Poems

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Truth's Piercing Light

BY LOUISE LITZSINGER.

Forth from the Sun of Righteousness,One bright, celestial rayPierced through the clouds of darkest night,And found me where I laySad and dismay'd,—yea, in the tombOf coldness and despair.
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To-day

BY F. W. B.

It is always to-day;We fear lest the coming to-morrowWill bring us some burden of sorrow;But it comes not to-day.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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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Without and Within

BY ELIZABETH EARL JONES.

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man,.

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Sonnet

BY GERRY HOYT BARNES.

"Thine is the kingdom.
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Live for Something

Robert Whitaker with contributions from Anon

Live for something, have a purpose,And that purpose keep in view.
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Thy Will be Done

BY ISABEL WENTWORTH LEE.

THY will be done,O Spirit tender,To Thee, to Thee,My life I render.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

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 Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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A New Year Wish, 1902

BY WILLIAM LEANDER POST.

It is not wealth I'd wish for thee, dear friend,Nor fame, nor power thy destinies to bendTo suit thy will; nor love, nor peace, nor joy,Nor health, nor e'en content without alloy.
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Looking Unto God

Samuel Longfellow

I look to thee in every need,And never look in vain;I feel thy touch, Eternal Love!And all is well again.
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It is doing, not dreaming, that makes one a man

It is doing, not dreaming, that makes one a man.
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Perpetual Youth

Oliver Wendell Holmes with contributions from Emerson

'Tis yet high day, thy staff resume,And fight fresh battles for the truth;For what is age but youth's full bloom,A riper, more transcendent youth?
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Love's Jewels

BY W. SPAULDING.

Diamonds of purity rich and rare,—Pearls of the deep, so white and fair,—Rubies do not with Her compare,—The Love which encircles all.
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Dreaming or Waking

BY W.J.S.

Dreaming or waking I know not,I heard or seemed to hear,A sound like unseen singers,Chanting an evening prayer.