First Church of Christ, Scientist, La Cañada Flintridge, California
Wednesday Meeting Readings
- Ps. 33:4-9 the, 12 (to ;)
the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.
5He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
8Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
... 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord;
- Isa. 35:1 3rd the, 2 (to :)
the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing:
- I Kings 18:41, 42-45 2nd And (to 1st .)
41¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
... And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
43And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
44And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
45And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain.
- II Kings 2:2, 8
2And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth–el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth–el.
... 8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
- II Kings 3:9 3rd and, 11 And, 12 (to 1st .), 14 (to 1st ,), 16 Make, 17, 20
and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
... And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
12And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him.
... 14And Elisha said,
... Make this valley full of ditches.
17For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
... 20And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
- Ps. 93:1-5
1The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
2Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
4The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.
- Matt. 5:1, 2, 5
1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
... 5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
- Matt. 7:24 whosoever, 25
whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
- Matt. 8:23-27
23¶ And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
- Ps. 22:26 (to 1st :)
26The meek shall eat and be satisfied:
- Isa. 62:1, 4 (to 1st :), 10-12 2nd cast
1For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
... 4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate:
cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
11Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
12And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
by Mary Baker Eddy
- SH 118:26
The definitions of material law, as given by natural 27science, represent a kingdom necessarily divided against Certain contradictionsitself, because these definitions portray law as physical, not spiritual. Therefore they con -30tradict the divine decrees and violate the law of Love, in which nature and God are one and the natural order of heaven comes down to earth.
- SH 119:17
In one sense God is identical with nature, but this na-18ture is spiritual and is not expressed in matter. The law-God and naturegiver, whose lightning palsies or prostrates in death the child at prayer, is not the divine ideal 21of omnipresent Love. God is natural good, and is repre-sented only by the idea of goodness; while evil should be regarded as unnatural, because it is opposed to the nature 24of Spirit, God.
- SH 123:11
- SH 124:14-31
The universe, like man, is to be interpreted by Science 15from its divine Principle, God, and then it can be under-Right interpretationstood; but when explained on the basis of physical sense and represented as subject to 18growth, maturity, and decay, the universe, like man, is, and must continue to be, an enigma.
Adhesion, cohesion, and attraction are properties of 21Mind. They belong to divine Principle, and support All force mentalthe equipoise of that thought-force, which launched the earth in its orbit and said to the 24proud wave, “Thus far and no farther.”
Spirit is the life, substance, and continuity of all things. We tread on forces. Withdraw them, and 27creation must collapse. Human knowledge calls them forces of matter; but divine Science declares that they belong wholly to divine Mind, are inherent in this 30Mind, and so restores them to their rightful home and classification.
- SH 503:10-15, 20, 28
In the universe of Truth, Spiritual harmonymatter is unknown. No supposition of error 12enters there. Divine Science, the Word of God, saith to the darkness upon the face of error, “God is All-in-all,” and the light of ever-present Love illumines 15the universe.
Immortal and divine Mind presents the idea of God: 21first, in light; second, in reflection; third, in spiritual and Mind’s idea faultlessimmortal forms of beauty and goodness. But this Mind creates no element nor symbol of 24discord and decay. God creates neither erring thought, mortal life, mutable truth, nor variable love.
God, Spirit, dwelling in infinite light and harmony 504 504:1from which emanates the true idea, is never reflected by aught but the good.
- SH 509:29
Knowing the Science of creation, in which all is Mind 30 and its ideas, Jesus rebuked the material thought of his fellow-countrymen: “Ye can discern the face of the 510 510:1sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?” How much more should we seek to apprehend the spirit -3Spiritual ideas apprehendedual ideas of God, than to dwell on the objects of sense! To discern the rhythm of Spirit and to be holy, thought must be purely spiritual.
- SH 512:8-9, 20-24
Spirit is symbolized by strength, presence, and power, 9and also by holy thoughts, winged with Love.
Spirit blesses the multiplication of its own pure and 21perfect ideas. From the infinite elements of the one Multiplication of pure ideasMind emanate all form, color, quality, and quantity, and these are mental, both primarily 24and secondarily.
- SH 520:30
- SH 570:18-21, 23
What if the old dragon should send forth a new flood to drown the Christ-idea? He can neither drown your voice with its roar, nor again 21sink the world into the deep waters of chaos and old night. ... Those ready for the blessing 24you impart will give thanks. The waters will be paci-fied, and Christ will command the wave.
- SH 125:21-2 (to 2nd .)
The seasons will come and go with changes of time and tide, cold and heat, latitude and longitude. The agri-The time and tideculturist will find that these changes cannot 24affect his crops. “As a vesture shalt Thou change them and they shall be changed.” The mariner will have dominion over the atmosphere and the great 27deep, over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air. The astronomer will no longer look up to the stars, — he will look out from them upon the universe; and the 30florist will find his flower before its seed.
Thus matter will finally be proved nothing more than a mortal belief, wholly inadequate to affect a man 126 126:1through its supposed organic action or supposed exist-ence. Error will be no longer used in stating truth.
- SH 240:1-2
- SH 126:8 (only)
All Science is divine.
- SH 248:13-16 (to 1st ?), 19-21, 25-29
We are all sculptors, Mental sculptureworking at various forms, moulding and chisel-15ing thought. What is the model before mortal mind? ... Do you not hear from all mankind of the imperfect model? The world is holding 21it before your gaze continually.
To remedy this, we must first turn our gaze in the right direction, and then walk that way. We must form perfect 27Perfect modelsmodels in thought and look at them continually, or we shall never carve them out in grand and noble lives.
- SH 249:1
Hymn 138: “…When all these blinding veils are drawn, Thy love has always guided me”
Hymn 462: “…Here see the Bread of Life, see waters flowing Forth from the throne of God, pure from above”
Hymn 329: “The heavens declare the glory of Him who made all things”