Second Church, Berkeley, readings for Wednesday, March 23, 2016
- SH Isa. 48:17
- 17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
- SH Col. 4:1-3
- 1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
- SH Matt. 23:1
- 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
- SH Matt. 25:1-13
- 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
- SH John 10:7, 9, 10
- 7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
- SH John 14:1-6 (to 1st :)
- 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
- SH Rev. 2:7 (to 1st ;)
- 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;
- SH Rev. 3:7, 8 (to 2nd :)
- 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it:
- SH Rev. 3:20
- 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
- SH 99:9-11
- 12, 13). Truth has furnished
the key to the kingdom, and with this key Christian Sci-
ence has opened the door of the human understanding.
- SH vii:1
- To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings. The wakeful shepherd beholds the first faint morning beams, ere cometh the full radiance of a risen day. So shone the pale star to the prophet-shepherds; yet it traversed the night, and came where, in cradled obscurity, lay the Bethlehem babe, the human herald of Christ, Truth, who would make plain to benighted understanding the way of salvation through Christ Jesus, till across a night of error should dawn the morning beams and shine the guiding star of being. The Wisemen were led to behold and to follow this daystar of divine Science, lighting the way to eternal harmony.
- SH 30:11-13
- Had his origin and birth been wholly apart from mortal
usage, Jesus would not have been appreciable to mortal
mind as “the way.
- SH 24:4-10
- Acquaintance with the original texts, and willingness
to give up human beliefs (established by hierarchies, and
instigated sometimes by the worst passions of
men), open the way for Christian Science to be
understood, and make the Bible the chart of life, where
the buoys and healing currents of Truth are pointed
out.
- SH 39:13-14
- The Bible calls death an enemy, and Jesus
overcame death and the grave instead of yielding to them.
- SH 10:15-16
- Spiritual attainments open the door to a
higher understanding of the divine Life.
- SH 90:24-27
- The admission to one’s self that man is God’s own like-
ness sets man free to master the infinite idea. This con-
viction shuts the door on death, and opens it
wide towards immortality.
- SH 14:31-13
- “When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and,
when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father
which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in
secret, shall reward thee openly.”
So spake Jesus. The closet typifies the sanctuary of
Spirit, the door of which shuts out sinful sense but
lets in Truth, Life, and Love. Closed to
error, it is open to Truth, and vice versa.
The Father in secret is unseen to the physical senses,
but He knows all things and rewards according to
motives, not according to speech. To enter into the
heart of prayer, the door of the erring senses must be
closed. Lips must be mute and materialism silent,
that man may have audience with Spirit, the divine
Principle, Love, which destroys all error.
- SH 15:16
- In the quiet
sanctuary of earnest longings, we must
deny sin and plead God’s allness. We must resolve to
take up the cross, and go forth with honest hearts to
work and watch for wisdom, Truth, and Love. We
must “pray without ceasing.” Such prayer is an-
swered, in so far as we put our desires into practice.
The Master’s injunction is, that we pray in secret and
let our lives attest our sincerity.
- SH 45:16
- Glory be to God, and peace to the struggling hearts!
Christ hath rolled away the stone from the door of hu-
man hope and faith, and through the reve-
lation and demonstration of life in God, hath
elevated them to possible at-one-ment with the spiritual
idea of man and his divine Principle, Love.
- SH 224:22
- A higher and more practical Christianity, demonstrat-
ing justice and meeting the needs of mortals in sickness
and in health, stands at the door of this age, knocking
for admission. Will you open or close the door upon this
angel visitant, who cometh in the quiet of meekness, as he
came of old to the patriarch at noonday? -
SH 171:4-8 (to 4th ,)
Through
discernment of the spiritual opposite of materiality, even the way through
Christ, Truth, man will reopen with the key of divine Science the gates of
Paradise which human beliefs have closed, and will find himself unfallen,
upright, pure, and free,…
- Hymns:
192 Nearer, my God, to Thee
343 Thou art the way, to Thee alone
392 With love and joy and peace supreme
Isa. 48:17
Col. 4:1-3
Matt. 23:1
Matt. 25:1-13
John 10:7, 9, 10
John 14:1-6 (to :)
Rev. 2:7 (to ;)
Rev. 3:7, 8 (to 2nd :)
Rev. 3:20
SH 99:9-11
SH vii:1
SH 30:11-13
SH 24:4-10
SH 39:13-14
SH 10:15-16
SH 90:24-27
SH 14:31-13
SH 15:16
SH 45:16
SH 224:22
SH 171:4-8 (to 4th ,)Hymns:
192 Nearer, my God, to Thee
343 Thou art the way, to Thee alone
392 With love and joy and peace supreme
Col. 4:1-3
Matt. 23:1
Matt. 25:1-13
John 10:7, 9, 10
John 14:1-6 (to :)
Rev. 2:7 (to ;)
Rev. 3:7, 8 (to 2nd :)
Rev. 3:20
SH 99:9-11
SH vii:1
SH 30:11-13
SH 24:4-10
SH 39:13-14
SH 10:15-16
SH 90:24-27
SH 14:31-13
SH 15:16
SH 45:16
SH 224:22
SH 171:4-8 (to 4th ,)Hymns:
192 Nearer, my God, to Thee
343 Thou art the way, to Thee alone
392 With love and joy and peace supreme
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