Readings for March 2nd, 2022
From The Bible
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.
(I Chronicles 16:31)
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, ...
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; ...
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: ...
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: ...
(Ecclesiastes 9:14 (to 3rd ,), 15 (to ;), 16 (to :), 17, 18 (to :))
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, ...
(Jeremiah 21:4 (to 2nd ,))
... the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh ... unto king Hezekiah with a great army. ...
Then Rabshakeh stood, ... and said, ...
... Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you. Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, ... And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying, ...
Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God. ...
Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only. ¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, ...
... thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, ...
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, ...
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, ...
... ¶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, ...
(Isaiah 36:2 the (to Rabshakeh), 2 unto (to 1st .), 13 (to 1st ,), 13 2nd and (to 3rd ,), 14 Let, 15 (to 1st ,); 37:15, 17, 20, 21 (to 2nd ,), 33 thus (to 3rd ,), 34 (to 3rd ,), 35 (to ,), 37 (to 1st ,))
There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
(Isaiah 57:21)
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
(Zephaniah 3:17)
¶ Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. ...
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! ...
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. And ... Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. ...
... ¶ And Elisha said unto them, ... follow me, and ... he led them to Samaria. And it came to pass, ... that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, ... And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, ... shall I smite them? ...
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: ...
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
(II Kings 6:8, 15 (to !), 16–18 (to 1st And), 18 Elisha (to 1st .), 19 (to 1st ,), 19 follow (to 2nd and), 19 he, 20 (to 1st ,), 20 that (to 5th ,), 20 2nd And, 21 (to 1st ,), 21 shall (to 1st ?), 22 (to :), 23)
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
(II Samuel 1:27)
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
(Psalms 119:18)
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
(Isaiah 45:22)
¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. ...
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, ... I have put my spirit upon him: ...
... he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
(Isaiah 41:10; 42:1 (to 2nd ,), 1 2nd I (to :), 3 3rd he)
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, ...
... in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. ...
... ¶ Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. ...
(Matthew 13:10, 11 (to 1st ,), 14 in, 15, 18, 19 (to 1st .))
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. ...
... Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
(Matthew 6:22, 23 (to .), 24 Ye)
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. ...
... ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, ...
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; ...
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, ...
(Matthew 24:4, 6 ye (to ,), 13, 14 (to ;), 31 (to 1st ,))
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
(John 14:27)
... ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 ye)
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
(Hebrews 11:3)
And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. ...
And the seventh angel sounded; ... saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. ...
... We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
(Revelation 8:2; 11:15 (to 1st ;), 15 saying, 17 We)
Selections from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John viii. 32
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. iii:1)
Truth is God's remedy for error of every kind, ...
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 142:31–1 (to ,))
Truth, Life, and Love are a law of annihilation to everything unlike themselves, because they declare nothing except God.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 243:27)
Truth destroys falsity and error, for light and darkness cannot dwell together.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 474:31–32)
The Science of being unveils the errors of sense, and spiritual perception, aided by Science, reaches Truth. Then error disappears.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 406:11–13)
Ear hath not heard, nor hath lip spoken, the pure language of Spirit. Our Master taught spirituality by similitudes and parables. As a divine student he unfolded God to man, illustrating and demonstrating Life and Truth in himself and by his power over the sick and sinning. ...
Evidence drawn from the five physical senses relates solely to human reason; and because of opacity to the true light, human reason dimly reflects and feebly transmits Jesus' works and words. Truth is a revelation.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 117:14–19, 24)
Jesus said, referring to spiritual perception, “Having ears, hear ye not?” ...
Jesus said, thinking of the outward vision, “Having eyes, see ye not?” (Mark viii. 18.)
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 585:3–4 (to ?); 586:5)
Spiritual perception brings out the possibilities of being, destroys reliance on aught but God, and so makes man the image of his Maker in deed and in truth.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 203:13)
Those instructed in Christian Science have reached the glorious perception that God is the only author of man.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 29:14–16)
... Truth destroys only what is untrue.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 143:1–2 Truth)
All error proceeds from the evidence before the material senses.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 543:17–18)
Error bites the heel of truth, but cannot kill truth. Truth bruises the head of error — destroys error. Spirituality lays open siege to materialism. On which side are we fighting?
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 216:7)
Every mortal at some period, here or hereafter, must grapple with and overcome the mortal belief in a power opposed to God.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 569:3)
The broadcast powers of evil so conspicuous to-day show themselves in the materialism and sensualism of the age, struggling against the advancing spiritual era.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 65:13–16)
Christians must take up arms against error at home and abroad. They must grapple with sin in themselves and in others, and continue this warfare until they have finished their course.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 29:1–5)
Mankind must learn that evil is not power. Its so-called despotism is but a phase of nothingness.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 102:30–31)
The despotic tendencies, inherent in mortal mind and always germinating in new forms of tyranny, must be rooted out through the action of the divine Mind.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 225:25)
Tyranny, intolerance, and bloodshed, wherever found, arise from the belief that the infinite is formed after the pattern of mortal personality, passion, and impulse.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 94:14)
God is not the creator of an evil mind. Indeed, evil is not Mind. We must learn that evil is the awful deception and unreality of existence. Evil is not supreme; good is not helpless; nor are the so-called laws of matter primary, and the law of Spirit secondary. Without this lesson, we lose sight of the perfect Father, or the divine Principle of man.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 207:8)
The supposition that life, substance, and intelligence are in matter, or of it, is an error. Matter is neither a thing nor a person, but merely the objective supposition of Spirit's opposite. The five material senses testify to truth and error as united in a mind both good and evil. Their false evidence will finally yield to Truth, — to the recognition of Spirit and of the spiritual creation. ...
The suppositional warfare between truth and error is only the mental conflict between the evidence of the spiritual senses and the testimony of the material senses, and this warfare between the Spirit and flesh will settle all questions through faith in and the understanding of divine Love.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 287:24; 288:3)
The real man being linked by Science to his Maker, mortals need only turn from sin and lose sight of mortal selfhood to find Christ, the real man and his relation to God, and to recognize the divine sonship. Christ, Truth, was demonstrated through Jesus to prove the power of Spirit over the flesh, — to show that Truth is made manifest by its effects upon the human mind and body, healing sickness and destroying sin.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 316:3)
Disbelief in error destroys error, and leads to the discernment of Truth.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 346:15–16)
Jesus' spiritual origin and understanding enabled him to demonstrate the facts of being, — to prove irrefutably how spiritual Truth destroys material error, heals sickness, and overcomes death.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 315:21–24)
If Christian Science takes away the popular gods, — sin, sickness, and death, — it is Christ, Truth, who destroys these evils, and so proves their nothingness.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 347:23)
We should follow our divine Exemplar, and seek the destruction of all evil works, error and disease included.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 5:30–32)
Humanity advances slowly out of sinning sense into spiritual understanding; ...
... Before error is wholly destroyed, there will be interruptions of the general material routine. ... until the final spiritualization of all things. ...
As this consummation draws nearer, he who has shaped his course in accordance with divine Science will endure to the end.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 95:32–1 (to ;); 96:5–7, 10–11 until (to 1st .), 25–27)
The twelfth chapter of the Apocalypse typifies the divine method of warfare in Science, and the glorious results of this warfare. ...
... He that touches the hem of Christ's robe and masters his mortal beliefs, animality, and hate, rejoices in the proof of healing, — in a sweet and certain sense that God is Love.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 568:5–7; 569:11–14)
The true theory of the universe, including man, is not in material history but in spiritual development. Inspired thought relinquishes a material, sensual, and mortal theory of the universe, and adopts the spiritual and immortal.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 547:25)
The real jurisdiction of the world is in Mind, controlling every effect and recognizing all causation as vested in divine Mind.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 379:6)
... We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite God.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 497:5–6 We)
One infinite God, good, unifies men and nations; constitutes the brotherhood of man; ends wars; ...
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 340:23–24 (to 2nd ;))
The impersonation of the spiritual idea had a brief history in the earthly life of our Master; but “of his kingdom there shall be no end,” for Christ, God's idea, will eventually rule all nations and peoples — imperatively, absolutely, finally — with divine Science.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 565:13–18)
Hymnals
Hymn No. 49
O peace of the world, O hope in each breast, / O Bethlehem star that ages have blest, / A day of fresh promise breaks over the land, / Gaunt warfare is doomed, and God's kingdom at hand!
From cannon and sword shape tillers of soil, / No more let dire hate man's spirit despoil, / Let Truth be proclaimed, let God's love be retold, / That men of good will may their brethren uphold.
As stars in their courses never contend, / As blossoms their hues in harmony blend, / As bird voices mingle in joyful refrain, / So God's loving children in concord remain.
Our God is one Mind, the Mind we adore; / Ineffable joy His love doth outpour; / Let nations be one in a union of love, / God's bountiful peace, all earth's treasures above.
(Christian Science Hymnal, No. 236)
Hymn No. 190
Oft to every man and nation / Comes the moment to decide, / In the strife of Truth with falsehood, / For the good or evil side. / A great cause, God's new Messiah, / Shows to each the bloom or blight, / So can choice be made by all men / Twixt the darkness and the light.
New occasions teach new duties, / Time makes ancient creeds uncouth; / They must upward still and onward / Who would keep abreast of Truth, / And serenely down the future / See the thought of men incline / To the side of perfect justice / And to God's supreme design.
Though the cause of evil prosper, / Yet 'tis Truth alone is strong; / Though her portion be the scaffold, / And upon the throne be wrong, / Yet that scaffold sways the future, / And behind the dim unknown / Standeth God within the shadow / Keeping watch above His own.
(Christian Science Hymnal, No. 258)
Hymn No. 46
It matters not what be thy lot, / So Love doth guide; / For storm or shine, pure peace is thine, / Whate'er betide.
And of these stones, or tyrants' thrones, / God able is / To raise up seed—in thought and deed— / To faithful His.
Aye, darkling sense, arise, go hence! / Our God is good. / False fears are foes—truth tatters those, / When understood.
Love looseth thee, and lifteth me, / Ayont hate's thrall: / There Life is light, and wisdom might, / And God is All.
The centuries break, the earth-bound wake, / God's glorified! / Who doth His will—His likeness still— / Is satisfied.
(Christian Science Hymnal, No. 160)
