IN THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BIBLE LESSON August 31, 2009 Issue

ALL IN THE FAMILY

BETH CAREY

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FROM BEGINNING TO END, this Christian Science Bible Lesson on "Man," generically referring to women and men and children, reiterates the truth of its Golden Text: "All of you are children of the most High" (Ps. 82:6). This joyous proclamation reminds us in a variety of ways that we are all part of one universal, harmonious family. No one is outside the loving care of our Father-Mother God.

However, I found that when I first read the Golden Text, I needed to ask myself, "Do I really believe this statement?" Of course, it was the word all that I needed to honestly consider. One dictionary defines the word this way: "All: each and every, barring none, totally, without exception."