Poems

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Usefulness

GERTRUDE GOODING MC CLOUD

Can I help my neighbor any,While I'm thinking thoughts of fear?
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Words

KATHERINE R. FRANCKE

Words, words, words; multiplicity of words and nothing said: In vain we strive to voice the woes o'er which our hearts have bled,

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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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Christian Science

CORA ARMSTRONG KELLAM

'Tis the trail of the open vision,The road of our hearts' behest,It stretches away before us,Into an active rest.

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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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Our Isaac

MABEL GORDON-INGLIS

HAST thou an Isaac who is held most dear?

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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

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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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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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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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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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?