Poems

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Worldly Wisdom

RALPH CHEYNEY

For every task and enterpriseThat he has finished or begun,The man who's really worldly wiseWill pray each day, "Thy will be done"!
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The Shepherds

KATHLEEN ANNETTE SCAMMELL

Hark! The angels softly singing,Making bright the night with praise—Pæans through the darkness winging:Joy and peace be, all thy days!

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Shared reflections

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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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Be Not Afraid

PEARL HOLLOWAY

Be not afraid.

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A Thanksgiving Testimony

MAUDE M. CLARKE

O God, accept our sacrifice of praiseContinually, and may we ever give Thee thanksFor this: That Thou didst sendThy well beloved SonTo show the way.
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Just a Look

MARY A. MACOMBER

Just a look, but, oh, the sweetness—Patience with a brother shown;Forgiveness without touch of censure—Fruit of struggles, prayer, alone.
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Yesterday and To-day

ANNA M. CHATILLON

When now I think of yesterday,Its burdens, and horizon gray,When all to me was dreary,And every moment wearyWith fear that the to-morrowWould bring new pains and sorrow—

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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 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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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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Understanding God

LAURA REBECCA LONSDALE

No brighter thought sheds beacon gleams to cheerEach pilgrim journeying through earth's drear,Than this—that God is Light.
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Gratitude

CHRISTINE EMERY

I thank Thee, Father, for the light,That shines effulgent on my way,Helping me see and solve arightThe problems of the day.
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Thy Likeness

ETHEL E. ROCKWELL

A sleep men dream, and dreaming seeA world of pain and misery.
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Awake Thou

BERTHA TRABAND MYERS

Doth thy way seem lonely, tired heart,Thy way seem far from other men apart,No friendly far out-reaching hand,No one near to understandThy hopes, the good that thou wouldst know?
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Along the Way

ADRIENNE BARTO

Make straight His road so interlaced,So covered o'er with self;Let me but see amid the gloomThe vision of Thyself,So lowly sweetThat, in the seeing, I may graspSomething of love to help me passUndaunted on my way.
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"Comfort ye"

MARY A. BLOMFIELD

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.