Wednesday Readings for July 20th, 2022

From The Bible

Ps. 104:31, 33

The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. ...

I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

I Sam. 1:1 (to 1st ,), 1 and (to 3rd ,), 2, 10–12, 17, 18, 20, 27, 28 (to 1st .)

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, ... and his name was Elkanah, ...

And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. ...

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. ...

Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. ...

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I

have asked him of the LORD. ...

For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. ...

I Sam. 3:1–10, 19, 20

And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child. Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. ...

... ¶ And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

Ps. 30:4, 5 in, 10–12

Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

... in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. ...

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

Luke 18:35-43 (to .)

¶ And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

Luke 19:37-40

And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

John 15:1, 4, 5, 7, 8 (to ;)

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. ...

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are

the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. ...

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; ...

Phil. 1:9–11

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

SH 143:26-31

Mind is the grand creator, and there can be no power except that which is derived from Mind. If Mind was first chronologically, is first potentially, and must be first eternally, then give to Mind the glory, honor, dominion,
and power everlastingly due its holy name.

SH 205:32

When we fully understand our relation to the Divine, we can have no other Mind but His, — no other Love, wisdom, or Truth, no other sense of Life, and no consciousness of the existence of matter or error.

SH 502:27

The creative Principle — Life, Truth, and Love — is God. The
universe reflects God. There is but one creator and one creation. This
creation consists of the unfolding of spiritual ideas and their identities, which are embraced in the infinite Mind and forever reflected. These ideas range from the infinitesimal to infinity, and the highest ideas are the sons and daughters of God.

SH 516:19

Man, made in His likeness, possesses and reflects God's dominion over all the earth. Man and woman as coexistent and eternal with God forever reflect, in glorified quality, the infinite Father-Mother God.

SH 305:13

The verity that God's image is not a creator, though he reflects the creation of Mind, God, constitutes the underlying reality of reflection. “Then answered Jesus and said unto them: Verily, verily I say unto you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever He doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.”

SH 264:20–31

Spirit and its formations are the only realities of being. Matter disappears under the microscope of Spirit. Sin is unsustained by Truth, and sickness and death were overcome by Jesus, who proved them to be forms of error.
Spiritual living and blessedness are the only evidences, by which we

can recognize true existence and feel the unspeakable peace which comes from an all-absorbing spiritual love.

When we learn the way in Christian Science and recognize man's spiritual being, we shall behold and understand God's creation, — all the glories of earth and heaven and man.

SH 558:10–17

To mortal sense Science seems at first obscure, abstract, and dark;
but a bright promise crowns its brow. When understood, it is Truth's
prism and praise. When you look it fairly in the face, you can heal by its means, and it has for you a light above the sun, for God “is the light thereof.” Its feet are pillars of fire, foundations of Truth and Love.

SH 183:26

Truth casts out all evils and materialistic methods with the actual spiritual law, — the law which gives sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, voice
to the dumb, feet to the lame. If Christian Science dishonors human
belief, it honors spiritual understanding; and the one Mind only is entitled to honor.

SH 209:5-15

Mind, supreme over all its formations and governing them all, is the central sun of its own systems of ideas, the life and light of all its own vast creation; and man is tributary to divine Mind. The material and mortal body or
mind is not the man.

The world would collapse without Mind, without the intelligence which holds the winds in its grasp. Neither philosophy nor skepticism can hinder the march of the Science which reveals the supremacy of Mind. The immanent sense of Mind-power enhances the glory of Mind. Nearness, not distance, lends enchantment to this view.

SH 520:3-5 (to !)

Unfathomable Mind is expressed. The depth, breadth, height, might, majesty, and glory of infinite Love fill all space. That is enough!

SH 483:22

Because the Science of Mind seems to bring into dishonor the ordinary scientific schools, which wrestle with material observations alone, this Science has met with opposition; but if any system honors God, it ought to
receive aid, not opposition, from all thinking persons. And Christian
Science does honor God as no other theory honors Him, and it does this in the way of His appointing, by doing many wonderful works through the divine name and nature. One must fulfil one's mission without timidity or dissimulation, for to be well done, the work must be done unselfishly. Christianity will never be based on a divine Principle and so found to be unerring, until its absolute Science is reached. When this is accomplished, neither pride, prejudice, bigotry, nor envy can wash away its foundation, for it is built upon the rock, Christ.

SH 473:26-31

Jesus established what he said by demonstration, thus making his acts of higher importance than his words. He proved what he taught. This is the

Science of Christianity. Jesus proved the Principle, which heals the sick and casts out error, to be divine.

SH 487:3 1st Life

Life is deathless. Life is the origin and ultimate of man, never attainable through death, but gained by walking in the pathway of Truth both before and
after that which is called death. There is more Christianity in seeing
and hearing spiritually than materially. There is more Science in the perpetual exercise of the Mind-faculties than in their loss. Lost they cannot be, while Mind remains. The apprehension of this gave sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf centuries ago, and it will repeat the wonder.

SH 261:32

Good demands of man every hour, in which to work out the problem of being. Consecration to good does not lessen man's dependence on God, but heightens it. Neither does consecration diminish man's obligations to God,
but shows the paramount necessity of meeting them. Christian

Science takes naught from the perfection of God, but it ascribes to Him the entire glory. By putting “off the old man with his deeds,” mortals “put on immortality.”

SH 367:17

A Christian Scientist occupies the place at this period of which Jesus spoke to his disciples, when he said: “Ye are the salt of the earth.” “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” Let us watch,
work, and pray that this salt lose not its saltness, and that this light be
not hid, but radiate and glow into noontide glory.

Hymn. 595

When my heart is lost in sorrow, / and light seems far and dim, / There's a tender prayer I can always pray: / Simply praising Him.

REFRAIN 1 / Praise the creator. Let all within me sing! / For that's what I am made to do, and / comfort it will bring.

When weariness engulfs me, / discouragement sinks in, / There's a hopeful prayer I can always pray: / Simply praising Him.

REFRAIN 2 / Praise the creator. Let all within me sing! / For that's what I am made to do, and / courage it will bring.

When my days feel much too busy / to find where prayer fits in, / There's a timeless prayer I can always pray: / Simply praising Him.

REFRAIN 3 / Praise the creator. Let all within me sing! / For that's what I am made to do, and / stillness it will bring.

When earth seems satisfying, / my joys filled to the brim, / There's still a prayer I need to pray: / Simply praising Him.

REFRAIN 4 / Praise the creator. Let all within me sing! / For that's what I am made to do, / and goodness it will bring. / For that's what we are made to do, / let all the earth now sing!

Hymn. 275

Praise now creative Mind, / Maker of earth and heaven; / Glory and power to Him belong, / Joy of the sun and skies, / Strength where the hills arise, / So let us praise with joy and song.

Ages have seen His might, / Father we call His name; / Nights of our mourning and sorrow end, / Light blesses opened eyes, / Joys like the dawns arise / As we see Him our God and Friend.

Saviour from death is He; / Life is our heritage; / Mercy and goodness forever guide; / Ours is the risen Christ, / Daily we keep our tryst, / And evermore in Love confide.

Hymn. 505

REFRAIN / I will bless the Lord and give Him glory. / O I will bless His name and give Him glory.

The Lord is gracious and merciful, / Great in kindness and good to all. / The Lord is righteous in all His ways; / Bless the Lord and give Him praise. / /