The peace of Love is published, and the sword of the Spirit is drawn; nor will it be sheathed till Truth shall reign triumphant over all the earth. Truth, Life, and Love are formidable, wherever thought, felt, spoken, or written, — in the pulpit, in the court-room, by the wayside, or in our homes. They are the victors never to be vanquished.

— from Divinity Course and General Collectanea, (the “Blue Book”), by Mary Baker Eddy, page 185

May the allness of God, Love, and the nothingness of aught else serve to cover the question of your protection, and the allness of good, and the powerlessness and non-existence of evil be the reality of your thought.

The unseen silent forces of God are standing sentinel over me and mine and all, silencing, destroying, and annihilating the unseen, silent arguments of the serpent, material sense. … All is Mind and Mind is God, omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient good.

— from Divinity Course and General Collectanea, (the “Blue Book”), by Mary Baker Eddy, page 79

160 — WATCH lest you accept the temptation to take the best of truth and use it in order to gain for yourself the best that matter, or mortal mind has to offer. This would entirely reverse the purpose of Christian Science, using it to turn Spirit into matter, instead of to dissipate matter, in order that Spirit may appear. Mrs. Eddy instructs us to resolve things into thoughts, not thoughts into things.

— from 500 Watching Points by Gilbert Carpenter

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Golden Text — “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” — Zechariah 4 : 6

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Purpose of Christian Science – Rid the world of sin, disease and death.

— Plainfield Roundtable

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Forum post — What has God prepared for us? by Karen from CA.

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Forum post — Walk in the Spirit. by Lynda from NJ

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To enter into the heart of prayer, the door of the erring senses must be closed. Lips must be mute and materialism silent, that man may have audience with Spirit, the divine Principle, Love, which destroys all error.

— from the Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, page 15 : 11-13

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Song — “A Closer Walk with Thee” Performed Laura, Faith, Jared, Criag, and Bruce

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Article — Some Notes on True Vision given by ‌John‌ ‌L.‌ ‌Morgan‌, pages 110-111

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There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance – that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

— William‌ ‌Paley

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ARK. Safety; the idea, or reflection, of Truth, proved to be as immortal as its Principle; the understanding of Spirit, destroying belief in matter. God and man coexistent and eternal; Science show­ ing that the spiritual realities of all things are created by Him and exist forever. The ark indicates temptation overcome and followed by exaltation.

— from the Glossary of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, page 581

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When the Science of being is universally understood, every man will be his own physician, and Truth will be the universal panacea.

— from the Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, page 144

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Hymn: — Hymn 163

Jesus, what precept is like thine:
Forgive, as ye would be forgiven;
If heeded, O what power divine
Would then transform our earth to heaven.

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Psalm — The‌ ‌91st‌ ‌Psalm‌

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Forum post — “Faith in Drugs” by Parthens

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

— Galatians 5: 22-23 from the King James Bible

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

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

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 a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

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; so shall ye be my disciples.

— John 15: 1-8 from the King James Bible

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Daily Duties

Daily Prayer

It shall be the duty of every member of this Church to pray each day: “Thy kingdom come;” let the reign of divine Truth, Life, and Love be established in me, and rule out of me all sin; and may Thy Word enrich the affections of all mankind, and govern them!

— from Church Manual, Article VIII, Sect. 4, by Mary Baker Eddy/p> A Rule for Motives and Acts

Neither animosity nor mere personal attachment should impel the motives or acts of the members of The Mother Church. In Science, divine Love alone governs man; and a Christian Scientist reflects the sweet amenities of Love, in rebuking sin, in true brotherliness, charitableness, and forgiveness. The members of this Church should daily watch and pray to be delivered from all evil, from prophesying, judging, condemning, counseling, influencing or being influenced erroneously.

— from Church Manual, Article VIII, Sect. 1, by Mary Baker Eddy

Alertness to Duty

It shall be the duty of every member of this Church to defend himself daily against aggressive mental suggestion, and not be made to forget nor to neglect his duty to God, to his Leader, and to mankind. By his works he shall be judged, — and justified or condemned.

— from Church Manual, Article VIII, Sect. 6, by Mary Baker Eddy

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Book — Essays and Other Footprints by Mary Baker Eddy, see pages 62-63 for Repaid pages

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Final Readings