Poems

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Assurance

TEDA M. EARLE

I heard a nestling crying in the dark;The mother hid it 'neath her brooding wingAnd quickly hushed the frightened little thing.
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Fidelity

JAMES N. HATCH

A rosebush grew by a crumbling wallAt the end of a lonely lane,Where a solemn silence ruled o'er allAnd the tangled grass and the weeds so tallWithered for lack of rain.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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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City of the King

DAVID E. ANTHONY

O royal city of the glorious King,Thy radiant splendor, born of Love divine,Nor sun nor moon to thee can changing bring,Since God's own everlasting day is thine:As boundless are thy beauteous jasper walls,Thrice iridescent as the shimmering seaWhen on each crest the noontide sunbeam falls,And limitless as His eternity.

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Spring

MARIE RUSSELL

Today the gentle violetA soft assurance bears,Because the morning sun arose,And dried her dewy tears.
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Resurrection

EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH

"Lazarus , come forth"!—the Christ-command was spoken;The answer came, revealing life unbroken.
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The Promised Land

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

Apart from Love a desert is, despair,With naught to kindle hope, no lasting peace;Joy bides there not, for sorrow there hath lease:A waste of weariness, and want, and care!But in Love's presence all is sweet and fair,—The joys of Spirit never know decrease;And thus all claims of error quickly cease,For Truth omnipotent reigns ever there!

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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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 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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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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Sorrow, tears, complaint?...

Mary Christina Schmidt

Sorrow, tears, complaint?
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Love's Haven

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

Tempestuous winds do blowO're the angry, restless sea:How sweet that I yet may knowLove keepeth mine and me!
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Inspiration

DAISY L. STWALLEY

At eventide I'm thinking of that night long years agoWhen wondering shepherds watched their flocks and saw avision glow;And e'en to me their vision comes—a glorious angel throng;My heart o'erflows with gladness, I hear the rapturous song;And as I listen, rapt before the Truth, the Life, the Love,the light,There surely now is born to me a Saviour dear tonight!
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Eventide

EMILY HOUSEHOLDEE

Weary of trying to soar,Weary of flying and falling,Nestlings are coming once moreHome to the mother-love's calling.
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Contentment

EVELYN SYLVESTER KNOWLES

To look upon the world with smiling eyes,To view my lot with joy, whate'er it seem,To know the truth, with all that this implies,To live, to act, not sit and idly dream:To envy none, to long for naught save thingsAbove the mortal, that shall satisfy,—Thus knows my heart the song contentment sings,And discontent shall pass unnoticed by.
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Only a Dream

ELIZABETH EARL JONES

Adam slept, and dreamed that space, all vocal with joy and song,Took form as birds that peopled the air and silenced the serpent of wrong.