Wednesday Readings for August 10th, 2022

From The Bible

Matt. 3:13–17; 4:17 

¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 

13 

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest 14 

thou to me? 

And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it 15 

becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, 

16 

lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am 17 

well pleased. 

¶ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of 17 

heaven is at hand. 

Matt. 5:1, 2, 14–16 

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, 

1 

his disciples came unto him: 

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 

2 

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 14 

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; 15 

and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and 16 

glorify your Father which is in heaven. 

Matt. 9:35 Jesus; 10:1, 5 (to 3rd ,), 7, 8 

... Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, 35 

and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power 1

against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, ... 5 

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

7 

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have 8 

received, freely give. 

Acts 9:36–41 

¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by 

36 

interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. 

And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when 37 

they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. 

And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that 

38 

Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them. 

Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him 39 

into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to 40 

the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 

And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints 

41 

and widows, presented her alive. 

Acts 20:7–12 

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break 7 

bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. 

And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered 

8 

together. 

And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen 9

into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. 

And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not 10 

yourselves; for his life is in him. 

When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and 11 

talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. 

And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. 12 

Acts 15:1, 2, 6–9, 11 

And certain men which came down from Judæa taught the brethren, and said, 1 

Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation 2 

with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. ¶ And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 6 

And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, 

7 

Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy 

8 

Ghost, even as he did unto us; 

And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 9 

But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be 

11 

saved, even as they. 

I Cor. 2:9–12 as 

... as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into 

9 

the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all 10 

things, yea, the deep things of God. 

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in 11 

him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of 12

God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 

I Pet. 4:10, 11 

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, 

as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 

10 

If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let 11 

him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 

Mal. 3:10 

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine 

10 

house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 

SELECTIONS FROM SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES BY MARY BAKER EDDY

SH xii:23 

In the spirit of Christ's charity, — as one who “hopeth 

all things, endureth all things,” and is joyful to bear 

24 

consolation to the sorrowing and healing to the sick, — she commits these pages to honest seekers for Truth. 

SH 570:14–18, 23–24 

Millions of unprejudiced minds — simple seekers for 

Truth, weary wanderers, athirst in the desert — are wait 15 

ing and watching for rest and drink. Give 

them a cup of cold water in Christ's name, 

and never fear the consequences. 

18 

Those ready for the blessing 

you impart will give thanks. 

24 

SH viii:12–15 

The question, What is Truth, is answered by 12

demonstration, — by healing both disease and sin; and this demonstration shows that Christian healing con fers the most health and makes the best men. 

SH xi:9 

15 

The physical healing of Christian Science results 9 

now, as in Jesus' time, from the operation of divine Principle, before which sin and disease lose their real ity in human consciousness and disappear as naturally 12 

and as necessarily as darkness gives place to light and sin to reformation. Now, as then, these mighty works are not supernatural, but supremely natural. They are 

15 

the sign of Immanuel, or “God with us,” — a divine influence ever present in human consciousness and re peating itself, coming now as was promised aforetime, 18 

To preach deliverance to the captives [of sense], And recovering of sight to the blind, 

To set at liberty them that are bruised. 

21 

SH 37:22–25, 27–18 

It is possible, — yea, it is the duty 

and privilege of every child, man, and woman, — to follow 

in some degree the example of the Master by the demon 

24 

stration of Truth and Life, of health and holiness. 

Hear these imperative com 

27 

mands: “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect!” “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature!” “Heal the 30 

sick!” 

Why has this Christian demand so little inspiration to stir mankind to Christian effort? Because men are 1 

assured that this command was intended only for a par ticular period and for a select number of fol 

3

lowers. This teaching is even more pernicious 

than the old doctrine of foreordination, — the election of a 

few to be saved, while the rest are damned; and so it will 6 

be considered, when the lethargy of mortals, produced by man-made doctrines, is broken by the demands of divine Science. 

9 

Jesus said: “These signs shall follow them that be lieve; . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall

recover.” Who believes him? He was addressing 

12 

his disciples, yet he did not say, “These signs shall follow you,” but them — “them that believe” in all time to come. Here the word hands is used metaphorically, as in the text, 15 

“The right hand of the Lord is exalted.” It expresses spiritual power; otherwise the healing could not have been done spiritually. 

18 

SH 138:27–2 

Our Master said to every follower: “Go ye into all the 

27 

world, and preach the gospel to every creature! . . . Heal the sick! . . . Love thy neighbor as 

thyself!” It was this theology of Jesus which 

30 

healed the sick and the sinning. It is his theology in this book and the spiritual meaning of this theology, which heals the sick and causes the wicked to “forsake his way, 1 

and the unrighteous man his thoughts.” 

SH 450:15 

Some people yield slowly to the touch of Truth. Few 15 

yield without a struggle, and many are reluctant to ac knowledge that they have yielded; but un 

less this admission is made, evil will boast 

18 

itself above good. The Christian Scientist has enlisted to lessen evil, disease, and death; and he will overcome them by understanding their nothingness and the allness 21

of God, or good. Sickness to him is no less a temptation than is sin, and he heals them both by understanding 

God's power over them. The Christian Scientist knows 24 

that they are errors of belief, which Truth can and will destroy. 

SH 108:1–18, 30–10 

Whence came to me this heavenly conviction, — a con 

1 

viction antagonistic to the testimony of the physical senses? According to St. Paul, it was “the gift of the grace of 3 

God given unto me by the effectual working of His power.” It was the divine law of Life and Love, unfolding to me the demonstrable fact that matter possesses neither sen 

6 

sation nor life; that human experiences show the falsity of all material things; and that immortal cravings, “the price of learning love,” establish the truism that the 

9 

only sufferer is mortal mind, for the divine Mind cannot suffer. 

My conclusions were reached by allowing the evidence 12 

of this revelation to multiply with mathematical certainty and the lesser demonstration to prove the 

greater, as the product of three multiplied by 

15 

three, equalling nine, proves conclusively that three times three duodecillions must be nine duodecillions, — not a fraction more, not a unit less. 

18 

My discovery, that erring, mortal, misnamed 

30 

mind produces all the organism and action of 

the mortal body, set my thoughts to work in new channels, and led up to my demonstration of the proposition that 

1 

Mind is All and matter is naught as the leading factor in Mind-science. 

3 

Christian Science reveals incontrovertibly that Mind is All-in-all, that the only realities are the divine Mind and idea. This great fact is not, however, seen 

6

to be supported by sensible evidence, until its 

divine Principle is demonstrated by healing the sick and thus proved absolute and divine. This proof once seen, 

9 

no other conclusion can be reached. 

SH 46:7 

The divine 

Spirit, which identified Jesus thus centuries 

ago, has spoken through the inspired Word and will speak 9 

through it in every age and clime. It is revealed to the receptive heart, and is again seen casting out evil and healing the sick. 

12 

SH 98:15 

Beyond the frail premises of human beliefs, above the 15 

loosening grasp of creeds, the demonstration of Christian Mind-healing stands a revealed and practical 

Science. It is imperious throughout all ages 

18 

as Christ's revelation of Truth, of Life, and of Love, which remains inviolate for every man to understand and to practise. 

21 

SH 57:18 18 

Happiness is spiritual, 

born of Truth and Love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it. 

21 

SH 436:11–12 

Giving a cup of cold water in Christ's name, is a Christian 

service. 12