Poems

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CHANGELESS, PROGRESSIVE, ON!

Priscilla A. Alexander

Beyond the spheric drag or clutch of timeIdeas expand—concentric, conscious, pure, sublime.
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THE REASON FOR JOY

Joyce Grenfell

The reason for joyMust always have been knownFrom the awareness of the heart,Of song, the sweet discoveryIn knowing man is not alone.

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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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GIFT OF CHRISTMAS

Jeanette LeMoyne

When the angels sing, my love,Sing of peace on earth:And the twinkling gleam of starsCandle-flames the birth,Jesus as the precious babeBrings the Christmas spirit—Christ, the seed within all hearts:God's love, not our merit—When the angels hover nearSongs on high are very clear.

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SACRIFICE

Ruth Burrows

Harsh concept of a just but jealous GodDrove Abraham to climb the lonely mount.
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THE SAMARITAN

C. Elizabeth Hunsworth

My neighbor fell among thievesWho robbed him of his good name,Stripped him and left him helplessAnd stricken with shame.
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TRUE SATISFACTION

Helen E. Wells

Be satisfied!The words came suddenly—As if in answer to my fervent prayerThat I might wake to seeMore clearly Love's reality.

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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 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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PROGRESSION

P. Rhodes Bowen

Dear Father-Mother Love,How wonderful to knowThat I don't need to waitTill I have overcomeAll false, suggested fearsOf mortal mind's contention,Before I feed Your sheepWith Your sustaining truth,And pour the healing oilOf prayer on friend or foe—Increasing inspiration!
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OMNIPRESENCE

Vera Sohr Kelly

God , I thank Thee for this living spring.
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ALL THINGS NEW

Fanny de Groot Hastings

There are no duplicates in Mind,Which promised to make all things new—No seconds found of any kind—But one of me and one of you.
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THE DEARLY SOUGHT

Godfrey John

You are the dearly soughtOf God.
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TURN HOMEWARD, PILGRIM!

Elizabeth Rogers

Have you sought passage through some weary, landof human hopes, entanglements and dreams,and found, for fast, no crumb of bread at hand,
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THAT NIGHT ON GALILEE

Gibbs Hofmann

See how the fantasy of frightEngulfed the doubting twelve that nightAs wind and waves the vessel swept,And peacefully the Master slept,He, waked when they in fear were tense,Rose in divine magnificence,Whom nothing mortal ever moved.