Wednesday, 12/30/15 Readings, Second Church, Berkeley
- SH Ps. 46:1, 10 (to 1st God:)
- 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 10 Be still, and know that I am G
- SH Isa. 55:1 (to 1st waters,), 10-12 (to 1st :)
- 1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the w 10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace:
- SH Isa. 61:1, 2 (to 1st Lord,)
- 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
- SH Matt. 1:23
- 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
- SH Matt. 14:14, 22-33
- 14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
- SH Luke 17:20, 21
- 20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
- SH John 10:27-30
- 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and my Father are one.
- SH Matt. 18:20 1st where
- 20 …where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
- SH Matt. 28:18 (to 1st saying,), 20 1st lo (to 1st .)
- 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, s 20 .
- SH Phil. 2:5, 12, 13
- 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
- SH 200:9-13, 16
- Life is, always
has been, and ever will be independent of
matter; for life is God, and man is the idea
of God, not formed materially but spiritually, and not
subject to decay and dust.
The great truth in the Science of being, that the real
man was, is, and ever shall be perfect, is incontrovertible;
for if man is the image, reflection, of God, he is neither
inverted nor subverted, but upright and Godlike.
- SH 12:31
- In divine
Science, where prayers are mental, all may avail them-
selves of God as “a very present help in trouble.”
Love is impartial and universal in its adaptation and
bestowals. It is the open fount which cries, “Ho,
every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters.
- SH 34:5
- If Christ,
Truth, has come to us in demonstration, no other com-
memoration is requisite, for demonstration is Immanuel,
or God with us; and if a friend be with us, why need we
memorials of that friend?
- SH 35:19-20 Our church
- Our
church is built on the divine Principle, Love.
- SH 107:7-10
- This apodictical Principle points to the revelation of
Immanuel, “God with us,” – the sovereign ever-pres-
ence, delivering the children of men from
every ill “that flesh is heir to.
- SH 14:1-15
- If we are sensibly with the body and regard omnipo-
tence as a corporeal, material person, whose ear we
would gain, we are not “absent from the
body” and “present with the Lord” in the
demonstration of Spirit. We cannot “serve two mas-
ters.” To be “present with the Lord” is to have, not
mere emotional ecstasy or faith, but the actual demon-
stration and understanding of Life as revealed in
Christian Science. To be “with the Lord” is to be in
obedience to the law of God, to be absolutely governed
by divine Love,- by Spirit, not by matter.
Become conscious for a single moment that Life and
intelligence are purely spiritual, – neither in nor of
matter, – and the body will then utter no
complaints.
- SH 216:28-1
- When you say, “Man’s body is material,” I say with
Paul: Be “willing rather to be absent from the body,
and to be present with the Lord.” Give up
your material belief of mind in matter, and
have but one Mind, even God; for this Mind forms its
own likeness.
- SH 243:9
- But
the same “Mind . . . which was also in Christ Jesus”
must always accompany the letter of Science in order to
confirm and repeat the ancient demonstrations of prophets
and apostles. That those wonders are not more com-
monly repeated to-day, arises not so much from lack of
desire as from lack of spiritual growth.
- SH 135:1-8
- The Psalmist sang: “What ailed
thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? Thou Jordan,
that thou wast driven back? Ye mountains,
that ye skipped like rams, and ye little hills,
like lambs? Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the
Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob.” The miracle
introduces no disorder, but unfolds the primal order,
establishing the Science of God’s unchangeable law.
- SH 325:13-15
- When spiritual being is understood in all its
perfection, continuity, and might, then shall man be found
in God’s image.
- SH 275:20
- Divine metaphysics, as revealed to spiritual understand-
ing, shows clearly that all is Mind, and that Mind is
God, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience,
– that is, all power, all presence, all Science.
Hence all is in reality the manifestation of Mind.
- SH 332:11-15, 19 Jesus
- The Christ
is incorporeal, spiritual, – yea, the divine
image and likeness, dispelling the illusions of the senses;
the Way, the Truth, and the Life, healing the sick and
casting out evils, destroying sin, disease, and death.
Jesus demonstrated Christ; he proved that Christ
is the divine idea of God – the Holy Ghost,
or Comforter, revealing the divine Principle,
Love, and leading into all truth.
- SH 333:16-18 The
- The advent of Jesus of Nazareth marked the
first century of the Christian era, but the Christ is
without beginning of years or end of days.
- SH 316:7
- Christ, Truth,
was demonstrated through Jesus to prove the power of
Spirit over the flesh, – to show that Truth is made
manifest by its effects upon the human mind and body,
healing sickness and destroying sin.
- SH 361:4-5
- Christ, as the true spiritual idea,
is the ideal of God now and forever, here and everywhere.
Ps. 46:1, 10 (to God:)
Isa. 55:1 (to waters,), 10-12 (to :)
Isa. 61:1, 2 (to Lord,)
Matt. 1:23
Matt. 14:14, 22-33
Luke 17:20, 21
John 10:27-30
Matt. 18:20 where
Matt. 28:18 (to saying,), 20 lo (to 1st .)
Phil. 2:5, 12, 13
SH 200:9-13, 16
SH 12:31
SH 34:5
SH 35:19-20 Our church
SH 107:7-10
SH 14:1-15
SH 216:28-1
SH 243:9
SH 135:1-8
SH 325:13-15
SH 275:20
SH 332:11-15, 19 Jesus
SH 333:16-18 The
SH 316:7
SH 361:4-5
Isa. 55:1 (to waters,), 10-12 (to :)
Isa. 61:1, 2 (to Lord,)
Matt. 1:23
Matt. 14:14, 22-33
Luke 17:20, 21
John 10:27-30
Matt. 18:20 where
Matt. 28:18 (to saying,), 20 lo (to 1st .)
Phil. 2:5, 12, 13
SH 200:9-13, 16
SH 12:31
SH 34:5
SH 35:19-20 Our church
SH 107:7-10
SH 14:1-15
SH 216:28-1
SH 243:9
SH 135:1-8
SH 325:13-15
SH 275:20
SH 332:11-15, 19 Jesus
SH 333:16-18 The
SH 316:7
SH 361:4-5
Hymns:
111 High in the heavens, eternal God
231 O Love, O Life, our faith and sight
351 Through the night of doubt and sorrow
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