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An unbroken friendship

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Announcements › Forums › Love – July 30th, 2017 › An unbroken friendship

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  • July 25, 2017 at 8:57 am #4572
    MaryBeth
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    “And David said, ‘Is there any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?’” (II Samuel) The story that is in this week’s lesson about David caring for Jonathan’s lame son is such a touching one. The Bible tells us that “the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” (I Samuel) The two of them had been such good friends and it was because of Jonathan, David escaped from the treacherous hand of Saul, Jonathan’s father. So here, after Jonathan’s death, David is still seeking ways he can continue to show his love for his dear friend. In her chapter entitled “Retrospection and Introspection,” Mrs. Eddy writes, “There are no greater miracles known to earth than perfection and an unbroken friendship. We love our friends, but ofttimes we lose them in proportion to our affection. The sacrifices made for others are not infrequently met by envy, ingratitude, and enmity, which smite the heart and threaten to paralyze its beneficence. The unavailing tear is shed both for the living and the dead.” These heart-rendering words of our Leader, challenge me to – love more, to strive to be a better and truer friend…as in the case of David and Jonathan.

    July 25, 2017 at 11:15 am #4578
    Michael Pupko
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    Thank you for this. When one realizes how God’s healing Love shared by such great luminaries such as Christ Jesus and Mary Baker Eddy gets rebuffed by family and beneficiaries, who from even a human standpoint should be grateful, it should make the rest of us (me) not to broken up when our ‘feeble flutterings’ in Christian Science get turned away!!

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