Poems

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My Thanks

ISMILDA M. PRESLEY

Dear God, I thank Thee hour by hourThat Thou hast shown to me Thy power,So wondrous here!
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My Prayer

ELSIE PRESS HILLMAN

Oh , give to me an understanding heart,That I, in fullest measure, may impartA message of Thy tenderness and careTo those who seek Thy graciousness to share.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Love Has Been Before

EVELYN SYLVESTER KNOWLES

Should I climb a narrow stair,Face a closèd door,Yet I know that even thereLove has been before.

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From Glory to Glory

MARIAN GREGG

I must diligently set my heartTo find out what Love is,For I am sure that in the knowledgeOf Love is revealed all things.
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Confidence in God

RUTH D. SMITH

I do not know just why the sunSends forth its rays through countless years;Yet through its constancy I feelA lessening of doubts and fears.
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The Barrier

MARGARET HOUSTON KAUFFMAN

All day I watched for that bright messengerOf whom my heart had heard.

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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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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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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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The Oil of Joy

HAZEL V. HARRIS

Oh , weary one, take joy unto thy heart;It is thy dividend designed to blessThy life to-day,—to-morrow has its part.
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"And he delivered him to his mother"

EVELYN L. WEBB

O mother , weepingOn thy lonely wayIn sad procession,Lift up now thy head;For lo, the Christ speaksWords of tenderness,And bids the concourse haltIts mournful path.
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A Prayer

FREDDA R. GRATKE

I lift my voice,O Father-Mother God;Hear Thou my cry;Oh, let me know Thy presence sweet,And feel Thee nigh.
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My Task

LELA E. ROGERS

To work in earnest; watch and prayTo keep my conscience sound;To ask each day for strength; and takeThe manna handed down;
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"The song of Christian Science" *

HATTIE JOHNSON BONNELL

"The song of Christian Science"!How it rises!Higher, higher;Sweeter, clearer! Far and near!It is, "Work—work—work—watch and pray.
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Victory

RUTH MARIE DILLON

But now my footsteps firm and steadfast clingTo Thy dear law of Truth; in joy I singThy praise, as onward pressing in Thy light I walk;And, every foe suppressing, graciously I talkWith Thee, my Comforter, forever near.