Poems

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Man

L. EMMETT SHERRED

O man, thou radiant likeness,Noble, pure, forever perfectImage of God,Serene, though dark'ning clouds o'erspreadAnd thunders shake the universe,—Thy thoughts are free.
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Healing

MARY A. MACOMBER

Long had seemed the seekingFor peace and perfect health;The care and pain still lingered,Midst others' joy and wealth.

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Shared reflections

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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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Our Isaac

MABEL GORDON-INGLIS

HAST thou an Isaac who is held most dear?

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True Rest

ETHEL E. HOLMES

WEARY , while miles stretch before me,Fagged by the long way I've trod,I hear, ever nearer and sweeter:Be still, and know I am thy God.
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Love's Guidance

EMELIE J. BEERS

AT night the listening shepherdsHeard the tidings, glad and clear;And at night the watching wise menSaw the guiding star appear.
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Is This the Truth

THOMAS LAWRY

Is this the truth?

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Anthology of classic articles II

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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Recompense

MARTHA WEBSTER MERRIEHEW

We may not pray for easiness,But for that vigor prayThat manifests trustworthinessAnd moral bravery.
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Home

ESTELLA S. THOMPSON

O trusting heart, look up and seeThe glorious home prepared for thee;A home so free from mortal strife,Where Love is all and God is Life;
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The Pioneer

NELLIE BATES JEWETT

Because for me she wrought with marvelous care,Can I the debt toss carelessly aside—Content to feast in idleness and pride,Unmindful of her fast, her ceaseless prayer?
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Immanuel

MARY SPARKS

I was blind, but now I seeGod is with us every hour;Now His mighty love makes free,And there is no other power.
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The Way, the Truth, the Life

MAUDE M. CLARKE

When for love of God we yearn,And naught but error can discern,When in wandering doubt we stray,We have His word: I am the way.
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City of God

MARY E. COBB

THERE came to me once as I pondered,A vision of beauty and light;I saw, with the eyes of the spirit,The city that has no night.