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Living the good life
For the lesson titled "Life" from July 11–17, 2011
To experience the genuinely good life— the constant goodness of God’s blessings—we must “choose life.” This week’s Bible Lesson, titled “Life,” shows us how: “Love the Lord thy God, . . . walk in his ways, . . . [and] keep his commandments” (Deut. 30:16, Section I, citation 5).
This statement from Science and Health provides structure for the Lesson: “Man is not a pendulum [see Sect. II], swinging between evil and good [Sect. III], joy and sorrow [Sect. IV], sickness and health [Sect. V], life and death [Sect. VI]” (p. 246, cit. 4).
Humanly, life appears to consist of ups and downs—days and nights. But God is unchanging. There are no pendulum-like highs and lows. There is no aging nor decline—just the daily revealing of good. God doesn’t know time. God makes no distinction between “one day” and “a thousand years” (II Peter 3:8, cit. 6). And a related passage in Science and Health says that “. . . Mind measures time according to the good that is unfolded” (p. 584, cit. 9). Life that is of God doesn’t include cycles of light (day) and darkness (night). Mind, Life, knows only the consistency of light. As light destroys darkness, the light of God destroys sickness and reveals health.
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July 11, 2011 issue
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Letters
Amy Duncan, Wanda Y. Richard, Robin L. Smith, Joan D. Thompson
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A spiritual defense against theft
Kim Shippey, Senior Writer
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Honest to God!
Jeremy Carper
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Living the good life
By Kathy Fitzer
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A high-stakes project led by prayer
By Linda Rolfes
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Transition to a new Manager of The Christian Science Publishing Society
The Christian Science Board of Directors
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A palette full of light
By Philippa Chatterley
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Signing up for summer camp
By Valerie Minard
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How can you feel God’s love?
By Sarah Nelson
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Forgiveness
Beverly Knox
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What truly belongs to us
By Tony Lobl
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Priceless cello recovered
By Robin Kadz
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When my car was stolen: how I prayed
By Marsha Maupin
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‘I give you my wallet’
By Gwenn Gurnack
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Prayer after a robbery
Constance Corrigan
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Taking the 3rd commandment to college
By Stephanie Allen
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Church and the fig tree
By Barbara Provencal
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A great period in my life
Donal Moki Aroh
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A bit of humor assists with healing
Kate Fowles
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Tooth and leg pain healed
Marcia Faultersack
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Hand injury healed
Bruce W. Davis
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Let the present define you
The Editors