Poems

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"The secret place"

MARGARET PLUNKET RAPER

From seeing, hearing, sensing,I turn away, and seek an inner courtOr quiet, lighted place,Where neither sight nor soundCan change one lineIn all the structure.
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The Better Way

CASSIUS M. LOOMIS

Pledged to good intentions, secret though they be,Mindful of the pitfalls day by day,Ready with forgiveness, if a fault you see,—Is not this, indeed, the better way?

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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 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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Armageddon

SUSAN CAMPBELL

World , o'erburdened by your dreamings,Stumbling blindly in the night,Love alone can save you, brothers,Truth alone can give you light.

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Time's Overthrow

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

In dim, far-off, forgotten ages,Ere Clio yet had found her pen,Some one of earth's most cunning sagesInvented Time to mislead men.
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New Views of Thee

MARIAN J. COBB

New views of Thee, O God, new views of Thee,Goodness and Love divine, coming to me;In each experience, I may beholdNew views of Thee, O Love, ever unfold.
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Noël

ELENORA PIKE

The night of error's darkness wanes,The morn of Truth is breaking,And now a worn and weary worldTo Love's white light is waking.

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Anthology of classic articles

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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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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Throughout Eternity

CARRIE L. BOSS

Dear Father-Mother God, within Thine armsOutstretch'd in loving care to me, Thy son,What joy is mine to know that we are one,All one in Love—inseparably oneThroughout eternity.
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The Syrian Shepherd

ELIZABETH HAYWARD GARDNER

On silent Syrian hills the shepherd watched,Communing in the fragrant star-filled darkWith all-pervading peace, which settled downO'er folded flocks of sheep and little lambs,All trustful in appealing helplessness;Content to feel the shepherd's hov'ring care;Content to rest where'er his presence bides.
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There Is No Night

GEORGIAN EVELYN SMITH

We close our eyes to Truth,And turn away, forsooth,Lest we may seeTruth's pure, enduring lightDispel earth's dreamy night,And rest in Thee.
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God's Messenger

AGNES V. SINZ

Watching beside a bed of painThrough weary hours of night,The words of truth seemed all in vain,And hopeless, drear, the fight.
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Endeavor

LAURA GERAHTY

Help me, O Love, to find my full salvation;Lead me, O Truth, to walk in purity;Teach me to know Thine is each demonstration,And every perfect thought a glimpse of Thee.
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Dreams and Visions

HARRY J. DUNHAM

How poor the dreams of mortal senseCompared to visions from on high,Which God's unfailing love presentsTo gladden faith's uplifted eye!