Sunday August 22nd, 2021 Roundtable

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

— Philippians 2: 1-5 from the King James Bible

The true man, really saved, is ready to testify of God in the infinite penetration of Truth, and can affirm that the Mind which is good, or God, has no knowledge of sin.

— from Unity of Good, by Mary Baker Eddy, page 2

79 — WATCH lest you accept one of the four suggestions which handled the five foolish virgins: (1) That man’s spiritual light was once lit, but now it has gone out. (2) That it is possible for it ever to go out. (3) That man’s supply of spiritual oil that comes from infinite Mind can be limited.(4) That it is possible to enter into a permanent consciousness of the Christ as the true selfhood of man, through the light that is borrowed from another.

In reality the five foolish virgins had unlimited spiritual oil given them by God; hence it must have been mesmerism that deceived them into believing that it was limited. The solution to their problem certainly was not to borrow oil, since God’s demand is that each one gain for himself the recognition of where the oil comes from. Error can never rob anyone of his spiritual understanding. It can only suggest that he has lost it, or that it has given out. Before mortal man will lose his mortality, he must learn to protect himself and stand guard against such a false belief.

— from 500 Watching Points by Gilbert Carpenter

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GOLDEN TEXT: Daniel 12 : 3

“They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”

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You’ve seen pictures of the surf riders of the South Seas. They seem to lean back on an unseen power and receive its impulse and propulsion. They glide over the waves with as much assurance as others walk the city streets.

Excerpt: from Leaves of Healing by Peter V. Ross

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Consecration is not the work of a moment, to be acquired suddenly just as we begin to need it. It cannot be passed from hand to hand, borrowed, begged, stolen, bought, sold, or bartered for in the market place. Consecration means daily, hourly, constant, unceasing, unswerving, tireless devotion to one supreme endeavor. It means singleness of purpose, unremitting toil, self-abnegation, purity of motive, patience, perseverance.

— Excerpt “When the South Wind Blows Softly” from Christian Science Sentinel, September 20, 1930, by Louise Knight Wheatley Cook

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— Quote about hating iniquity in “Memoir of Sue Harper Mims” from We Knew Mary Baker Eddy, Expanded Firsthand Accounts,, Vol. I, p. 297

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A wise worker once said, “Be so instant in Truth that error is always too late.

— Sermons and Articles by Doris White Evans, page 70

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Article — “Fidelity” from Miscellaneous Writings by Mary Baker Eddy

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Daily Duties: from Christian Science Manual by Mary Baker Eddy

This journey has to be taken by stages, and the many temptations of the flesh which seem to hinder progress are common to all. In this delayed achievement we see the significance of the words, “They all slumbered and slept.” During this period the distinction between the “wise” and the “foolish virgins” becomes apparent. Our Leader has given very definite instructions to enable us to avoid falling into the folly of unpreparedness, and we should not ignore this divine warning.

— “The Ten Virgins” from Christian Science Sentinel, September 14, 1929, by Adela Le Page

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Final Readings