Poems

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ANNIVERSARY

Frank Balls Ouseley

Mourn not the passing of another year;Rather rejoice in progress made,Knowledge acquired and applied,Some healing done.
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COURAGE

Emma Mannix

I prayed one day:Courage—God, give me courage!A voice came clear:Get understanding, child,And you will have courage.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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ACHIEVEMENT

Edythe Jamieson

When the Master wove his storiesBy the Galilean shore.

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HUMAN YIELDING

Lucy I. Sturk

Mankind will have GethsemaneIn one way or anotherTill willingly they do God's willAnd trust the Father-Mother.
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OUR LEADER

Jean Glatthar

She had borne her burden through the heat of dayBut now, the night came down without a star.
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SHALL I FORGIVE?

Margaret Osborn

Shall I forgive my brother seven times?

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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.

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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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FOR ALL

Grace K. Sticht

Alert and watchful in the quietOf the star-filled winter night,Shepherds kept a tender vigil.
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LO! IT IS CHRISTMAS

Fannie Merry Law

Do we today,As long ago,Fill up the inn,Our consciousness,With fretted careAnd worldly din,So when Christ knocksThe keeper calls,,"No room within"?
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BETHLEHEM AND BOW

Edith May Matthews

Across the centuries they meet,though half a world apart,their sacred stories cradled deepin each receptive heart.
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CHRISTLIKE VISION

Mary Welman Miller

I was spending my days in confusion,In hurry, in worry, in fright,A slave with my tasks never ending,A slave with no respite in sight,
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THE ANSWER

Myrtle A. Cash

Though the answer tarries, coming,Though the way seems rugged, long,Love will lead to Truth's clear dawning;Love will make the heart a song.
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MY PRAYER

Augusta E. Envoldsen

Grant, Father-Mother God, that I may smileWhen to some fearful thoughtThat smile brings courage,Hope.