilies at the dawn of dayHeld lovely faces up,Where fragrance, beauty, color.
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Thou Art All

LESTER F. LEWELLEN

Oh, Life! Oh, Love! I know,If in Thy presence I would be,Dwell in Thy love forever free,Reflecting truth that is of Thee—I know that Thou alone to meMust be my All.

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Anthology of classic articles

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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True Seeking

KATHERINE WRIGHT

Am I loving the sweetnessOf those who are near?

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

PEARLE M. WARREN

What am I thankful for to-day?
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Thanksgiving

NORA L. BROWN

We thank Thee, Father, Lord of all,For blessings sent before we call,For Life and Love that cannot cease,For strength and rest and joyous peace,For health and hope and better cheer,For knowing all is Thine, and here.
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My Prayer

NANCY B. TOMLINSON

O Make my life a light that glowsMore bright from day to day;That those who toil in lonelinessMay look and find Thy way!

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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'OUR FATHER ...'

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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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"A little child shall lead"

STOKES ANTHONY BENNETT

A little child came up to me,And put his hand in mine;His heart was pure as it could be,His face with love did shine.
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Be Still

LAURA GERAHTY

God's love is everywhere; each smile and flowerIs Love's reflection on our path each day,Varying in brightness only as we pray,Differing only as we know Love's power.
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Divine Alchemy

IDA RANDALL SIMONEAU

He finds the virgin gold without alloyWho knows the heav'n-born joyOf unselfed deeds, who, having madeThe sacrifice where mortal self is laidWithin Truth's crucible and tried,Views imaged Love.
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Dawn

JANE GILBERT LACY

"Until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.
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"Forgive ... as we forgive"

MARY I. MESECHRE

When in my prayerForgiveness I implore from God on high,Then do I dareMy own forgiving set to measure by?
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Mary Baker Eddy

FRANCES MARION RALSTON

When through the mists of time there shone on earthA beacon light from heaven's eternal day,A heart, made sensitive through suffering,Obeyed the call, and walked the narrow way.