In the Christian Science Bible Lesson January 2, 2012 ISSUE

A cup of salvation

For the lesson titled "Sacrament" from January 2-8, 2012

By Kathleen Collins

How is it possible to express to God the depth of our gratitude? The Psalmist ponders this question in the Golden Text of this week’s Bible Lesson, titled “Sacrament”: “What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?” and then thoughtfully answers, “I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord” (Ps. 116:12, 13).

In the same vein, Mary Baker Eddy asks her readers, “Christians, are you drinking his cup?” (Science and Health, p. 33, citation 23) This Lesson’s twenty-one references to cup suggest this is a question worth investigating!