Wednesday Meeting 11-9-2016, First Church of Christ, Scientist-Asheville
- KJV Gen 25:27, 29-34
- 27 …Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. 29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
- KJV Gen 32:1, 3-11, 13, 24, 26-28, 30
- 1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. 7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; 8 And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape. 9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. 11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. 13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother; 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
- KJV Gen 33:1, 3-4
- 1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
- KJV Matt 18:1 1st the, 2-5, 21-22
- 1 …the disciples [came] unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
- KJV Luke 6:27-33, 36-37, 42
- 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
- KJV Romans 12:17-18
- 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
- S&H 4:3-5
- What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire
for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness,
love, and good deeds.
- S&H 57:23-24
- Love enriches the nature, en-
larging, purifying, and elevating it.
- KJV 242:15, 1-3
- Self-love is more opaque than a solid body. In pa-
tient obedience to a patient God, let us labor to dis-
solve with the universal solvent of Love the adamant
of error, – self-will, self-justification, and self-love, –
which wars against spirituality and is the law of sin
and death.
Through repentance, spiritual
baptism, and regeneration, mortals put off their material
beliefs and false individuality.
- S&H 215:12
- Whatever is governed by God, is never for an
instant deprived of the light and might of intelligence
and Life.
- S&H 333:23-27
- Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and the prophets
caught glorious glimpses of the Messiah, or Christ, which
baptized these seers in the divine nature, the essence of
Love. The divine image, idea, or Christ was, is, and
ever will be inseparable from the divine Principle, God.
- S&H 340:13 all
- …all that really exists is in and of God, and manifests His
love.
- S&H 308:16-23, 26-28
- Jacob was alone, wrestling with error, – struggling
with a mortal sense of life, substance, and intelligence
as existent in matter with its false pleasures
and pains, – when an angel, a message from
Truth and Love, appeared to him and smote the sinew,
or strength, of his error, till he saw its unreality; and
Truth, being thereby understood, gave him spiritual
strength in this Peniel of divine Science.
But the patriarch, perceiving his error and his need
of help, did not loosen his hold upon this glorious light
until his nature was transformed.
- S&H 309:7-12
- The result of Jacob’s struggle thus appeared. He had
conquered material error with the understanding of Spirit
and of spiritual power. This changed the man.
He was no longer called Jacob, but Israel, –
a prince of God, or a soldier of God, who had fought
a good fight.
- S&H 322:3-7
- When understanding changes the standpoints of life and
intelligence from a material to a spiritual basis, we shall
gain the reality of Life, the control of Soul over
sense, and we shall perceive Christianity, or
Truth, in its divine Principle.
- S&H 303:28-30
- Spiritual man is the image or idea of
God, an idea which cannot be lost nor sep-
arated from its divine Principle.
- S&H 340:23-25 (to thyself
- One infinite God, good, unifies men and nations; con-
stitutes the brotherhood of man; ends wars; fulfils the
Scripture, “Love thy neighbor as thyself;
- S&H 304:3-13 (to evil
- It is ignorance and false belief, based on a material
sense of things, which hide spiritual beauty and good-
ness. Understanding this, Paul said: “Nei-
ther death, nor life, . . . nor things present,
nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor
any other creature, shall be able to separate us from
the love of God.” This is the doctrine of Christian
Science: that divine Love cannot be deprived of its
manifestation, or object; that joy cannot be turned into
sorrow, for sorrow is not the master of joy; that good can
never produce evil;
- S&H 304:16-18, 19-20
- Harmony is produced by its Principle, is controlled
by it and abides with it. Divine Principle is the Life
of man.
Truth is not
contaminated by error.
- S&H 393:16-18
- Be firm in your understanding that the divine Mind
governs, and that in Science man reflects God’s govern-
ment.
- S&H 454:5-10, 18-23
- The understanding,
even in a degree, of the divine All-power de-
stroys fear, and plants the feet in the true path,
– the path which leads to the house built without hands
“eternal in the heavens.” Human hate has no legiti-
mate mandate and no kingdom. Love is enthroned.
Love inspires,
illumines, designates, and leads the way. Right motives
give pinions to thought, and strength and freedom to
speech and action. Love is priestess at the altar of
Truth. Wait patiently for divine Love to move upon the
waters of mortal mind, and form the perfect concept.
- S&H 494:10-11
- Divine Love always has met and always will meet every
human need.
- S&H 55:16-21
- My
weary hope tries to realize that happy day, when man shall
recognize the Science of Christ and love his neighbor as
himself, – when he shall realize God’s omnipotence and
the healing power of the divine Love in what it has done
and is doing for mankind.
- S&H 9:5
- The test of all prayer lies in the answer to these
questions: Do we love our neighbor better because of
this asking? Do we pursue the old selfish-
ness, satisfied with having prayed for some-
thing better, though we give no evidence of the sin-
cerity of our requests by living consistently with our
prayer? If selfishness has given place to kindness,
we shall regard our neighbor unselfishly, and bless
them that curse us; but we shall never meet this great
duty simply by asking that it may be done. There is
a cross to be taken up before we can enjoy the fruition
of our hope and faith.
Gen 25:27, 29-34
Gen 32:1, 3-11, 13, 24, 26-28, 30
Gen 33:1, 3-4
Matt 18:1 1st the, 2-5, 21-22
Luke 6:27-33, 36-37, 42-42
Romans 12:17-184:3-5
57:23-24
242:15, 1-3
215:12
333:23-27
340:13 all
308:16-23, 26-28
309:7-12
322:3-7
303:28-30
340:23-25 (to thyself;”)
304:3-13 (to evil;)
304:16-18, 19-20
393:16-18
454:5-10, 18-23
494:10-11
55:16-21
9:5
Gen 32:1, 3-11, 13, 24, 26-28, 30
Gen 33:1, 3-4
Matt 18:1 1st the, 2-5, 21-22
Luke 6:27-33, 36-37, 42-42
Romans 12:17-184:3-5
57:23-24
242:15, 1-3
215:12
333:23-27
340:13 all
308:16-23, 26-28
309:7-12
322:3-7
303:28-30
340:23-25 (to thyself;”)
304:3-13 (to evil;)
304:16-18, 19-20
393:16-18
454:5-10, 18-23
494:10-11
55:16-21
9:5
Hymn
179…Love one another
[253]…O’re waiting harp strings of the mind
458…Though I may speak with moving words
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