Poems

The non-event

"I have decided," said my nose,"to have a cold.

Eyes opened

Sometimeswhen I forget to look where I'm goingI tripover my own thoughts.

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Anthology of classic articles

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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My gifts

What gifts have I that I can bring,This Christmas Day, unto our King?

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Singing a new song

I am onewith the beggarlying at the gatecalled Beautiful

Immortal history...

This is man's true, eternal story,Not a tale that is quickly told,But the truth of man in God's glory—Truth that never grows old.

Vesture of the Christ

What is this endlessly unfoldingrobe of Truth,this timeless weavenot seamed, not stitched,at no point vulnerable,but the undivided vesture of the Christ?

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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.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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

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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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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Conception and perception

Conceptionis Mind aloneunderstandingits Mind-created idea—not matter thrownand mixedin a biologic jar.

No blackout

In any night of our experience,darkness seems to far outweigh the light.

Unnecessary obstruction

Silly stubborn nonself,A one-way cloud,Hides—not us from His sightBut Him from ours.

Progress

There was a timewhen I pursued bread for bread's sake

Pray first

We've all been warned of the callous word.
In the wee small hours of mortals' timeI come expectantlyto break the bread of Truth.