February 18, 2021

Section six of our Bible Lesson this week contains a description of the day of Pentecost. During the days after the resurrection Jesus gave his disciples what we think of as Normal Class, final instructions for them to carry on establishing his church. He had also promised them another Comforter and this event fulfilled that promise. They were all together in one place and the work they were to continue was to evangelize the world through preaching and healing. At Pentecost this new spirit began its work. What a contrast to an early section of the Lesson about what happened at the tower of Babel. Then the people had been moving away from God, now they would be drawing closer.  To Jews Pentecost celebrated the giving of the Law on Sinai. How appropriate that on this new day the gospel harvest would begin. among modern parallels the most suggestive is the case of St. Vincent Ferrer, who, when preaching in Spanish is said to have been understood by English, Flemish, French and Italian hearers. No barriers of nationality or language. I love to see something like this when explaining Christian Science, which at first may seem almost like a foreign language, to a sincere seeker of Truth. The Jews were dwelling in Jerusalem permanently and many were drawn to that holy city. On that wonderful day, the good news, the gospel was shared and understood by many. Many signs and wonders were done by the apostles as well.

divine Mind was being expressed and understood then and it is doing so again in our time.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Incontrovertible

 march 5, 2021 sorry about missing some entries. Hopefully, things will go better now. Today I am remembering visiting a fun house and alternately being amused and horrified by the images in the distorted mirrors.  While some were actually funny, others were definitely not how I how wanted to see myself or be seen by others. But even then I realized that I was not looking at the true reflection One of the benefits of studying Christian Science to getting a clearer understanding of my true self, the self created and maintained by my Father Mother God. He/She madde me is His/Her own image and likeness according to Scripture. That creation has never been undone or tampered with, no distortion. Mrs. Eddy writes, "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. incontrovertible means that it is impossible to ...
Read more
 FEBRUARY 11, 2021 One last thing for daily duties, this one also found in our Manual. A RULE FOR MOTIVES AND ACTS Neither animosity nor mere personal attachment should impel the motives and acts of the members of The Mother Church. In Science, divine Love alone governs man, and a Christian Scientist reflects the sweet amenities of Love, in rebuking sin, in true brotherliness, charitableness, and forgiveness. The members of this Church should daily watch and pray to be delivered from all evil, From prophesying, judging, condemning, counseling, influencing or being influenced erroneously. (p.40) One could spend all day working with this. animosity is defines as active hatred, something to be avoided. Personal attachment can sometimes cloud one's judgement as well. We must not either of those qualities impel how we act and why. The best way is always to let divine Love guide us in our actions and reactions. Then there is the whole issue of forgiveness. It can mean excusing a fau...
Read more

recognize your true inheritance

 Just having the best morning working with our Christian Science Bible Lesson on substance and today noticing the references to true inheritance. There is the story of Daniel and his 3 friends as captives in Babylon. The King wanted all the brightest children to have special priviledges for a span of 3 years and then, if they proved worthy, to serve him. Part of that was to eat the meat reserved for the king and to drink some of his wine. Daniel felt those things were tainted and unclean as they were part of the sacrifices to their god. He asked that he and his friends be just served porridge and given water to drink. The eunuch fears they will look malnourished and he would be punished but agrees to a 10 day trial. They pass with flying colors. Daniel knew his rights as a child of the one true God and served Him faithfully. That protected him. Another story in the lesson is a parable Jesus told ,often called the prodigal son.  A father had 2 sons and the younger, a bit wild a...
Read more