Poems

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

PETER E. MACKAY.

The night was dark without a star,Hope shunned a cold and cheerless clime,When, like a shipwrecked mariner,I trembled on the shore of time.
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MY EXPERIENCE

ELLA MITCHELL MC AVEY.

I TRAVELED O'er a thorny pathFor many years, nor did I knowThe shining way lay just above—How could I know God loved me so.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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DO NOT DOUBT

HAROLD SUSMAN.

What's the trouble all about?

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INTEGRITY

ELIZABETH ALLEN MALLORY.

She stands in all integrity, She does not wing her way;
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A THOUGHT

R. W. MOCKRIDGE.

If for every kindly deedDone to us from day to day,We endeavored to take heed And return for it full pay—
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SEQUENCE

EVELYN SYLVESTER KNOWLES

I love the clouds that sweep the blue;The breeze, that trips the violets through;The swaying grasses, bending trees,The brilliant moth, the valiant bees,I love the shadows of the wood—I love to know that God is good!

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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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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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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STORM AND PEACE

JESSE B. TWISS

With thunderous, raging sound,The wave's uplifted mightIs vainly dashed on ledge.
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THE UNIVERSE, INCLUDING MAN

T. E. SCANTLIN

The heavens declare the glory of God.
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OCTOBER

E. E.

What radiance lies on every side!The mellow earth is crownedWith golden promise multiplied,From farthest bound to bound.
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TRIFLES

CASSIUS M. LOOMIS.

A crumb from the Master's table,A tear from the love-lit eye,A pang from the mother's bosom,A beam from the noonday sky.
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GUIDANCE

AGNES G. SMITH

How glad the dawn of each new day,Since I have learned to knowThat Love doth ever point the way'Tis right for me to go.
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SHOW ME THY FACE

AMY RUTH WENZEL.

No man shall look upon my face and live.