"…it shall make thy belly bitter."

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“Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter.” (Rev. 10:9)

In Mrs. Eddy’s First Edition of Science and Health (p.36), she writes: “To suddenly drop our earthly character, and become partakers of eternal Life, without the pangs of a new birth, is morally impossible.” (emphasis added)

If, upon reading Science & Health, and studying Christian Science, one begins to feel a turmoil or overturning inside, don’t be discouraged or disheartened. This is the mighty work of Truth going on in consciousness. It is just the beginning of a wonderful, forever, ongoing process of purification and spiritual growth — a continuous overcoming. Knowing this, has been a constant encouragement to me in times of trial. It tells me that Truth — although sometimes bitter — is working in my thought, and Truth is ultimately and forever victorious. As Mrs. Eddy says in Miscellaneous Writings (118:24), “Be of good cheer; the warfare with one’s self is grand; it gives one plenty of employment, and the divine Principle worketh with you, — and obedience crowns persistent effort with everlasting victory.”

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