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We listened again to this beautiful prayer in song. Some of what most caught our attention was, oh spirit send a revival to this nation, restore the church that bears your name, and so much more. It truly is a beautiful prayer and song.
Thank you.
Maybe this is premature, haven’t proved it for very long.
Good helpful post delightfully written, we got some good chuckles along the way, which is always helpful.
Thank you so much for your reference to the testimony in “A Century of Christian Science Healing.” Thanks too for including the page number, as it’s not an easy book to find a specific testimony in. We had read it before but are grateful to be reacquainted with it!
What a wonderful bounty. Thanks to all!
Helpful post, thank you. I especially appreciate the idea of the Sabbath as a gift. I see I’ve been thinking of it as a restriction.
To hear and see on You Tube Faith, Jared, and Bruce very humbly and sweetly support and sing with Faith’s child was a beautiful thing.
What a helpful post. Thank you! Radical – “fundamental, primitive, original.” Wow!
Thank you for your humble sharing and kindness!
What a powerful post. Wow! So very helpful!
How wonderful! Thank you!
I was not aware that there was a Roundtable page, another treasure to mine on the Plainfield site.
Perhaps this wasn’t a good time for the above post. Sunday’s Roundtable was outstanding. Church members and teachers are clearly rising to the occasion of the present world challenges.
Well thanks so much! Wrong again! 🙃
Beautifully put. Thank you Pam.
Thank you for this instructive post.
Thank you. I can’t seem to be reminded too often of the Wilcox quote, “the ‘objects of sense’ when correctly understood, are really ‘ideas of Soul.'”
Thank you. What I got from this post is that everyone must learn to turn to God to have their needs met.
More from the same book: “All through the class the spiritual teachings of the Scriptures were emphasized, and she [Mrs. Eddy] said: ‘Every word in the Bible is capable of spiritual interpretation.’”
The description above referring to the Messiah, though the challenges took different forms, could be used to describe what was required of Mrs. Eddy’s life work as well.
How embarrassing, I spent all day editing responses to the above post thinking it was addressing me and it’s not. It’s addressing the church. I must become a more careful reader.
That makes sense and it was so beautiful and effective. Thank you!
I am reminded of a time when I used Mrs. Eddy’s statement from Science and Health, “…Truth and error are irreconcilable.” To justify leaving a husband (at his request) rather too willingly. In that case there was too much self-righteousness and human will involved on my part to be the least bit scientific, or loving.
I guess I am reminded of this, because it seems that its one thing to know the rules and another to know how and when they apply.
Thanks Joanne. This post was helpful also.
Thanks so much Susanne, very helpful.
Thanks so much for your response, grateful to have it.
Thanks to both of you for your responses. Both are helpful.
Well, what an abundance! Thank you both for us all!
Thanks so much for sharing this. Such a small thing to do. I think I forget its importance.
As a follow-up to Michael’s first post for those who have access to it I found the following treasure trove:
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BIBLE LESSONS
(International Series.)
F. E. MASON C.S.B.
From the September 1889 issue of The Christian Science Journal
Lesson No. 9, … David and Goliath.
Lesson No. 10. … David and Jonathan.
Lesson No. 11. … David Sparing Saul.
Lesson No. 12. … Death of Saul and his sons.
Our source was JSH-Online to which we subscribe for such occasions. Clearly we’ve been missing a lot.
Thank you Michael for both helpful posts and the information about “Arkpublication.”
Your post reminds me that, “The Scriptures are very sacred. Our aim must be to have them understood spiritually, for only by this understanding can truth be gained.” (Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy)
Thank you Michael. I didn’t know the old Journals included anything so exhaustive. Will get back to it now looking for that sacredness.
Thanks so much for your response Michael.
This statement from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy (page 4) ties in with the above and fits so well with this weeks lesson, “Outward worship is not of itself sufficient to express loyal and heartfelt gratitude, since he has said: ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments.’” She begins the paragraph with her statement about “patience, meekness, love, and good deeds.” Now there’s some good preparation for participation in church activities, really is church activity, not to mention making our daily lives more divine.
Such an important idea. Thank you Bruce. It brings to mind the following from Miscellany by Mrs. Eddy, “Thus may each member of this church rise above the oft-repeated inquiry, What am I? to the scientific response: I am able to impart truth, health, and happiness, and this is my rock of salvation and my reason for existing.”
All helpful posts. Thank you all.
What a thoughtful expansion on this verse. Thanks so much.
What a beautiful, helpful concept. Thank you!
To follow up, I guess I’m not quite sure what parts of the Church Manual Plainfield church feels they must follow and which not. Naturally since Plainfield is not a branch none of it strictly applies. Plainfield does encourage following the daily duties from it. Considering the importance given the Manual by Mrs. Eddy I wondered what she might say about Christmas. I didn”t find anything forbiding even branch churches from having Christmas or Christmas eve services, just the no Easter observances etc. rule for Mother Church members in the United States.
Wow! Thanks so much Florence. I’ll look them up.
Thank you for your post, Michael. How true it is that nothing is gained by selfishness. Among other things on the subject, Mrs. Eddy wrote, “A wrong motive involves defeat.” (Science and Health, p. 446) Joseph must have been motivated by great love not only for God but for man.
What a bounty of wonderful information, almost all of which is new to me. Thank you, rwells, so much for your thorough delving and generous sharing.
Thanks so much for expanding on this story and its import, so helpful!
Thanks Florence for your helpful post.
The Bible account in Judges is well worth reading for anyone. I plan to go back to it today and hope to get more of what I have missed.
Thanks so much for this response. It is very helpful.
Thank you for your very helpful post. Wow, blood a pure thought. How constantly I find myself needing to be brought back to the spiritual.