Poems

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True Sympathy

MARIAN J. COBB

True sympathy is not expressedBy trembling at another's fear,By entering his cloud of grief,Holding as real the anguished tear.
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"Our daily bread"

MINNA MATHISON

"Give us this day our daily bread.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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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Consecration

WILLIAM P. MC KENIZIE

Give all to God,Nor hold awaySome thought-out plan,Whereof you say,I shall work thusSome far-off day,When ruled by my own will.

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Be Not Afraid

RHODA A. HYMAN

Dear child of Love, God's perfect one,Fear not, nor ever be dismayed.
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"Lift up the lad"

LUCIE HASKELL HILL

A mother sat and watched beside her babe.
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My Prayer

OLIVE DECKER TWINING

Our Father-Mother God, to-nightA humble heart is reaching up to TheeIn gratitude for light.

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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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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 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 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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My Daily Task

MARY E. BRADLEY

To pray arightTo keep in sightGod's ever present powerAnd love and care,Which everywhereEnfold us every hour;
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God is Our Help

CLARA F. BOSWORTH

"There is no power apart from God;"*His love is over all.
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"Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures"

FREDERICK STARR CAMPBELL

Precious volume, born of our loved Leader'sInspired life! A multitude made free,A globe-circling host of grateful readers—This year of grace, observe thy jubilee.
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"And the shepherds returned"

ANNE CLEVELAND CHENEY

Again the blessed Christmastide has passed;The world has looked in wonder toward the star,And visioned those blest shepherds from afar:The gold, the frankincense, and myrrh, amassedAnd brought by threeWho journeyed long and metTo kneel before the little feet,Of infant sweet,Destined to wend their way to Olivet,And then—to Calvary.
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The Star

THERESE K. BATTEN

Tell us, Wisemen, did you know,On that night long years gone by, What the star you followed meant,What that glow from out the sky?
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The Angels' Message

EDITH M. SHANK

Angels brought a wondrous messageYears ago to all the earth,Singing, Peace, good will, glad tidings,As they heralded the birthOf the gentle, Christlike Jesus,He who came that all might knowOf the Father's loving-kindnessTo His children here below.