Poems

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God Made Man Free

MARY A. LEMBECK

God made man free.
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I am Content

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

To prove His perfect gifts!It is enough to-dayTo journey one good honest leagueUpon a worthy way;To see and heed the signal He has sent,I am content, I am content.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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Love

KATHARINA SCHWEDER

Be loving to others, though they be ungrateful,God's faithful reflection can never be hateful.

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Seeking and Finding

FRANK SARGENT BARTLETT

Teach me, O God, Thy way,Let self be set aside,Enable meThy Son to see,My heart to open wide.
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Our Greatest Need

ERNEST PETERS

O God, how may I speak of Thee?
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The Secret Place

ANITA WELLS

The secret place of the Father's careIs all about us—everywhere;We only need to enter in,And shut the door on fear and sin,To find the allness of God's love;Then we are safe in heaven, above.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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 Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

View other Collections →

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Transition

MARGUERITE DYER PRIESMEYER

God, in His goodness, gave me grace Through winding roads to wander,
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The Upward Path

MARGARET HOUSTON KAUFFMAN

"Father, " I said, "the night is very dark;Strange sounds do throng my pathway; no stars shine;I stumble as I climb, and miss the mark.
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Immanuel

FRANCES TATUM FLEER

Father! I pray,In this Thine hour,To know enough of TheeAnd Thy all-powerTo bring to lightThe healing proofOf Thy great loveAnd Thy eternal truth.
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God Changeth Not

CLARA TEWKSBURY WATSON

Life changeth not.
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Weaving

MARY I. MESECHRE

Some little measure of the web of lifeIs ours to weave with colors passing fair;We take the threads into our willing handsAnd scan the pattern clear before us there.
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The Dawn of Truth

RUTH MARIE DILLON

The way seemed dark; I could not seeThe light that on my pathway shone,For fear and doubt encompassed me:To mortal sense I walked alone.