Poems

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Windows

WILLIAM B. TURNER.

Windows each, if our hearts be true,Are we to the hearts about us;Lighting the shades of their cold, gray worldWhich were dreary and dark without us.
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The Dewdrop

JOHN W. FLAGG with contributions from PHILIP SIDNEY

What is that chaste, that sparkling thing,Which to the rose at dawn doth cling,And nestled near its throbbing breastPlays ardent lover while a guest?

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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To a Waterfowl

W. C. BRYANT

Whither, midst falling dew,While glow the heavens with the last steps of day,Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursueThy solitary way?

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The Standard of Love

EDNA WADSWORTH HUDSON

Let us lift up our hearts with a joy untoldFor this truth that has come to the lives of men,A standard that Love has for us unrolledAnd raised at the break of the day, again.
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"A Kiss for a Blow"

A. A. W.

What makes little children quite happy and good,And banishes tempers both naughty and rude?
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The Mother-Love

BARNET TOLDRIDGE

As to the downy nest the spent bird fliesAt sunset time; as to the waters grayMoves glad the trusting ship whose purpose diesWithout its strong upholding; as the dayGoes joyfully to night's embrace at last,And as the star, aweary far aboveWith its night-watching, hails the dawning vast—So rests, so hides the world in mother-love!

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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.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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If I can Live

HELEN HUNT JACKSON

If I can liveTo make some pale face brighter, and to giveA second lustre to some fear-dimmed eye,Or e'en impartOne throb of comfort to an aching heart,Or cheer some wayworn soul in passing by;
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Understanding

EDNA WADSWORTH HUDSON

To know the whence and wherefore of the things one sees,To comprehend a reason in the hills and trees,And recognize completeness in divine decrees,Is understanding.
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This Day

Mary C. Billings

This day, and this only,Is ours to command.
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The Rest of God

ADA BLERS FOSTER.

O'er the bright waves of distant GalileeSoft falls the sunset light, with tender afterglow;And o'er the sacred haunts of himWho once oft lingered there,A golden splendor softly falls;And o'er this sea of gold there comes once moreThe heavenly echo of that voice divine:"Come unto me, all ye that laborAnd are heavy laden,And I will give you rest.
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Love Reigns

H. FRANCES R. NORWOOD.

     Love reigns! Dear friend,Be not discouraged nor repine;But lifting thought and word and deed aloft,Give thanks with grateful heart     For Love divine.
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Man Victorious

GEORGE AMBROSE DENNISON.

Tempestuous wind was bleak and coldAs he sped with icy breath,And sought frail man to pierce and holdAgainst the gate of death—With rheum, and ache, and shivering sigh,To whelm his troubled breath.