A Life of Peace   Leave a comment

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Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

(The Bible – Hebrews 12: 14)

My God – My Saviour   2 comments

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My flesh and my heart fail; God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

(The Bible NKJV – Psalms 73: 26)

God. The great I AM; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence.

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p587)

A Desire to Love   Leave a comment

Though I may speak with moving words,

Which can inspire the human heart,

But have not love to seal their worth,

They are but sham and empty art.

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Though I may give my worldly goods

Without a thought of self or gain,

Unless they bear the fruits of love,

They are as clouds without their rain.

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Though I may search the deepest books,

Companion with the wisest men,

God’s loving voice still calls to me,

It bids me turn and look again.

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Now I would learn to know this Love

Through meek and patient ministry,

Until my life has grown anew

And Love is All-in-all to me.

(Hymn 588 from the Christian Science Hymnal – words by Fenella Bennetts inspired by I Corintians 13)

Psalm of Care and Protection   1 comment

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O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.

(The Bible NKJV – Psalm 139: 1, 8-10)

No Human History   1 comment

Wednesday Testimony Meeting Readings

This recording is of the readings on the topic: No Human History

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Why search the future and the past?
Why do ye look with tearful eyes
And seek far off for paradise?
Before your feet Life’s pearl is cast.

Of all that was and is to come
The present holds the Mind and Cause;
For God lives in eternal laws,
And here today upholds His throne.

(Hymn 391 from the Christian Science Hymnal)

Spiritual Growth   Leave a comment

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Every step towards goodness is a departure from materiality, and is a tendency towards God, Spirit.

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p213)

Posted December 30, 2022 by cscanberra in Renewal, Spirituality, Thought, Values

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Bethlehem   Leave a comment

Sing, ye joyous children, sing,
Glorious is the Christ, our king,
Truth has come again to earth,
Through the lowly Saviour’s birth.
Men and angels, anthems raise;
Hymns of joy and shouts of praise.
Hear th’ angelic song again:
Peace on earth, good will to men.
Sing, ye joyous children, sing,
Glorious is the Christ, our king.

When the stars together sang,
Then the Truth triumphant rang:
Be there light; And there was light.
Gone are chaos, fear and night;
Truth hath rolled the mists away;
Dawns on earth harmonious day.
Hear th’ angelic song again:
Peace on earth, good will to men.
Sing, ye joyous children, sing,
Glorious is the Christ, our king.

Hymn 310 from the Christian Science Hymnal

One Universal God   Leave a comment

God is universal; confined to no spot, defined by no dogma, appropriated by no sect. Not more to one than to all, is God demonstrable as divine Life, Truth, and Love; and His people are they that reflect Him — that reflect Love.

Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896 p150 by Mary Baker Eddy

Posted December 3, 2022 by cscanberra in God, Love, Mary Baker Eddy

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The Path that is Lighted   Leave a comment

God is the fountain of light, and He illumines one’s way when one is obedient. The disobedient make their moves before God makes His, or make them too late to follow Him. Be sure that God directs your way; then, hasten to follow under every circumstance.

(Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy p117)

Posted November 23, 2022 by cscanberra in God, humility, Mary Baker Eddy, Wellbeing

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The Hungry Heart   1 comment

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When a hungry heart petitions the divine Father-Mother God for bread, it is not given a stone, — but more grace, obedience, and love.

(Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy p127)