Poems

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OBEDIENCE

MINNA MATHISON

Lord , not for bowered ease we askWho hark to Truth's exalted word,—Place in the ranks, the lowliest task,A niche where we may serve thee, Lord.
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MY NEED

SARAH E. P. MC LEAN.

Give me, O Lord, the strength that dwellsAs everlasting hills,That stands serene through stress and storm,And human passion stills.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

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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"DUST TO DUST."

MARY HICKS VAN DER BURGH.

"Dust to dust.

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"SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM"

DAISY L. STWALLEY.

Would you run and not be weary,Would you walk and never faint,Would you gain eternal freedom?
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SEEKING THE LIGHT

MARY LOUISE FERGUSON.

I Do not ask for riches, power,For worldly wisdom, strength, or might;I only ask that every hourMay bring to me the heaven-born light.
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PEACE

GRACE ADA BOUGHTON LEIGH.

Night, with its silence and its solitude,Brings all earth's strife unto the feet of Love:There, in the stillness of the eventide,To lift our thoughts in prayer to God above.

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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 mental health

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

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 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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KIND WORDS

CHARLES C. SANDELIN.

Words soft-spoken and kind,Like sunbeams through clouds of day,Into the heart to grief resignedStealthily find their way!
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REFLECTIONS

LAURA GERAHTY.

Frail little butterfly,Flitting from bud to flower,Gracing most mightilyEach sunlit hour;
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OPPORTUNITY

ROY FOSTER.

Who says I knock but once and passNe'er to return, speaks not the truth.
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MY VISION

GRACE NIXON STECHER.

The blinding mists have lifted from the faceOf all mankind, of earth, and troubled sea;Time's sickle reaps no more, and in its placeRevolve the cycles of eternity.
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RELIANCE

LAURA GERAHTY.

I know not just the moment whenLove's harvest ripe will be,But as I sow I gather forEternity.
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A PSALM OF GRATITUDE

LILLIAN BARKER BEEDE

All praise to Thee, all glory to Thy name,Our Father, God, O Love divine,For like refreshing summer dew,That lifts the thirsty flowers anew,Thy mercy fills this heart of mine.