Poems

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Seekers of the Light

ETHEL M. GOSS

THROUGH light and shadow, Tears and pain, Helping each other the heights to gain, Onward forever, Working together, Are those who are striving to follow the gleam.
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"Be of good cheer"

ANNE VIRGINIA CULBERTSON

Because he knew the sick man's need to copeWith dark despair when all the way seems drear,The great Physician spoke these words of hope:"Be of good cheer.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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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Stilling of the Tempest

WARREN CHARLES KLEIN

Bright blue sky and clear-blown day,All our fear has gone away;Sing on in thy cheering voice,Bid thou all the world rejoice!

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Spiritual Understanding

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

I know, e'enwhen I do not see, Just as I know the mountain peakThough swathed in fog there still must be:I know—with joy then I may speak!
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"No more sea"

MARY LLOYD MC CONNEL

Among the mighty sayings of the Book,It seems to meThan this none gives more comfort: "And thereWas no more sea.
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O friend, from out my little store...

Eugenia M. Fosbery

O friend, from out my little store I give thee truth, and more and more Would I impart, wert thou to listen.

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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.

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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 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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The Purer Sense

LEONARD H. GIBSON, JR.

MINE eyes behold the teeming earth,— The brooks, the flowers, the trees, The aspiring hills, the valleys deep, Meadow and field and forest steep, Sunshine and shadow, calm and storm, Bird and beast : the human form Ruling o'er all of these.
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Illumination

L. E. HEDBERG

OPEN , ye gates of dawn, The sun of Love comes through! All mists of doubt are gone, And daylight shines anew.
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A Table in the Wilderness

GEORGE AMBROSE DENNISON

A TRAVELER on a lone and barren way Met one that hungered.
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Green Pastures

ETHEL M. GOSS

O CLEAR blue lake and bluer sky, Gray rocks along the shore, Amid the roar of the city streets You call me evermore!
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"He careth for you"

ADELA V. SCRIMGEOUR

SEE how the lily grows, so pure and fair, As if to do God's will, His love express; With leaves spread out in mute, unconscious prayer, Nor toils to weave so exquisite a dress.
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Prayer

MAUD A. MITCHELL

"Our Father which art in heaven"— I paused and wondered where I could find that beautiful place, To rest in God's loving care,