Poems

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Aspiration

MINNA MATHISON

Love, free us from the taint of earth,And from its mortal spell;Help us Thy will to understand,To find Thy blessings near at hand,And seek true wisdom well.
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Sun of Righteousness

AIMEE LUNDGREN

Oh the pity of our plight,When we trespass 'gainst the right,Blindly follow error's leading,Truth's divine appeal unheeding.

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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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At Evening Time

EDITH L. PERKINS

When burdens seem too great to bear,And endless drag the hours of blight,Then come these words with solace rare:At evening time it shall be light.

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Love

E. K. ILLINGWORTH

I Sang my song to the sunshine,I whispered it in the air,The breezes bore it on loving armsAnd wafted it everywhere!
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Unafraid

MINNIE C. BALDWIN

Unafraid, undismayed,—Great the peace that comes to me;Undismayed, unafraid,As I walk with Thee.
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The Reader

C. C. BUTTERWORTH, 2d

I Heard a gentle woman speaking forthStern words of Truth, awed in the utterance,That Truth should be of so great prevalenceTo heal, and she herself so little worth.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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 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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"Let there be light"

ROBERT E. KEY

LET not the argument of human reasonWhisper within thyself: It must be so;This false belief, though only for a season,Is the effect which mortal thoughts bestow.
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The Awakening

ESTHER L. SAMPSON

I prayed to God in tears and sorrow,I feared to-day—I feared to-morrow.
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Homeward Bound

FLORA BROWNLEE WALKER

I have taken in the anchor,I have made the cable free:I feel the old ship tremble,And I'm putting out to sea.
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The Star

ETHEL BOWMAN RONALD

The star that shone so long agoO'er Bethlehem afar,That cheered the shepherds' wakeful eyes,And brought such wonder to the wise—Still shines that ancient star.
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The Christ Child

GERTRUDE GOODING MC CLOUD

We think of him as a little child who came long, long ago,To bring his thoughts of purity to heal a world of woe.
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The Journey

MARGARET MORRISON

WE need not remember the fearing, The anguish that crowded the night.