Archive for the ‘Values’ Category

Forgiveness – A Quality of Love   Leave a comment

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

(The Bible KJV – Matthew 18: 21, 22)

If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

(The Bible KJV – I John 4: 12)

A Solemn Promise   Leave a comment

And we solemnly promise to watch, and pray for that Mind to be in us which was also in Christ Jesus; to do unto others as we would have them do unto us; and to be merciful, just, and pure.

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p497)

Love for All   Leave a comment

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p266: 18)

A Desire to be Good   Leave a comment

Simply asking that we may love God will never make us love Him; but the longing to be better and holier, expressed in daily watchfulness and in striving to assimilate more of the divine character, will mould and fashion us anew, until we awake in His likeness.

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p4: 17)

Searching the Heart   Leave a comment

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p18: 28)

Personal Discipline   Leave a comment

Christian Science commands man to master the propensities, — to hold hatred in abeyance with kindness, to conquer lust with chastity, revenge with charity, and to overcome deceit with honesty. Choke these errors in their early stages, if you would not cherish an army of conspirators against health, happiness, and success.

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p405: 5)

Images of Thought   Leave a comment

These readings are from the Bible (KJV) and from the textbook of Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy and are on the topic of Images of Thought.

A material body only expresses a material and mortal mind. A mortal man possesses this body, and he makes it harmonious or discordant according to the images of thought impressed upon it. You embrace your body in your thought, and you should delineate upon it thoughts of health, not of sickness.

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p208:25)

Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts.

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p261:4)

Value of Kindness   Leave a comment

… be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

(The Bible KJV – Ephesians 4: 32)

The Wisdom of Peace   1 comment

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

(The Bible KJV – James: 1: 3; 3: 17,18)

Safety   Leave a comment

These readings are from the Bible (KJV) and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. They are on the topic of: Safety.

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

(The Bible – II Samuel 22: 2, 3)

Step by step will those who trust Him find that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p444: 10)