Day 298: Every Good Work

600-601:23

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.—Paul.

As the truth was unfolded to me, I realized that the mental condition was what needed correcting, and that the Spirit of truth which inspired this book was my physician. My healing is complete, and the liberation in thought is manifest in a life of active usefulness rather than the bondage of helpless invalidism and suffering.

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Day 292: Always Active

587:9-589:7

GOOD. God; Spirit; omnipotence; omniscience; omnipresence; omni-action.

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Day 290: Glossary Gems

583:10-585:8

God, who made all that was made and could not create an atom or an element the opposite of Himself

Mind measures time according to the good that is unfolded

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Day 289: Another Trust in Good

581:8-583:9

ARK. Safety; the idea, or reflection, of Truth, proved to be as immortal as its Principle;

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Day 190: one good motive

375:6-376:32

there is more life and immortality in one good motive and act, than in all the blood which ever flowed through mortal veins and simulated a corporeal sense of life

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Day 177: Not Power but God

347:12-349:12

I desire to have no faith in evil or in any power but God, good.

Two essential points of Christian Science are, that neither Life nor man dies, and that God is not the author of sickness.

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Day 157: Man’s province

306:7-307:30

man cannot be separated for an instant from God, if man reflects God.

Evil still affirms itself to be mind, and declares that there is more than one intelligence or God.

Man was not created from a material basis, nor bidden to obey material laws which Spirit never made; his province is in spiritual statutes, in the higher law of Mind.

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Day 268: Literal vs. Inspired

536:30-538:22

In this section, Mary Baker Eddy makes several points about this second story that I want to remember.

1. Knowledge of evil was never the essence of divinity or manhood.
2. The purpose of the second story is to depict the falsity of error and the effects of error.
3. Inspired writers interpret the Word spiritually, while the ordinary historian interprets it literally.
4. Literally taken, the story is contradictory in places.
5. Literally taken, God’s love is changeable.
6. Literally taken, Man is not allowed to reform.

Day 121: Availability of Good

235:7-237:22

The reading today discusses several things which I'm not going to address: the clergy, role models, and parenting. While these are important topics, that isn't what caught me eye. I'm looking for ideas that I have passed over until now or just enjoy the simplicity of.

Today's idea is:

...the availability of good as a remedy for every woe.

After a conversation with my husband about a situation, I became angry and afraid that not only was the situation not going to work out, it would have a direct and negative impact on me. Yes, I was that selfish as to think about myself. But, quickly, I did realize that this fear wasn't necessary and that I needed to look for God, good. The answer to the situation would be both a blessing and a step in the right direction.

Since I was already listening for God's ideas on this problematic situation, this above idea leaped off the page to me. Good, all by itself, was enough. Mary Baker Eddy defines Good on page 587 in the Glossary.

One of the things that I have enjoyed this year, a change in me, is that I can now spot problems in my thought I need to deal with before I'm silly enough to put those negative and fearful thoughts into action. Sort of a healing for foot-in-mouth syndrome -- most of the time.