Poems

To the big children

Father-Mother good, lovinglyThee I seek, —Patient, meek,In the way Thou hast,—Be it slow or fast,Up to Thee.

A psalm for you

A psalm for you (song edition)

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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

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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The Mother's Evening Prayer

O gentle presence, peace and joy and power;O Life divine, that owns each waiting hour,Thou Love that guards the nestling's faltering flight!Keep Thou my child on upward wing to-night.

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God smiles

In the great foreverGod created the sky and the earth.

A season to laugh

Did they laugh?

Towers of strength

I have heard this.

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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.

Audio Collection

Changing your world

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

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 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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Words of comfort

In the heat of the day, an angel spoke to Hagar.

Eastern prayer

Their prayer:Aggravating and disruptive, that call to prayer five times a day!Shouting from a minaret—is there no other way for them to pray?

Our secret

We share a secret sanctuarywith a shepherd-prophet-king.

Let

I tried to stand against the ocean,Secure on granule ground,Thrown by heaving, violent motionTo shallow water, where I foundIt easy to enjoy the waves,Gazing from a distance.

Go forward

"Go forward," God said.

Seeking substance

I say a prayer.