noVEMBER 29th, 2023
From The Bible
Ps. 86:6, 7
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
Gen. 32:9 (to 6th ,), 11, 24, 26, 30
¶ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, ...
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. ...
... ¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. ...
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. ...
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.James 5:15 the
... the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Dan. 4:4, 5 (to ,), 6 (to ,), 7 but, 8 (to 1st ,), 8 2nd and, 10 I (to 3rd ,), 11 2nd and, 13 and, 14 (to 4th ,), 14 3rd and (to 1st :), 19 (to 1st ,), 19 answered (to 9th ,), 20 (to 4th ,), 22 (to 2nd ,), 22 for, 24 (to 3rd ,), 25 they (to 3rd ,), 25 4th and
¶ I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace: I saw a dream which made me afraid, ...
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, ...
... but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. ¶ But at the last Daniel came in before me, ... and before him I told the dream, saying, ...
... I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, ...
... and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: ...
... and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, ... and scatter his fruit: ...
... ¶ Then Daniel, ... answered and said, ...
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, ...
It is thou, O king, ... for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. ...
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, ...
... they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, ... and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.Dan. 4:29, 30 and, 31, 33, 34, 35 4th and, 36 (to 2nd ;), 37
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
... and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. ...
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws. And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
... and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; ...
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works aretruth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.Prov. 3:11, 12
¶ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Luke 4:14 (to :)
¶ And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: ...
Luke 18:9–11, 13, 14
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. ...
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.Luke 13:23, 24
Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, ¶ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Matt. 4:17, 24
¶ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ...
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.Matt. 15:22, 24–28 (to made)
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. ...
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made ...Heb. 10:23 (to 1st ;), 24
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; ...
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:Eph. 2:4 God, 5 (to 2nd ,), 8, 13, 14, 16 that (to ,)
... God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, ...
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ...
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; ...
... that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, ...Rom. 5:8 God, 10, 11
... God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. ...
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.Rev. 1:4 (to 1st ;), 10 (to 2nd ,), 11 (to 1st ,); 2:7 (to 2nd ,), 26; 3:19
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; ...
I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, ...
Saying, ...
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, ...
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: ...
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Col. 1:2 Grace, 19, 20 (to ;), 21 (to 1st ,), 21 yet, 22 to
... Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ...
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; ...
And you, ... yet now hath he reconciled
... to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:II Cor. 5:17–19 if (to 3rd ,), 19 and, 20 (to then), 20 be
... if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, ... and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then ... be ye reconciled to God.
Phil. 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES by MARY BAKER EDDY
SH 267:28“Blessed is the man that endureth [overcometh] temptation: for when he is tried, [proved faithful], he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” (James i. 12.)
SH 10:12
Christian Science reveals a necessity for overcoming the world, the flesh, and evil, and thus destroying all error.
SH 474:29–32; 475:2
The apostle says that the mission of Christ is to “destroy the works of the devil.” Truth destroys falsity and error, for light and darkness cannot dwell together. ... To Truth there is no error, — all is Truth. To infinite Spirit there is no matter, — all is Spirit, divine Principle and its idea.
SH 11:27–31
Prayer cannot change the unalterable Truth, nor can prayer alone give us an understanding of Truth; but prayer, coupled with a fervent habitual desire to know and do the will of God, will bring us into all Truth.
SH 308:14–28; 309:7–14 (to ;)
The Soul-inspired patriarchs heard the voice of Truth, and talked with God as consciously as man talks with man.
Jacob was alone, wrestling with error, — struggling with a mortal sense of life, substance, and intelligence as existent in matter with its false pleasures and pains, — when an angel, a message from Truth and Love, appeared to him and smote the sinew, or strength, of his error, till he saw its unreality; and Truth, being thereby understood, gave him spiritual strength in this Peniel of divine Science. Then said the spiritual evangel: “Let me go, for the day breaketh;” that is, the light of Truth and Love dawns upon thee. But the patriarch, perceiving his error and his need of help, did not loosen his hold upon this glorious light until his nature was transformed. ...
The result of Jacob’s struggle thus appeared. He had conquered material error with the understanding of Spirit and of spiritual power. This changed the man. He was no longer called Jacob, but Israel, — a prince of God, or a soldier of God, who had fought a good fight. He was to become the father of those, who through earnest striving followed his demonstration of the power of Spirit over the material senses; ...SH 12:1–2 (to ?)
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The prayer of faith shall save the sick,” says the Scripture. What is this healing prayer?SH 387:27
The history of Christianity furnishes sublime proofs of the supporting influence and protecting power bestowed on man by his heavenly Father, omnipotent Mind, who gives man faith and understanding whereby to defend himself, not only from temptation, but from bodily suffering.
SH 14:31–6
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When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”
So spake Jesus. The closet typifies the sanctuary of Spirit, the door of which shuts out sinful sense but lets in Truth, Life, and Love. Closed to error, it is open to Truth, and vice versa.SH 40:31–5
The nature of Christianity is peaceful and blessed, but in order to enter into the kingdom, the anchor of hope must be cast beyond the veil of matter into the Shekinah into which Jesus has passed before us; and this advance beyond matter must come through the joys and triumphs of the righteous as well as through their sorrows and afflictions.
SH 15:9–11, 16; 16:2–4
To enter into the heart of prayer, the door of the erring senses must be closed. ...
... In the quiet sanctuary of earnest longings, we must deny sin and plead God’s allness. We must resolve to take up the cross, and go forth with honest hearts to work and watch for wisdom, Truth, and Love. We must “pray without ceasing.” Such prayer is answered, in so far as we put our desires into practice. The Master’s injunction is, that we pray in secret and let our lives attest our sincerity. ...
... The highest prayer is not one of faith merely; it is demonstration.SH 18:3–5, 13–15, 17–2 Christ; 19:6, 29–1
Jesus of Nazareth taught and demonstrated man’s oneness with the Father, and for this we owe him endless homage. ...
The atonement of Christ reconciles man to God, not God to man; for the divine Principle of Christ is God, and how can God propitiate Himself? ... Christ, Truth, could conciliate no nature above his own, derived from the eternal Love. It was therefore Christ’s purpose to reconcile man to God, not God to man. ... Jesus aided in reconciling man to God by giving man a truer sense of Love, the divine Principle of Jesus’ teachings, and this truer sense of Love redeems man from the law of matter, sin, and death by the law of Spirit, — the law of divine Love. ...
Jesus urged the commandment, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” which may be rendered: Thou shalt have no belief of Life as mortal; thou shalt not know evil, for there is one Life, — even God, good.SH 329:22–23 Science, 32–2
Science is a divine demand, not a human. ...
Human resistance to divine Science weakens in proportion as mortals give up error for Truth and the understanding of being supersedes mere belief.SH 19:17–20 (to ;)
Every pang of repentance and suffering, every effort for reform, every good thought and deed, will help us to understand Jesus’ atonement for sin and aid its efficacy; ...
SH 20:24
Material belief is slow to acknowledge what the spiritual fact implies. The truth is the centre of all religion. It commands sure entrance into the realm of Love. St. Paul wrote, “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us;” that is, let us put aside material self and sense, and seek the divine Principle and Science of all healing.
SH 471:31–11
This Science teaches man that God is the only Life, and that this Life is Truth and Love; that God is to be understood, adored, and demonstrated; that divine Truth casts out suppositional error and heals the sick.
The way which leads to Christian Science is straight and narrow. God has set His signet upon Science, making it coordinate with all that is real and only with that which is harmonious and eternal. Sickness, sin, and death, being inharmonious, do not originate in God nor belong to His government. His law, rightly understood, destroys them.SH 451:8–14, 16
Students of Christian Science, who start with its letter and think to succeed without the spirit, will either make shipwreck of their faith or be turned sadly awry. They must not only seek, but strive, to enter the narrow path of Life, for “wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat.” ... If our hopes and affections are spiritual, they come from above, not from beneath, and they bear as of old the fruits of the Spirit.
SH 485:14–17, 19–24
Emerge gently from matter into Spirit. Think not to thwart the spiritual ultimate of all things, but come naturally into Spirit through better health and morals and as the result of spiritual growth. ... The belief that life can be in matter or soul in body, and that man springs from dust or from an egg, is the result of the mortal error which Christ, or Truth, destroys by fulfilling the spiritual law of being, in which man is perfect, even as the “Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
SH 253:32–6; 254:10
The divine demand, “Be ye therefore perfect,” is scientific, and the human footsteps leading to perfection are indispensable. Individuals are consistent who, watching and praying, can “run, and not be weary; . . . walk, and not faint,” who gain good rapidly and hold their position, or attain slowly and yield not to discouragement. ... When we wait patiently on God and seek Truth righteously, He directs our path. Imperfect mortals grasp the ultimate of spiritual perfection slowly; but to begin aright and to continue the strife of demonstrating the great problem of being, is doing much.
SH 242:15 In
In patient obedience to a patient God, let us labor to dissolve with the universal solvent of Love the adamant of error, — self-will, self-justification, and self-love, — which wars against spirituality and is the law of sin and death.
SH 151:20–24 (to human), 26
Every function of the real man is governed by the divine Mind. The human mind has no power to kill or to cure, and it has no control over God’s man. The divine Mind that made man maintains His own image and likeness. The human ... All that really exists is the divine Mind and its idea, and in this Mind the entire being is found harmonious and eternal. The straight and narrow way is to see and acknowledge this fact, yield to this power, and follow the leadings of truth.
SH 21:9–12
If the disciple is advancing spiritually, he is striving to enter in. He constantly turns away from material sense, and looks towards the imperishable things of Spirit.
SH 99:23
The calm, strong currents of true spirituality, the manifestations of which are health, purity, and self-immolation, must deepen human experience, until the beliefs of material existence are seen to be a bald imposition, and sin, disease, and death give everlasting place to the scientific demonstration of divine Spirit and to God’s spiritual, perfect man.
SH 481:4–12
“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” Like the archpriests of yore, man is free “to enter into the holiest,” — the realm of God.
Material sense never helps mortals to understand Spirit, God. Through spiritual sense only, man comprehends and loves Deity. The various contradictions of the Science of Mind by the material senses do not change the unseen Truth, which remains forever intact.SH 265:3
Man understands spiritual existence in proportion as his treasures of Truth and Love are enlarged. Mortals must gravitate Godward, their affections and aims grow spiritual, — they must near the broader interpretations of being, and gain some proper sense of the infinite, — in order that sin and mortality may be put off.
SH 576:31–4
This human sense of Deity yields to the divine sense, even as the material sense of personality yields to the incorporeal sense of God and man as the infinite Principle and infinite idea, — as one Father with His universal family, held in the gospel of Love.
SH 21:1–5
If Truth is overcoming error in your daily walk and conversation, you can finally say, “I have fought a good fight . . . I have kept the faith,” because you are a better man. This is having our part in the at-one-ment with Truth and Love.
SH 45:6–21
Our Master fully and finally demonstrated divine Science in his victory over death and the grave. Jesus’ deed was for the enlightenment of men and for the salvation of the whole world from sin, sickness, and death. Paul writes: “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the [seeming] death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” Three days after his bodily burial he talked with his disciples. The persecutors had failed to hide immortal Truth and Love in a sepulchre.
Glory be to God, and peace to the struggling hearts! Christ hath rolled away the stone from the door of human hope and faith, and through the revelation and demonstration of life in God, hath elevated them to possible at-one-ment with the spiritual idea of man and his divine Principle, Love.
Christian science hymnals
Hymn. 472
Father, You are very near us, / Well we know that You will hear us, / And will answer when we call: / May the prayer of faith now heal us, / May the vision true reveal us / One with You, and You our All-in-all.
Christ, the way of our salvation, / Lifts the veil of separation, / Shows our life in Spirit, free— / Shows the glory of creation, / God and man in true relation: / Children of the living God are we!
Father, this most wondrous union / We would prove in blessed communion: / Take the Truth, our bread from heaven, / Drink the wine of inspiration, / Rise in holy exaltation, / One in You, redeemed, restored, forgiven.Words: Violet Hay, alt.
Music: Désirée Goyette
Hymn. 9
All glory be to God most high, / And on the earth be peace, / The angels sang, in days of yore, / The song that ne’er shall cease, / Till all the world knows peace.
God’s angels ever come and go, / All winged with light and love; / They bring us blessings from on high, / They lift our thoughts above, / They whisper God is Love.
O longing hearts that wait on God / Through all the world so wide; / He knows the angels that you need, / And sends them to your side, / To comfort, guard and guide.
O wake and hear the angel-song / That bids all discord cease, / From pain and sorrow, doubt and fear, / It brings us sweet release; / And so our hearts find peace.Words: Violet Hay
Music: Arranged from David G. Corner by H. Walford Davies
Hymn. 421
From these Thy children gathered in Thy name, / From hearts made whole, from lips redeemed from woe, / Thy praise, O Father, shall forever flow. / Alleluia! Alleluia!
O perfect Life, in Thy completeness held, / None can beyond Thy omnipresence stray; / Safe in Thy Love, we live and sing alway / Alleluia! Alleluia!
O perfect Mind, reveal Thy likeness true, / That higher selfhood which we all must prove, / Joy and dominion, love reflecting Love. / Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou, Soul, inspiring—give us vision clear, / Break earth-bound fetters, sweep away the veil, / Show the new heaven and earth that shall prevail. / Alleluia! Alleluia!Words: Violet Hay
Music: Joseph Barnby
