"Haste
towards harmony" is achieved in Christian Science through the eager resolve to exchange false beliefs and discord for God-bestowed intelligence and harmony.
In
the twentieth chapter of II Chronicles we find Jehoshaphat and the children of Judah in a very serious predicament, about to be attacked by the people of Moab, Ammon, and mount Seir.
With
what joy do we come to see, as all eventually must, that God, our loving Father, does indeed have a purpose and plan for His creation that includes each one of us.
I wandered
into thickening mists of sense,Where all paths were obscured, and much afraidI stood in helplessness until I prayed,Acknowledging my own incompetenceWith willingness to let the Father lead.
The
practice of Christian Science requires some degree of understanding of God's allness as infinite Mind, Spirit, or Life, of man's present and eternal perfection as Mind's immortal idea or reflection, of the changeless, indestructible universe, and of Love's perpetual law of universal harmony.
The first verse of the eleventh chapter of Genesis recounts what on the surface appears to be a normal and idealistic state, "The whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
The following statement came to us from one of our new members: "Experiences have proved overwhelmingly to me the vital part that membership in The Mother Church plays in an individual's progress from sense to Soul!"
Testimonies should be verified by three members of The Mother Church who know of the healing or can vouch for the integrity of the testifier, If the testifier is not acquainted with three members, his affidavit may be sufficient, but in this case he should, if possible, obtain verification from one or two members.
At a time when living and working space seems to be at a premium, I should like to tell how Christian Science not only supplied my need, but awakened me to greater appreciation of Truth.
My testimony is long overdue, for I have received countless blessings from the study of Christian Science since it was brought to my attention by what appeared to be a chance invitation to attend a Wednesday evening testimony meeting.
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