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Praise ye the Lord. . . . his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

Golden Text Psalms 148:1 (to 1st .), 13 his

Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 6 . . . when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall

reward thee openly. 8 . . . for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 9 After this manner there-fore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

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SECTION THREE: . . . omnipotent, supreme; Page 4

SECTION FOUR: . . . the provider who gives us grace; Page 5

SECTION FIVE: . . . redeemer; Page 6

SECTION SIX: . . . deliverer; Page 7

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Time to get up! I feel my Father-Mother

God’s presence inspiring me to express Love today.

Morning! It’s Fleecia—I’ll meet you at the rink in an hour.

1 | Isaiah 45:5, 11

am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 11 Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

2 | Isaiah 66:1 The heaven (to :), 13

The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: 13 As one whom his mother com- forteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

3 | I Chronicles 29:10 Blessed, 12, 13

Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

1 | 332:4–5

Father-Mother is the name for Deity, which in- dicates His tender relationship to His spiritual creation.

2 | 267:5–6

God is one. The 6 allness of Deity is His oneness.

3 | 336:23–26, 30

Allness is the measure of the infinite, and 24 nothing less can express God. God, the divine Principle of man, and man in God’s likeness are inseparable, harmonious, and eternal.

30 God is the parent Mind, and man is God’s spiritual offspring.

4 | 515:21 Man

21 Man is the family name for all ideas, — the sons and daughters of God. All that God imparts moves in accord with Him, reflecting good- 24 ness and power.

5 | 140:7–12

Not materially but spiritually we

God invisible to the senses

know Him as divine Mind, as Life, Truth, and Love. We 9 shall obey and adore in proportion as we apprehend the divine nature and love Him understandingly, warring no more over the corporeality, but rejoicing in the affluence 12 of our God.

6 | 16:7–11, 24–29

Our Master taught his disciples one brief prayer, which we name after him the Lord’s Prayer. Our Mas- 9 ter said, “After this manner therefore pray ye,” and then he gave that prayer which

The prayer of Jesus Christ

covers all human needs.

24 Here let me give what I understand to be the spiritual sense of the Lord’s Prayer:

Our Father which art in heaven, 27 Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious,

Hallowed be Thy name. Adorable One.

girded: encircled with a belt or band; surroundedreignest: rule; exercise supreme authorityadore: honor; worship; love in the highest degreecorporeality: bodily existenceaffluence: riches; abundance hallowed: holy; blessed

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All riches and wealth come

from you; you rule everything by your

strength and power; and you are able to make anyone great

and strong.

—I Chronicles 29:12 Good News Translation

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IN HEBREW, the original language of the Old Testament, there are many different titles for God that are translated as God, Lord, Lord God, Holy

One, etc. Each title refers to a different role of God, like being the one and only, All-in-all, protector, leader, creator, etc. The many words used for God expressed how the Jews viewed their relationship with Him.

In this part of Isaiah, God is speaking to Cyrus, the king of Persia. Cyrus had

not really understood before this that God is the only true God. So God is explaining that He has been there, helping Cyrus all along, even when he didn’t know it.

How do you feel connected to God right now?

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30 Thy kingdom come. Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present.

8 | 223:7–9 God

God is infinite omnipresent Spirit. If Spirit is all and is everywhere, what 9 and where is matter?

9 | 331:11 (only), 18 (only), 20

The Scriptures imply that God is All-in-all.

18 God is individual, incorporeal.

He is all- 21 inclusive, and is reflected by all that is real

The universal cause

and eternal and by nothing else. He fills all space, and it is impossible to conceive of such omnipresence and in- 24 dividuality except as infinite Spirit or Mind. Hence all is Spirit and spiritual.

10 | 476:28–5

When speaking of God’s children, not the children of men, Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is within you;” 30 that is, Truth and Love reign in the real man, showing that man in God’s image is

The kingdom within

unfallen and eternal. Jesus beheld in Science the per- 1 fect man, who appeared to him where sinning mortal man appears to mortals. In this perfect man the Saviour 3 saw God’s own likeness, and this correct view of man healed the sick. Thus Jesus taught that the kingdom of God is intact, universal, and that man is pure and holy.

4 | Psalms 103:19, 22 (to :)

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion:

5 | Jeremiah 23:23, 24

Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

6 | Mark 1:14 Jesus, 15, 28, 34 (to ;)

esus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. 34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils;

7 | Luke 17:20, 21

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

repent: turn from sin to innocence; reform omnipresent: always presentall-inclusive: all-embracing; universal; including everythinghence: therefore; consequently

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On or off the ice, God’s image is unfallen.

That’s a great idea to keep in mind during

practice today.

. . . the kingdom

of God is within you.

—Luke 17:21

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Hymn 53 in the Christian Science Hymnal has good ideas about God’s ever-presence.

THE PHARISEES believed that the kingdom of God would come at a specific point in time which would coincide with the coming of the

Messiah. Those who followed the laws outlined in the Torah would be welcomed into the kingdom. Those who did not follow the law would not be able to enter. This made Jesus’s statement very different from how the kingdom of God had been taught before.

Truth and Love are reflected by you and everyone you know. Be alert, and you’ll see that reflection everywhere.


THE BIBLE Section SCIENCE and HEALTH with Key to the Scriptures | Mary Baker Eddy38 | Jeremiah 32:17, 18 the Great, 19 (to 1st :)

Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: 18 the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name, 19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work:

9 | Philippians 2:13 it

it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

10 | Luke 4:14 (to :)

nd Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee:

11 | Luke 9:38, 39, 42, 43 (to .)

And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. 39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. 42 And as he was yet a-coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. 43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God.

12 | Revelation 19:6 Alleluia

Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

11 | 17:1–3

1 Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Enable us to know, — as in heaven, so on earth, — God is 3 omnipotent, supreme.

12 | 473:7–12

The God-

Christ the ideal Truth

principle is omnipresent and omnipotent. God is every- 9 where, and nothing apart from Him is present or has power. Christ is the ideal Truth, that comes to heal sickness and sin through Christian Science, and attributes 12 all power to God.

13 | 427:23

Immortal Mind, 24 governing all, must be acknowledged as supreme in the physical realm, so-called, as well as in the spiritual.

14 | 369:16

Jesus never asked if disease were acute or chronic, and he never recommended atten-

The Christ treatment

18 tion to laws of health, never gave drugs, never prayed to know if God were willing that a man should live. He understood man, whose Life is God, to be immortal, and 21 knew that man has not two lives, one to be destroyed and the other to be made indestructible.

15 | 412:13

The power of Christian Science and

Eloquent silence

divine Love is omnipotent. It is indeed adequate to un- 15 clasp the hold and to destroy disease, sin, and death.

16 | 202:3

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

rebuked: condemnedalleluia: praise the Lordwill: intent; purpose; desireattributes: credits; ascribesindestructible: incapable of being destroyed; eternal

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“[Love] is omnipotent, supreme,” means there’s no room for anger in my game.

Go ahead, give way to anger and frustration.

mental suggestion

Immortal Mind,

governing all, must be

acknowledged as supreme in the physical realm,

so-called, as well as in the spiritual.

— Science and Health, p. 427

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THE STORYmakes it clear that the people believed the boy had an evil spirit in him that was controlling him. What the story doesn’t

explain is that this belief likely meant that neither the son nor the father could go into the temple to worship or pray. It would have made them both unclean, and so unwelcome. So when Jesus healed the boy, he proved that both father and son were worthy of their rightful place in the community, and that place was restored.

Mary Baker Eddy taught and proved that health and life could be restored today,

just like in the Bible. You can read about one such healing of a young boy on p. 55 of Twelve Years with Mary Baker Eddy, Amplified Edition by Irving C. Tomlinson.


THE BIBLE Section SCIENCE and HEALTH with Key to the Scriptures | Mary Baker Eddy417 | 17:4–5 (to 2nd ;)

Give us this day our daily bread; Give us grace for to-day; feed the famished affections;

18 | 507:3–6

3 Spirit duly feeds and clothes every object, as it appears in the line of spiritual creation, thus tenderly expressing the father- 6 hood and motherhood of God.

19 | 365:31

The poor suffering heart needs its rightful nutriment, such as peace, 1 patience in tribulation, and a priceless sense of the dear Father’s loving-kindness.

20 | 494:10–15

Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need. It is not well to imagine that Jesus demon- 12 strated the divine power to heal only for a select number or for a limited period of time, since to all mankind and in every hour, divine Love supplies all good. 15 The miracle of grace is no miracle to Love.

21 | 451:16

If our hopes and affections are spiritual, they come from above, not from be- 18 neath, and they bear as of old the fruits of the Spirit.

13 | Psalms 107:8, 9

h that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 9 For he satisfieth the

longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

14 | Colossians 3:2

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

15 | II Corinthians 9:8, 10 (to ;)

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

16 | Philippians 4:19 my, 20 (to 1st .)

my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever.

sufficiency: the state of meeting one’s needs; completeness; fullness; competencygrace: unconditional divine mercy, kindness, or help

famished: intensely hungry; starvingaffections: kind or tender feelings for someone or somethingduly: suitably; properlytenderly: gently; lovingly; carefullynutriment: nourishment; sustenancetribulation: trouble; hardship; suffering; distresspriceless: precious; valuableof old: in earlier times; in the past

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And God is able to shower all kinds of blessings

on you. In all things and at all times you

will have every-thing you need.

You will do more and more

good works.

—II Corinthians 9:8 New International

Reader’s Version

Nice shot!

A goal? Thank you, God! With your help, I think I’m finally

getting the hang of this game.

God gives seed to farmers and provides everyone with food. He will increase what you have, so that you can give even more to those in need. II Corinthians 9:10—Contemporary English Version

What are some of God’s riches in your life? Be sure to share them with others.


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22 | 17:6–7 (to ;)

6 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And Love is reflected in love;

23 | 6:17

“God is Love.” More than this we cannot ask, 18 higher we cannot look, farther we cannot go. To suppose that God forgives or punishes sin according as His mercy is sought or un-

Mercy without partiality

21 sought, is to misunderstand Love and to make prayer the safety-valve for wrong-doing.

24 | 497:9–11

9 We acknowledge God’s forgiveness of sin in the destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding that casts out evil as unreal.

25 | 316:3

3 The real man being linked by Science to his Maker,

Jesus as mediator

mortals need only turn from sin and lose sight of mortal 6 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 9 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.

17 | Psalms 103:2–4

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

18 | Mark 6:34 (to :)

nd Jesus, when he came out, saw

much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd:

19 | Matthew 9:2–8

And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. 3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within them- selves, This man blasphemeth. 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? 6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 7 And he arose, and departed to his house. 8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

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iniquities: sins; wrongdoingsblasphemeth: shows disrespect, contempt, or lack of reverence for Godmarvelled: were amazed; stood in aweour debts: what we owe to others, which could be money, respect, honor, reverence, etc.our debtors: those who owe something to us, which could be money, respect, honor, reverence, etc.sought: looked for; requestedsafety-valve: a device that relieves pressuremade manifest: displayed; revealed

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I agree! Putting God first made it a good practice for all of us.Staying focused on

God really helped me today.

We acknowledge

God’s forgiveness of sin in the destruction

of sin and the spiritual understanding that casts

out evil as unreal.

—Science and Health, p. 497

If someone has said or done something to hurt you, don’t carry around a grudge. Instead, use the ideas in this section to forgive them.

Sheep are natural wanderers. They don’t really pay atten-tion to where they are or where they are going, and with no real defenses against predators, this leaves them very vulnerable to getting lost and to attack. Shepherds know it’s important to keep an eye on every single sheep all the time so that they stay with the group and stay safe.


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26 | 17:8–11

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from 9 evil; And God leadeth us not into temptation, but delivereth us from sin, disease, and death.

27 | 67:28

Man delivered from sin, disease, and death presents the true likeness or spiritual ideal.

28 | 387:27

27 The history of Christianity furnishes sublime proofs of the supporting influence and protecting power bestowed on man by his heavenly Father, omnipotent 30 Mind, who gives man faith and understanding

Christian history

whereby to defend himself, not only from temptation, but from bodily suffering.

29 | 382:24–29, 31 Mortal

24 One whom I rescued from seeming spiritual oblivion, in which the senses had engulfed him, wrote to me: “I should have died, but for the glorious Principle you teach, 27 — supporting the power of Mind over the body and showing me the nothingness of the so-called pleasures and pains of sense.

Mortal mind needed to be set right. The ailment was not bodily, 1 but mental, and I was cured when I learned my way in Christian Science.”

30 | 495:14

When the illusion of sickness or sin tempts you, cling 15 steadfastly to God and His idea. Allow nothing but His likeness to abide in your thought. Let neither fear nor doubt overshadow your clear sense and

Steadfast and calm trust

18 calm trust, that the recognition of life harmonious — as Life eternally is — can destroy any painful sense of, or belief in, that which Life is not. Let Christian Science, 21 instead of corporeal sense, support your understanding of being, and this understanding will supplant error with Truth, replace mortality with immortality, and silence dis- 24 cord with harmony.

20 | Jeremiah 1:19 I am

am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

21 | James 1:12, 13

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

22 | Psalms 143:7 (to 1st :), 8, 9 (to :), 10 thou, 11

Hear me speedily, O Lord: 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: 10 thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. 11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

23 | II Timothy 4:18 (to 1st .)

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever.

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ing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

25 | Matthew 6:13 For

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

31 | 17:14–15

For God is infinite, all-power, all Life, Truth, Love, over 15 all, and All.

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supporting influence and

protecting power bestowed

on man by his heavenly Father,

omnipotent Mind . . .

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Happy is the man who doesn’t give in and do wrong when he is tempted, for afterwards he will get as his reward the

crown of life that God has promised those who love him. James 1:12—The Living Bible

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PLAY MANY SPORTS, but ice hockey is definitely my favorite. I’m in fourth grade and have played hockey for six years. Last spring I wanted to join a very competitive hockey pro-

gram. This program had tryouts lasting for three nights.

When I found out I would miss the first night because of a school trip, I was bummed. But my dad and I prayed. We talked about how God loves us so much. God totally governs our lives, and God would never let us miss out on anything good.

I was really grateful when the hockey coaches said that going on the class trip wouldn’t hurt my chances of getting a spot on a team. On the second night of the try-outs (my first night), I had a good attitude, thinking everything would be all right. But after we got off the ice and the coaches put

up team lists, a lot of kids, including me, were not on any team yet. Some kids and parents were disappointed and mad. But you know what? I felt fine.

I was thinking that no matter what un-

fair or bad things seemed to be happening, the only thing that was really happening was God. God is good and He’s taking care of everything. God is putting me in the right place at the right time, even if it’s not where

I’d planned on being. Standing beside the team lists, I prayed. I was calm and happy.

On the last night of tryouts, I was mostly thinking hockey thoughts about what I needed to do and knowing that I could just have fun and “rock the ice.” Because all the A-level (top-level) teams had already been picked, it looked like my only chance was to make a B team. When the coaches put up the lists that night, I was totally surprised: I was on an A team! Because I’d played so well in the final tryout, the coaches changed their minds and switched me from a B to an A team. The tryouts taught me that trusting God and expressing God’s goodness really is the best way to go.

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Golden Text Praise ye the Lord. . . . his name alone is excellent; …€¦ · Praise ye the Lord. . . . his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth st and heaven. Golden