Poems

To see God face to face

The Bible tells us
   Jacob was alone 
the night before
   his brother Esau came, 
bringing with him
   the four hundred men …

The lightest touch of Love

It brings floating
to the surface
the good already there...

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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 Safety

A safe refuge

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

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   I’m unimpressed 
      with the carnal mind’s 
      constant refrain: 
“For joys, along the highways 
   and byways of material life, 
   remain.”

Rather, I’m persuaded …

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I thought peacemaking meant 
Defusing conflict 
Mediating disagreements 
Smoothing ruffled feathers 
Restoring broken relationships ...

Abide with me

We hope you enjoy listening to this new musical setting of Hymn 8 from the Christian Science Hymnal. The lyrics are by Henry Francis Lyte and the music is by Andrew Sentinella. Click on the “Listen” button to hear the song.

To vote

I ask in prayer how I should vote—
   which candidate is best?
The answer puzzles me ...

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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It has to be Love

If we look 
   and think we see 
   chaos’s fragments 
      or hate’s clutter 
         swirling like a sandstorm
            —blinding— 
we can remember …

No longer inflamed

Fever-pitched? 
Feel the cool balm of 
the ever-presence of God, good, 
     quelling the terror, the inflamed thought—
the sweet assurance that ...

The balloon lesson

The balloon was blown up 
to incredible size. 
It taught me a lesson 
that …

A watch for peace

Our dear Master, Jesus,
Taught through his life divine
That God …

Humble servant

I go forth
humble
and delighted
and exuberant
to be ...

God’s song

against the steady
drumbeat refrain
of bullying taunts—
the worn soundtrack
of what sometimes
feels like your life

there sings a …