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Purification

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Announcements › Forums › Soul and Body — November 21st, 2021 › Purification

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  • November 18, 2021 at 1:43 pm #13759
    spencel
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    “Through the wholesome chastisements of Love, we are helped onward in the march towards righteousness, peace, and purity,

    Willingness to become as a little child and to leave the old for the new, renders thought receptive of the advanced idea. Gladness to leave the false landmarks and joy to see them disappear, — this disposition helps to precipitate the ultimate harmony. The purification of sense and self is a proof of progress. ‘Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.'” From Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, page 323

    “Purification: The act or operation of separating and removing from any thing that which is foreign to it.” 1828 Webster’s Dictionary

    I appreciate this wonderful Bible lesson on our true identity as a reflection of God. The idea of purification has been a difficult concept to me, feeling that sometimes it is too late. This time when I looked up the word “purification” I noticed that it read, “separating from that which is foreign to it”. This helped me see that through God, not my will, my true identity is restored/revealed by removing that which is “foreign” (not belonging; not connected with, not native or natural.) “Through the wholesome chastisements of Love” we are restored to the original state. I am so grateful we are encouraged to look more deeply into these citations and make them our own.

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Love is the liberator.