First Church of Christ, Scientist, La Cañada Flintridge

Wednesday Meeting Readings

1. Gen 4:9 Am

   9Am I my brother's keeper?

2. Prov 31:10, 15-20, 26-28, 31

   10¶Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

   15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

   16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

   17She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

   18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

   19She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

   20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

   26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

   27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

   28Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

   31Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

3. Isa 66:13

   13As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

4. Isa 49:22, 23 (to 1st :)

   22Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

   23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers:

5. Isa 11:9 for, 10, 12

   9for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

   10¶And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

   12And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

6. Matt 13:33 The

   33The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

7. Luke 6:12, 13, 17-19

   12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

   13¶And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

   17¶And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

   18And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.

   19And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.

8. Luke 10:25-37

   25¶And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

   26He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

   27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

   28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

   29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

   30And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

   31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

   32And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

   33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

   34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

   35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

   36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

   37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

9. Luke 7:11-16

   11¶And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.

   12Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

   13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

   14And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

   15And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

   16And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.

10. Mark 16:15 Go

    15Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

11. John 14:12-14

    12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

    13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

    14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

12. II Chron 1:7-12 (to ;)

    7In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

    8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

    9Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

    10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

    11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

    12Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee;

13. II Cor 1:2-4

    2Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

    3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

    4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

14. II Cor 6:1, 2

    1We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

    2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

1. S&H 516:21

   21 Man and woman as coexistent
   and eternal with God forever reflect, in glorified quality,
   the infinite Father-Mother God.
   

2. S&H 592:16

   Mother. God; divine and eternal Principle; Life,
   Truth, and Love.
   

3. S&H 58:7

   Unselfish
   ambition, noble life-motives, and purity, ”
   9these constituents of thought, mingling, constitute in-
   dividually and collectively true happiness, strength, and
   permanence.
   

4. S&H 60:6-15

   6 The beautiful in character is also the
   good, welding indissolubly the links of affec-
   tion. A mother's affection cannot be weaned from her
   9child, because the mother-love includes purity and con-
   stancy, both of which are immortal. Therefore maternal
   affection lives on under whatever difficulties.
   

   12From the logic of events we learn that selfishness
   and impurity alone are fleeting, and that wisdom will
   ultimately put asunder what she hath not joined
   15together.
   

5. S&H 39:18

   18"Now," cried the apostle, "is the accepted time; be-
   hold, now is the day of salvation," ” meaning, not that
   Present
   salvation now men must prepare for a future-world salva-
   21tion, or safety, but that now is the time in which
   to experience that salvation in spirit and in life. Now is
   the time for so-called material pains and material pleas-
   24ures to pass away, for both are unreal, because impossible
   in Science. To break this earthly spell, mortals must get
   the true idea and divine Principle of all that really exists
   27and governs the universe harmoniously. This thought is
   apprehended slowly, and the interval before its attain-
   ment is attended with doubts and defeats as well as
   30triumphs.
   

6. S&H 117:29-12

   Jesus bade his disciples beware of the leaven of the
   Leaven
   of Truth 30Pharisees and of the Sadducees, which he de-
   fined as human doctrines. His parable of the
   "leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures
   118:1of meal, till the whole was leavened," impels the infer-
   ence that the spiritual leaven signifies the Science of Christ
   3and its spiritual interpretation, ” an inference far above
   the merely ecclesiastical and formal applications of the
   illustration.
   

   6Did not this parable point a moral with a prophecy,
   foretelling the second appearing in the flesh of the
   Christ, Truth, hidden in sacred secrecy from the visi-
   9ble world?
   

   Ages pass, but this leaven of Truth is ever at work. It
   must destroy the entire mass of error, and so be eternally
   12glorified in man's spiritual freedom.
   

7. S&H 54:1-10

   54:1 Through the
   magnitude of his human life, he demonstrated the divine
   3Life. Out of the amplitude of his pure affection, he de-
   fined Love. With the affluence of Truth, he vanquished
   error. The world acknowledged not his righteousness,
   6seeing it not; but earth received the harmony his glorified
   example introduced.
   

   Who is ready to follow his teaching and example? All
   9must sooner or later plant themselves in Christ, the true
   Inspiration
   of sacrifice idea of God.
   

8. S&H 10:5-6

   The world must grow to the spiritual understanding
   6of prayer.
   

9. S&H 1:1

   1:1The prayer that reforms the sinner and heals the
   sick is an absolute faith that all things are
   3possible to God, ” a spiritual understanding of Him,
   an unselfed love. Regardless of what another may say
   or think on this subject, I speak from experience.
   6Prayer, watching, and working, combined with self-im-
   molation, are God's gracious means for accomplishing
   whatever has been successfully done for the Christian-
   9ization and health of mankind.
   

10. S&H 380:22-28

    Many years ago the author made a spiritual discov-
    ery, the scientific evidence of which has accumulated to
    A higher
    discovery 24prove that the divine Mind produces in man
    health, harmony, and immortality. Gradu-
    ally this evidence will gather momentum and clearness,
    27until it reaches its culmination of scientific statement and
    proof.
    

11. S&H 191:8

    As a material, theoretical life-basis is found to be a
    9misapprehension of existence, the spiritual and divine
    The immortal
    birth Principle of man dawns upon human thought,
    and leads it to "where the young child was,"
    12 ” even to the birth of a new-old idea, to the spiritual
    sense of being and of what Life includes. Thus the whole
    earth will be transformed by Truth on its pinions of light,
    15chasing away the darkness of error.
    

12. S&H 261:24-1

    24 Breaking away from the
    mutations of time and sense, you will neither
    lose the solid objects and ends of life nor your own iden-
    27tity. Fixing your gaze on the realities supernal, you will
    rise to the spiritual consciousness of being, even as the bird
    which has burst from the egg and preens its wings for a
    30skyward flight.
    

    We should forget our bodies in remembering good and
    the human race. Good demands of man every hour, in
    262:1which to work out the problem of being.
    

13. S&H 202:3-13

    3The scientific unity which exists between God and man
    must be wrought out in life-practice, and God's will must
    be universally done.
    

    6If men would bring to bear upon the study of the
    Science of Mind half the faith they bestow upon the so-
    Divine
    study called pains and pleasures of material sense,
    9they would not go on from bad to worse,
    until disciplined by the prison and the scaffold; but
    the whole human family would be redeemed through
    12the merits of Christ, ” through the perception and ac-
    ceptance of Truth.
    

14. S&H 276:12-14, 17

    12The realization that all inharmony is unreal brings
    objects and thoughts into human view in their true light,
    and presents them as beautiful and immortal.
    

    If God is admitted to be the only Mind and Life,
    18there ceases to be any opportunity for sin and death.
    Perfection
    requisite When we learn in Science how to be perfect
    even as our Father in heaven is perfect,
    21thought is turned into new and healthy channels, ”
    towards the contemplation of things immortal and away
    from materiality to the Principle of the universe, includ-
    24ing harmonious man.
    

15. S&H 103:6-9

    6The destruction of the claims of mortal mind through
    Liberation
    of mental
    powers Science, by which man can escape from sin
    and mortality, blesses the whole human fam-
    9ily.
    

16. S&H 158:24-25

    24Evidences of progress and of spiritualization greet us
    on every hand.
    

17. S&H 348:26

    I have never supposed the world would immediately
    27witness the full fruitage of Christian Science, or that sin,
    Full fruitage
    yet to come disease, and death would not be believed for
    an indefinite time; but this I do aver, that,
    30as a result of teaching Christian Science, ethics and
    temperance have received an impulse, health has been
    restored, and longevity increased. If such are the pres-
    349:1ent fruits, what will the harvest be, when this Science is
    more generally understood?
    

18. S&H 55:15-22

    15Truth's immortal idea is sweeping down the centuries,
    gathering beneath its wings the sick and sinning. My
    weary hope tries to realize that happy day, when man shall
    18recognize 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
    21and is doing for mankind. The promises will be ful-
    filled.