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Poems

Sonnet to the institution of church

From the April 1980 issue of The Christian Science Journal


"Church heals the sick," I thought, "so why not me?"
and searched the definitionSee Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p. 583. for a clue.
The order surfaced so that suddenly
I knew just what it was I had to do.

"How much is understanding really roused?"
"Well, maybe not enough to be defined."
"And has my consciousness not sometimes housed
some false beliefs, which do not come from Mind?"

"Of Truth's ideas I can apprehend
more now than ever—more than just a few."
"But are your concepts really on the mend,
as shown by what you think and say and do?"

"Yes! Church gives proof of its utility!"
And proof was there in healing. I was free.

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