Poems

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Spirit is Substance

MABEL A. SALT

Spirit is substance; dwelling in light,God knows nor discord, sorrow, nor night.
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Confidence

CAROLINE L. DIER

In peace apart—to ponder this—My God is All-in-all;My friend, my counselor, my guide,Who hears me when I call.

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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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No Death Horizon

LILLIAN BARKER DURKEE

I stood on the sands one summer day,And watched a white ship that sailed awayFrom sheltering shores within the bay,Out to the great gray sea,Proudly her flag to the breeze unfurling,Cleaving the billows around her curling,Speeding away from me.

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Praying

WILLIAM P. MC KENZIE

Does not prayer mean the mental glad ascentTo higher visions of the heavenly grace?
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A Prayer

ALICE JACQUELINE SHAW

Oh, lift mine eyes above the sons of men,That they may fasten on the things of Thee;For I am weary of the strife of kingsWhich wars against Thy law unceasingly—Kings, but whose crowns are made of worldly dust,That crumble at Thy word and sink to naught:Pride and the lust of power and place, which reachAnd fret for what can ne'er be sold or bought.
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Impartial Love

ESTHER L. HILL

God, the Father, loveth all,Watcheth over, careth for,Leadeth, guideth all alike,—No one less and no one more;Each His son and heir beloved.

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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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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

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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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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Faithfulness

FLORENCE LILIAN NEELY

Just to know that Love is all,To turn from error's thrall,To hear Truth's trumpet call,—Is faithfulness.
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The Garden of Thought

E. JEWEL ROBINSON

The Father hath given each child of His careA garden implanted with seedlings so fair;The buds and the blossoms are molded above,Their petals all perfumed with meekness and love;Oh, blest is our God-given garden!
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Consecration

EDITH MARGARET HOLMAN

Once when the daily round seemed dull and drear,This message came to me, divinely clear:Know, child of Mine, that all I askIs that thy daily taskShall with such loving care and tendernessBe wrought, that all who seeMay feel and recognize 't was done for Me.
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A Morning Prayer

LULU B. MC ALLISTER

Dear Father, as I face the mornAnd watch the rising sun,I pray for light to do Thy will;I pray my thoughts may injure none,But bless them, every one.
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Redemption

JOHN ASHCROFT

"Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell,"My heart's desire Thou wilt not scorn;For Thou, who doest all things well,Dost know my longing, newly born.
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The Standard

FREDERICK STARR CAMPBELL

When , like a flood, wrong thoughts would o'er me roll,Threat'ning to overwhelm, shall I, resigned,Bow 'neath their sway as to a master mind,Admit their right to cruelly oppress,Of health and happiness exacting toll,As ancient Hebrew bent to Egypt's yoke?