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Beauty, wealth, or fame is incompetent to meet the demands of the affections, and should never weigh against the better claims of intellect, goodness, and virtue.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p57)
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Qualities of Value 1 comment
Love One Another Leave a comment
Wednesday Testimony Meeting Readings
This recording is of readings on the topic: Love One Another
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Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
(The Bible – Romans 12: 10, 18, 21)
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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.
True Happiness Leave a comment
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Unselfish ambition, noble life-motives, and purity, – these constituents of thought, mingling, constitute individually and collectively true happiness, strength, and permanence.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p58)
A Recipe for Peace Leave a comment
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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)
Prayer Leave a comment
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Self-forgetfulness, purity, and affection are constant prayers.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p15)
Action Better Than Words Leave a comment
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Gratitude is much more than a verbal expression of thanks. Action expresses more gratitude than speech.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures p3 by Mary Baker Eddy)
Gratitude Leave a comment
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Are we really grateful for the good already received? Then we shall avail ourselves of the blessings we have, and thus be fitted to receive more.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures p3 by Mary Baker Eddy)
When the Heart Speaks Leave a comment
When the heart speaks, however simple the words, its language is always acceptable to those who have hearts.
(Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896, p262 by Mary Baker Eddy)
Love Leave a comment
God is love.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
(The Bible – I John 4: 8, 11)
Think on these things … 1 comment
Whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report;
if there be any virtue,
and if there be any praise,
think on these things.
(The Bible – Philippians 4: 8)
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