First Church of Christ, Scientist, La Cañada Flintridge

Wednesday Meeting Readings

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017
The Bible
  1. Gen. 1:20 God, 21 1st God, 24 God, 25

    20God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

    21 ... God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

    24God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

    25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

  2. Gen. 6:11-14, 18-22

    11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

    12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

    13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

    14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

    18But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

    19And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

    20Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

    21And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

    22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

  3. Gen. 7:7, 9, 10, 12, 18

    7And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

    ... 9There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

    10And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

    12And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

    ... 18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

  4. Gen. 8:6, 8, 11, 15-19

    6And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

    ... 8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

    ... 11And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

    15And God spake unto Noah, saying,

    16Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

    17Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

    18And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:

    19Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

  5. Gen. 9:8-13

    8And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,

    9And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

    10And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.

    11And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

    12And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

    13I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

  6. Dan. 6:1, 2 (to :), 4 1st the, 5, 7, 9-12 (to ?), 16, 19-22

    1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

    2And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first:

    4the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

    5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

    ... 7All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

    ... 9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

    10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

    11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

    12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?

    16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

    19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

    20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

    21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

    22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

  7. Acts 27:1 when, 2 (to ;), 4, 41-44

    1when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.

    2And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia;

    ... 4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

    ... 41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

    42And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

    43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

    44And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.

  8. Act. 28:1-5 when

    1when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

    2And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

    3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

    4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

    5And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

  9. Ps. 50:10, 11

    10For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

    11I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
by Mary Baker Eddy
  1. SH 468:10-11

    9All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all.

  2. SH 521:5-6

    All that is made is 6Spiritual narrativethe work of God, and all is good.

  3. SH 502:28

    The universe reflects God. There is but one creator and one creation. This crea-503503:1tion consists of the unfolding of spiritual ideas and their identities, which are embraced in the infinite Mind and 3forever reflected. These ideas range from the infini-tesimal to infinity, and the highest ideas are the sons and daughters of God.

  4. SH 550:5-7

    3God is the Life, or intelligence, which forms 6and preserves the individuality and identity of animals as well as of men.

  5. SH 503:15

    Hence the eternal wonder, — that infinite space is peopled with God’s ideas, reflecting Him in countless spiritual forms.

  6. SH 513:14-27

    Genesis i. 24. And God said, Let the earth bring forth 15the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

        Spirit diversifies, classifies, and individualizes all 18Continuity of thoughtsthoughts, which are as eternal as the Mind conceiving them; but the intelligence, exist-ence, and continuity of all individuality remain in God, 21who is the divinely creative Principle thereof.

    Genesis i. 25. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that 24creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

        God creates all forms of reality. His thoughts are 27spiritual realities.

  7. SH 514:7, 18, 26-10

    Mind’s infinite ideas run and dis-port themselves. In humility they climb the heights of 9holiness.

    Tenderness accompa-nies all the might imparted by Spirit. The individ-uality created by God is not carnivorous, as witness the 21millennial estate pictured by Isaiah: — The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, And the leopard shall lie down with the kid; 24And the calf and the young lion, and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them.

        Understanding the control which Love held over all, 27Daniel felt safe in the lions’ den, and Paul proved the Creatures of God usefulviper to be harmless. All of God’s creatures, moving in the harmony of Science, are harm-30less, useful, indestructible. A realization of this grand verity was a source of strength to the ancient worthies. 515 515:1It supports Christian healing, and enables its possessor to emulate the example of Jesus. “And God saw that 3it was good.”

        Patience is symbolized by the tireless worm, creeping over lofty summits, persevering in its intent. The ser-6The serpent harmlesspent of God’s creating is neither subtle nor poisonous, but is a wise idea, charming in its adroitness, for Love’s ideas are subject to the Mind which 9forms them, — the power which changeth the serpent into a staff.

  8. SH 78:1

    78:1    The decaying flower, the blighted bud, the gnarled oak, the ferocious beast, — like the discords of disease, sin, 3Unnatural deflectionsand death, — are unnatural. They are the fal-sities of sense, the changing deflections of mor-tal mind; they are not the eternal realities of Mind.

  9. SH 509:20

        So-called mineral, vegetable, and animal substances 21are no more contingent now on time or material struc-Divine nature appearingture than they were when “the morning stars sang together.” Mind made the “plant of 24the field before it was in the earth.” The periods of spiritual ascension are the days and seasons of Mind’s creation, in which beauty, sublimity, purity, and holiness 27 — yea, the divine nature — appear in man and the uni-verse never to disappear.

  10. SH 519:9-14

    9    Thus the ideas of God in universal being are complete and forever expressed, for Science reveals infinity and Infinity measurelessthe fatherhood and motherhood of Love. Hu-12man capacity is slow to discern and to grasp God’s creation and the divine power and presence which go with it, demonstrating its spiritual origin.

  11. SH 518:13

        God gives the lesser idea of Himself for a link to the greater, and in return, the higher always protects the 15Assistance in brotherhoodlower. The rich in spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, all having the same Principle, or Father; and blessed is that man who seeth 18his brother’s need and supplieth it, seeking his own in another’s good. Love giveth to the least spiritual idea might, immortality, and goodness, which shine through 21all as the blossom shines through the bud. All the varied expressions of God reflect health, holiness, immortality — infinite Life, Truth, and Love.

  12. SH 520:3-5 (to !)

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


From the Christian Science Hymnal
Hymn 492: “He's got the whole world in His hands”
Hymn 45: “Dear God, how glorious is Thy name”
Hymn 477: “Feed my lambs, tend my sheep, Over all a vigil keep”