Day 258: Genesis i.28-Genesis ii.1

517:25-519:21

Divine Love blesses its own ideas, and causes them to multiply,--to manifest His power.

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 his brother's need and supplieth it, seeking his own in another's good.

Mortals can never know the infinite, until they throw off the old man and reach the spiritual image and likeness. What can fathom infinity!

2010

Day 36: Friends and Relations

64:1-65:32

There are a couple points in this reading that could apply to a friendship as well as a relation.

The first is the idea that we should not condemn or criticize someone when they are helping someone else. Mary Baker Eddy listed pride, envy, and jealousy as the reasons.

The next point Mary Baker Eddy says about marriage is that honesty and virtue ensures stability. A good test of a friendship or relationship (even a business relationship) is to ask: are both parties asking and expecting honesty and virtue on all ways. How do you react when you think it is otherwise?

2010

Day 220: The Trial (day 3)

434:8-436:14

I feel I must apologize for my irregular posts. August is the month where I live and material life (gardening, trips to the beach, house projects) are front and center. Soon the weather will turn and I’ll be more consistent with my posts.

The trial is moved from the Court of Error to the Court of Spirit.

I liked (and will come back to when I need it):

Mortal Man has had no proper counsel in the case. All the testimony has been on the side of Personal Sense

acting within the limits of the divine law, and in obedience thereto. Upon this statute hangs all the law and testimony. Giving a cup of cold water in Christ’s name, is a Christian service. Laying down his life for a good deed, Mortal Man should find it again. Such acts bear their own justification, and are under the protection of the Most High.