Poems

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"Behold, the kingdom of God is within you"

FLORENCE A. GUBBINS

I KNOW where to gather the far-away bluenessOf valleys and mountains, and find all the raptureOf clouds, as they sail on the wings of the tempest,Where to breathe in the silence of bare-bosom'd uplands,And rejoice in the freedom of measureless skies.
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The Search

EDNA L. EARNEST

I SOUGHT for Life.

Audio Collection

A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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 Prayer

A. JACQUELINE SHAW

Humbly we ask to love as Jesus loved:To stand with him upon the sacred mountOf revelation, where our Master provedThat all was good, and sin was nothingness.

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Awakening

MAUD AGNEW RANDALL

When spring came creeping o'er the earth,The little plants awoke.
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"Be of good cheer"

JEANIE F. GIBB

IF you're feeling tired, and sick at heartOf the world's turmoil and strain,Of the daily grind, and the fear behind,And the frequent ache and pain,
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'Tis Good to Know

EMILY WRIGHT HOOD

'Tis good to know that God is Life.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

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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 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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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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Alone with God

THEODORE ALBERT SCHROEDER

FEAR not, faint heart, break loose thy chain,If in the night of sin and painThou roamest still with vision dim;There is no truth apart from Him.
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Trust Thou and Know

ANNE MACKINTOSH

THE Lord hath said, Be not afraid! Fear not! Thy heart, bowed low beneath its load of grief unutterable, Shall learn a sympathy so great, so broad, That thou shalt clasp His hand, and know That Love alone is God!
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A Song of Joy

ADA D. COLBY

OUR God is good; our loss means gain, When earth has dropped its fretting chain, And mortal cares have ceased to sway O'er hearts too troubled, oft, to pray.
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One Who Loved

MATTIE E. SIMPSON

"THY will be done"! Can it have been I ever feared to say These gentle words, that still my restlessness Like mother-touch to-day?
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"He is our peace"

BEATRICE CLAYTON

SWEET words and clear, the great apostle penned, Of him whose teachings bid all woes surcease, All human hate and enmity to end,— "He is our peace.
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A Prayer for To-day

BIRDIE LEE LARCHE

DEAR Love divine, help me live to-day,From start to close,In just the kindly wayWhich friendship knows.