Poems

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"None good but one"

CAROLINE A. BALY

Hadst thou the power, wouldst thou do aughtBut send thy children love,Fill to the brim the hung'ring heartsWith bounty from above,—If thou wert God?
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The Master

MARGARET MORRISON

What vision held those eyes so rapt and true,That he could walk upon our common earthAnd make it blossom in conception newOf man's divinity,—transcendent birth?

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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 Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Sorrow Vanquished

LAURA GERAHTY

The gate of sorrow swings upon its hinge,And as it sways with every load of fearOr gentle waft of joy's expectancy,I see the Christ beyond, and fain would reachThe outstretched arms in wide entreaty spread.

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Woman

MARTHA WEBSTER MERRIHEW

The Father called His child.
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Vision Beautiful

JOHN STEEN

The sun is always shiningAnd the sky is always blue,For our vision of the beautifulIs one with what is true,As the prayer of understandingPierces through the clouds of sense,And our hearts sing at the knowledgeOf God's omnipotence.
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Reflection

FLORRIE ASHCROFT

Into the night the lighthouse sendsIts guiding ray,Cheering the bark that landward wendsIts storm-tossed way.

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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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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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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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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Knowing

F. MARION RALSTON

I know that God is good,That Love is true,That Truth divine abides,And doth endueThe heart of every woman,Man, or child,With purity and faith,And instincts mild.
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One Thought of Love

ALICIA C. HUBBARD

Who can tell what flowsFrom the heart of a roseAs into the air its fragrance goes;As it sends through the gloomIts sweet perfume;Whom it cheers and blessesWith fragrant caresses;What it givesWhere it goes,—Who can tellBut the rose?
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Alone with God

KATHERINE FINNIGAN ANDERSON

Alone with God!Wrapped in the solitude of peace,There comes a sense of sweet releaseFrom dark despair.
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I prayed for wealth:...

Frank N. Riale

I prayed for wealth:Then what I had, all that I lost.
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Yussuf Ben Orem

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

Yussuf Ben Orem at his doorAdmitted all whose need was sore,And freely gave to all who cameWhat aid he might in God's high name.
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Waymarks

MARY WHEELER

No shadow falls upon the groundBut points unto the sun;No streamlet lies in frost-chains boundBut shall in summer run.