Poems

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Sunset Light

ANNA DEWEY-MC NUTT

Glad of the day! My day!It is not always bright;Not always do my roses bloom,Nor all my songs ring right.
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Understanding

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

O thou that seemest tossed by wind and waveOn error's threatening sea, nor succor nearTo lift thine anxious thought, o'erwhelmed with fear,And from the tempest in thine own heart save!Could thou but know thou art indeed no slave,Nor error real and potent; could appearUnto thy consciousness Truth's wondrous cheer,Unvanquished by aught evil, e'en the grave,—

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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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Mirage

MARTHA WEBSTER MERRIHEW

Behind a desert storm, the sea before,A heat-dim beach and vibrant air between;I glimpsed, then clear as thrown upon a screenA city, as of smoke, masked yonder shore.

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The Sower

EUGENIA M. FOSBERY

I planted once a seed and went my way.
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The Ego God

ELIZABETH EARL JONES

How golden is the sunshine that coaxes out the flowers! The sky is blue with fleecy clouds, the birds sing in the bowers,While children laugh in pure delight and love the happy hours:Oh, life is blooming everywhere, in gleams and glimpses glad and fair;We see it in its varied sheen, but back of all is Life unseen,And Life itself is God.
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Freedom

DAVID E. ANTHONY

Praise be to God, and blessed be this day When men, released from the despotic sway Of mortal mind and error's thrall, may rise And climb the mount to Truth's own paradise.

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Shared reflections

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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Eternal Sonship

CASSIUS M. LOOMIS

The starlit ether on that memorable nightWas laden with a sweetness and a joyOf life as brilliant as the noonday glare.
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Answers

J. LILIAN VANDEVERE

"Pray , what is friendship?
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Rejoice in the Lord

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

Rejoice! Again I say, Rejoice!But not alone with lute and voice;Nay, first know joy dwells in thine heart,For that thou hast in Truth thy part,Then love from out thy heart will glow,And all the world shall surely know,Not by thine anthems or thy creeds,Nor by thy words, but by thy deeds,Which testimony true affordThat thou hast been with Christ the Lord.
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God's Works

GEORGE H. BURCHARD

The works of God beyond compare are great;Not merely mountain huge, and glacier stream,And stars, and sun with golden morning beam,—Although with joy these things we contemplate,Since all that truly is, Mind doth create,—But rather doth the Lord most gracious seemBecause His hand hath made the earth to teemWith blessings fitted to our needy state.
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The Pilot

GERTRUDE RING HOMANS

"When Love is at the helm of thought,"*Securely moves the ship;The filling sails of impulse caught,The staying ropes and rigging taut,And songs upon each lip.
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A Song in the Night

VERNE E. TAYLOR

"It is so dark," I said, "I cannot sing;In such a gloom I have no heart for song.