Poems

Dawning Faith

The teacher said:

Day by Day

The days that pass us, one by one,Are as a string of gems to me,—Days that are shining with a deed well done,Days all aglow with the love we've won,Each day enshrined in loving thought,Linked with the joy the truth has brought;And as we con them, round and round,An endless chain of gems is found.

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Christmas Bells

The merry bells at Christmas—tideFling out their golden chimes of cheer,While all the earth a moment staysIts toil, in happiness to hear.

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Love's Prophecy Fulfilled

Ring out, ye silvery chimes, this Christmas morn!Once more on earth a Bethlehem babe is born.

Mary Magdalene

'Tw as not a hurt, reproachful friend who spokeTo that brave woman standing by the tomb,Seeking to pierce the early morning gloomBefore the less indebted ones awoke;For she had dared to be herself, to goAs her untutored richness led, to loveThe best she knew, though he seemed far aboveHer, lying shamed by those who made her so.

It Is Well with the Child

I know not where my loved one may be lying,In field or forest, or by town or sea,Whether on earth or in the gray clouds flying—I only know he cannot come to me.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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Shared reflections

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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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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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You will not compass your poor ends...

You will not compass your poor endsOf barley-feeding and material ease,Without the poet's individualismTo work your universal.

Christmas Giving

Should we but once in all the long full yearBestow some token of the love we bear,—Love with each day new born, more sweet, more fair;Born with youth's eagerness to speak, to hear,To give, to take its proper meed of cheer?

Trinity

Beyond the sun that floods the earth with lightAnd brings the day to dawn on mortal sight,Beyond the moon that glorifies the nightAnd myriad stars that make the heavens bright,Is Life eternal, known to us as God.

In the Forever Now

He liveth on in hearts whose deep perception Lies in the truth uplifting and divine; In deeds more noble than the world's conception He liveth on.

"A still small voice"

"Oh, where is God?

The Great Surrender

How tenderly, when we were little children,As evening came they took away our toys,Knowing that night brings rest for tired people;And as we weeping left our childish joys,How gentle were the arms then folded round us,How quiet was the voice that bade us rest,Whispered our toys would all be there tomorrowAnd sleep was best.