A Daily Lift by Bill Warrick, a Christian Science practitioner.
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In this short podcast Bill describes insights he had while watching a huge tree being felled. He realised that even when times seem troubled our spiritual roots, if nourished, stay strong and allow us to come through the trouble and to rise and flourish.
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Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
(The Bible – Hebrews 12: 14)
A short poem by Peter J. Henniker-Heaton … food for thought:
A millstone or a milestone,
Which shall it be?
Shall I hang it heavy around my neck
And drag it along with me,
Or stand it up by the roadside
To mark one more victory?
This poem was originally published in the January 29, 1966 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel.
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Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
(The Bible – Luke 6: 27, 28)
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A Daily Lift by Deborah Huebsch
If you are faced with a difficult past experience and realise the need to move on, is it possible or necessary to forgive?
Deborah gives a helpful account from her own experience.
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Wednesday Testimony Meeting Readings
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: (The Bible – Luke 6: 37)
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. (The Bible – Matthew 5: 43-45)
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Every Wednesday at 6.15pm a Testimony Meeting is held at the Christian Science church in Canberra (corner of Macquarie and Bligh Streets, Barton). At these meetings short readings on a particular topic are followed by time for members of the congregation to share how they have been helped and healed through prayer.
Everyone is welcome. If you are in Canberra on any Wednesday, please join us.
This recording is of Wednesday Testimony Meeting Readings on the topic of Forgiveness.
There is immense wisdom in the old proverb, “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty.” …
We should remember that the world is wide; that there are a thousand million different human wills, opinions, ambitions, tastes, and loves; that each person has a different history, constitution, culture, character, from all the rest; that human life is the work, the play, the ceaseless action and reaction upon each other of these different atoms. Then, we should go forth into life with the smallest expectations, but with the largest patience; with a keen relish for and appreciation of everything beautiful, great, and good, but with a temper so genial that the friction of the world shall not wear upon our sensibilities; with an equanimity so settled that no passing breath nor accidental disturbance shall agitate or ruffle it; with a charity broad enough to cover the whole world’s evil, and sweet enough to neutralize what is bitter in it, — determined not to be offended when no wrong is meant, nor even when it is, unless the offense be against God.
These words are taken from an article titled, Taking Offense, by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. They were published in her book, Miscellaneous Writings 1883-18896 pp223-224.
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A Daily Lift by Judith Hardy Olson, a Christian Science healer and teacher
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In this 3 minute talk Judith talks about how she overcame the deep hurt of a broken relationship to find a tender love that never abandons her.
A new 3 minute inspirational talk is shared each day Monday-Friday. To listen to more click on the Daily Lift tab in the menu above.
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