Poems

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Resolutions for the Day

Mary Baker G. Eddy

The following poem was written by the Rev.
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Sorrow

BY MOWBRAY MARRAS.

Sorrow appearsCrowned with her diadem of tears.

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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 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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Christian Science

BY EUNICE POND ATHEY.

Untold are the mercies, untold are the blessings,Untold the glad songs that ring out to-night;Singing of peace, health, harmony, gladness,Brought to our hearts by this radiant light.

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Forbear, Forgive, Forget

BY WILLIAM BRADFORD DICKSON

Forbear, strong heart, forbear;Let not the arrow dartWhich wounds the trusting heart;Forbear, strong heart, forbear.
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June

James Russell Lowell

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how;Everything is happy now,Everything is upward striving;'Tis as easy now for the heart to be trueAs for grass to be green or skies to be blue,—'Tis the natural way of living:Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
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Whence Comes the Spring?

Bliss Carman

Look, love, how the woods are all mistyWith purple and gray!And the soft mellow wind has a touchOf enchantment to-day.

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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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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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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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Chastity

BY EVELYN SYLVESTER.

Think chastely, and the thought shall beA wall of armor unto thee;Speak chastely, and thy words shall growTo noble deeds.
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Peace

BY HELEN SUTHERLAND.

Skies may lower and lightnings flash, The thunders o'er us roll; Truth lifts her promised bow aloft, And thought ascends to Soul.
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The Shadows that Attend Us

By CLARENCE A. BUSKIRK.

The shadows that attend usBy ourselves are cast;The sunbeams that befriend us,From the heavens vast,Shine as free gifts to all as long as time shall last.
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In time to be...

Whittier

In time to be Shall holier altars rise to thee,—Thy Church our broad humanity!
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Love's Work

BY ANNIE MARIE BLISS.

Ours the sowing and the weeding and the reaping to be done,God's to send His showers of blessing and His warming sun.
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Verses from the Eighty-sixth Psalm

BY G. P. NICOLAI.

Bow down thine ear, O Lord,And hear my humble prayer;I poor and needy am,And ever need thy care.