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To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy pvii)
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A Promise for Today Leave a comment
God’s Grace Leave a comment
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…. prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
(The Bible KJV – Malachi 3: 10)
The Lord Was Not in the Fire Leave a comment
Wednesday Testimony Meeting Readings.
This recording is of the readings on the topic: The Lord Was Not in the Fire.
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Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand;
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.
From hymn 123 in the Christian Science Hymnal.
No Change My Heart Shall Fear 1 comment
Hymn 148 in the Christian Science Hymnal – words by Ann L Waring
In heavenly Love abiding,
No change my heart shall fear;
And safe is such confiding,
For nothing changes here.
The storm may roar without me,
My heart may low be laid;
But God is round about me,
And can I be dismayed?
Wherever He may guide me,
No want shall turn me back;
My Shepherd is beside me,
And nothing can I lack.
His wisdom ever waketh,
His sight is never dim;
He knows the way He taketh,
And I will walk with Him.
Green pastures are before me,
Which yet I have not seen;
Bright skies will soon be o’er me,
Where darkest clouds have been.
My hope I cannot measure,
My path in life is free;
My Father has my treasure,
And He will walk with me.
A Prayer for the New Year Leave a comment
Hymn 245 from the Christian Science Hymnal
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O tender, loving Shepherd,
We long to follow thee,
To follow where thou leadest,
Though rough the path may be;
Though dark and heavy shadows
Enshroud the way with gloom,
We know that Love will guide us,
And safely lead us home.
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We know, beloved Shepherd,
The path that thou hast trod
Leads ever out of darkness,
And on and up to God.
If from that path we wander,
And far astray we roam,
O, call us, faithful Shepherd,
And bring us safely home.
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Throughout the way, dear Shepherd,
Thy strong hand doth uphold;
The weary ones, at nightfall,
Thou gently dost enfold.
And when to Truth’s green pastures
With joy at length we come,
There shall we find, O Shepherd,
Our blest, eternal home.
My Introduction to Christian Science Leave a comment
by Christine McHale was originally published in the April 6, 1992 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel.
My introduction to Christian Science was in college through a dear friend whose daily example led me to begin reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy along with my study of the Bible. I will never forget those first glimpses of light and the transformation they brought to my life. It is with great joy that I give thanks for the healings I’ve experienced through an ever-growing understanding of God and His image, man. As Christ Jesus said, “Freely ye have received, freely give.”
A short while after beginning my study of Christian Science, I hurt my ankle. A nurse who examined the injury told me that it was badly sprained. She wrapped the ankle, provided me with crutches, and advised against putting any weight on the foot for a while. After returning home I opened Science and Health, not quite understanding what I needed to do, but feeling a new, childlike trust that God would care for me. After reading for some time, I found that this trust had deepened into conviction.
I did not know then how to pray about the injury or give myself Christian Science treatment. I just continued to read Science and Health, and my concern about my ankle faded. I immersed myself in the beautiful ideas expressed in this textbook, revealing for me a tender, deeply loving God who is “a very present help in trouble” (Psalms). For the first time, I began to see this as a practical promise—I could appeal to God’s law under any circumstance, even for a physical difficulty.
By the next morning, the ankle was still discolored but I was completely free from pain. I was able to walk on the foot easily. Over several more days the ankle returned to its normal appearance.
Later I became aware of another healing that also took place around that time. Continue reading …
How are you praying about the war? 1 comment
When asked how she was praying about the war in the Middle East Bethany Taylor responded by penning this letter to a young mother:
I was watching the news about Israel and Hamas. You came on talking about trying to keep your baby quiet so you wouldn’t be detected by the attackers and how your husband had been taken as a hostage. My heart went out to you, and in a sincere desire to help, I humbly reached out to God and asked how I could help, how I could pray right then. The answer came in the form of a hymn written by the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy.
I began singing and praying the words: “O gentle presence, peace and joy and power; / O Life divine, that owns each waiting hour” (Christian Science Hymnal, No. 207). I felt assured of God’s ever-present peace, joy, and omnipotent power right then and there for you and all who are feeling alone and afraid, even when in the midst of terror and war.
As a young mother, I was widowed and found myself raising my three-year-old son on my own. I leaned on God’s mothering and fathering my son and me, and I know we can confidently rely on that same love here and now. As a recent Sentinel Watch podcast put it, “Love hasn’t left this home” (Tony Lobl, “Love hasn’t left this home,” cssentinel.com, September 11, 2023).
Love hasn’t left Israel, or Gaza, or Ukraine, or any other area experiencing war and conflict. Even though I am just one individual in a country far removed from these places, I actively pray to know that God’s love is always present, dependable, steadfast, all-powerful. “Thou Love that guards the nestling’s faltering flight! / Keep Thou my child on upward wing tonight,” that hymn says. We are each God’s nestlings, whether struggling with a small problem or the horror of war. We can feel and reflect God’s mothering love here and now.
Another line in this hymn, which I have known and loved for decades, is “Love is our refuge; only with mine eye / Can I behold the snare, the pit, the fall.” But as long as I have been singing this hymn, this was the first time I understood that Mrs. Eddy was saying that we can stay conscious of the spiritual fact that divine Love, God, is our—and everyone’s—ever-present refuge. When, instead, we begin to examine the snares, pits, falls, or material circumstances, that is when we feel immobilized by fear, and illness, conflict, hatred, and evil seem so much larger than Love’s ability to handle them. But that isn’t so. As we learn in Christian Science, God is All-in-all.
“His habitation high is here, and nigh, / His arm encircles me, and mine, and all,” the hymn assures. And I am thinking, in quiet prayer, just how it embraces you and all the mothers in the region.
Love,
Bethany Taylor
This response to the war was originally published in the October 19, 2023 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel.
An Oasis of Hope and Comfort Leave a comment
A Daily Lift by Janet Clements
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In this brief podcast Janet describes how her prayers about the current conflict in the Middle East helped her bring calm and healing to a young woman in the mids of protests and disturbance.
Seeing Through Conflict Leave a comment
A Daily Lift by Brian Webster
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In this brief podcast Brian shares how he has been led to pray about the conflict in the Middle East and how these ideas brought him a sense of peace.
Listening to God Leave a comment
A member of the Christian Science community in Canberra was recently interviewed for a Sentinel Watch podcast titled Listening to God. From this was taken a Daily Lift titled I Am Not a Dreamer. Listen to both these podcasts here.
Listening to God:
How do you listen to God? And what can you expect to hear when you do? This week’s guest shares ideas from her own journey of learning how to listen—and the healings that have resulted.
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Daily Lift – I Am Not a Dreamer:
Christian Science Canberra 