"…the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon" us all!

[JPalmer]

Responsive Reading: Isaiah 11
2. … the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
3. And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
4. But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
5. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be a true Christian Scientist. Certainly, I learn more each week here in Plainfield about what it takes. In reading the Responsive Reading today it occurred to me that since Jesus exemplified the Christ, then what was and is true about him must end up being true about me or anyone who strives to exemplify the Christ. Truth is always Truth, after all.

Because of this — and in line with the Daily Watch for this week (Watching Point 280, thank you!) — I must be sure to do all I can to be receptive to the spirit of the LORD resting upon me, to have the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and the spirit of counsel and might, and the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; to have quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: to not judge after the sight of my eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of my ears: With righteousness I must judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and I must smite the earth with the rod of my mouth, and with the breath of my lips I must slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of my loins, and faithfulness the girdle of my reins.

I must admit, I don’t know what all of this means yet, but I do know I am in the right place to learn and to grow into this. I am grateful for this opportunity; these lessons; and, for learning that The Bible and Science and Health aren’t just accounts of what others have done and said — they are calls to action so I will “thoroughly learn and properly digest” (paraphrased from S&H, p. 84 in last week’s lesson) the Science behind them, and then live it. Thank you!

[Gary]

I doubt that anyone knows what all of it means, but I agree that it certainly is the only path worth being on. I have found that as I work to do these things, I see things more clearly, have more compassion for others, and have a clearer sense of my own life purpose. I also find that the worldly thought becomes more offensive to me, and antagonistic toward this blossoming truth.

From John 15, “If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.” Christ Jesus. I have learned not to be surprised when some of those around me become bothered when I offer Christian Science. The worldly thought hates the Christ, for it is a rebuke to it. The Christ does not seek a fight. It just is. And since it is all that is true, the worldly thought has no chance to survive, but it puts up a fight within the thought of anyone who will subscribe to its lies, until it is finally destroyed by the Christ truth.

This must be why Mrs. Eddy warns us, as did Jesus, to be minutemen and women, to be consecrated warriors, and to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. False beliefs do not go away quietly. They fight for their (false) lives. So, when you hear the dark voices, either within or from without, recognize that they are the false beliefs trying to kill your new-found inspiration. You have all the power of God to turn on the lie and tell it where to go!

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