Poems

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Waiting

GWENDOLEN EDWARDS

There sat alone at eventide,Outside a great church door,A ragged outcast of the street,Sin-stained and sick and poor.
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Love's Presence

EDITH L. PERKINS

Seems dark and lone the way?

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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Unmoved

LUCY HAYS EASTMAN

A GIFT of love and joy so bright, so pure,—Roses and heliotrope, gay and demure.

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"Except ye repent"

BEN. HAWORTH-BOOTH

How oft upon the fretful voice of oceanHave I not heard the carping, canting quest,How would ye heal by your divine devotionIf ye should fall — as fall perchance the best —And break some bone?
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Healing

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

A sacred hush, a warmth of peace,A vision seen that eyes ne'er knew!Perplexing claims of error cease,Earth fades, — heaven opens to the view!
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Heaven

LAURA GERAHTY

Are there no flowers in heaven, she cried,No streets of shining gold,No angel-songs that rise and fallAs the gates of pearl unfold?

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Anthology of classic articles II

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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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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The Hills of God

GERTRUDE RING HOMANS

A child in the valley village,I gazed with rapture awedOn the mountains' crown near the little town,And fancied they brought some blessing downTo those below who must toil and plod,So I called them the hills of God.
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Love

LUCY NICHOLSON

Across the gulf of human limitationLove reaches out!Across the seething waves of desolationAnd arid wastes of doubtLove's mighty hands stretch ever,Spanning gulf, desert, river!And our poor groping fingers find and holdHands, strong and kind, and, following wherethey lead,Out of the earth-mists cold,Find heaven indeed!
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An Autumn Musing

LAURA E. SARGENT

Each falling leaf proclaims a resurrection;The fading flowers immortal blooms declare;When understood, it is the heart's electionOf higher thought of nature's tints so fair.
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Loyalty

MARY HORNIBROOK CUMMINS

"And thou wast also with the Nazarene!"O word of accusation, richly fraughtWith honor! What those loving hands have wroughtEnwraps the servant; sheds o'er life and thoughtThe halo of that matchless life serene.
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Our Guest

CASSIUS M. LOOMIS

He came unto our home one eve, alone.
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Peace

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

Heed but the voice of Truth—thy peace,Like the flowing river, shall not cease:Flowing from God, its endless source;If through thy consciousness it course,And thou bar not the channel pure,Thy peace—Love's peace—shall be secure!