Month: August 2016

On the desire to do right.

Based on the First Commandment

In the quiet of the desert, God talked with Moses.
Moses talked with God. Though challenged with fear, he wanted to do right.

Even when he killed the Egyptian, he was defending an Israelite from being beaten. In danger, he fled to the desert.

Years passed.

Humility was required.

He watered the cattle for the women at the well. And married one and had a son. As a shepherd, lots of time to think.

Didn’t he spend, perhaps, decades, searching his soul, wondering how he got there?

Don’t you think he felt God’s presence and power even before he knew there was a Commandment that told him to worship God only?

“God said to Moses, ‘Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’,”

What put him in the position to serve God in the capacity God gave him? His faithfulness to right, to good,

Dod he lose anything by doing right? Did he lose anything by wanting to do what was required? Did he have to set aside personal sense or personal desires? Certainly. Without a doubt.

As he walked on his, perhaps daily, walk, God spoke to that humble, receptive heart, Take your shoes off. I have a plan for you. Your life can change the world.

We may not all be Moses, but our “right” can change our world. How willing are we?

God impelled Moses’ life. God impels ours. There are rules: plan to do right. Each faithful life has God’s purpose.

Your part? Love God. Worship God. With humility and grace, trust God. Be prepared for Love’s holy ground.

A prayer (petition) for peace

From  Duffy.

Upon waking each morning, I say hello to God and thank Him for the good that will come today, for His love, care, protection and provision for myself, my family, and all of His children. Yet often, not that much later in the day, I find myself thinking – what is going on in this world we live in; being barraged by stories of violence, abuse, countries fighting and lack of homes, food or safety.

My prayer…
Please, Father Mother God, show me how to pray, to be effective and confident in my prayer. I am so grateful to have you to turn to. I am so grateful for the knowledge of your love for all your children on earth. Let me see good and only good. Let me feel your presence moment by moment. I am sure of God as all, so nothing else can penetrate my thinking.

By knowing God’s allness, I am protected from aggressive mental suggestions. Please let me stay connected to you, Father Mother God, every minute. Help me to love everyone without judgment: to see each human being as your child regardless of ethnicity, religion, politics, race. Make my love so big that politicians, terrorists, foes, friends and family are all included, encompassed by my love, a love that is pure and boundless. Make my love so big that I lose all fear. Thank you, Father Mother God.

If each one of us did what we knew to be divinely, innately right, moral, loving, ethical, there would be no war, violence, homelessness, or poverty. As human beings who loved integrity, truth, doing right, — being moved by love for our neighbors – we would all be living and working together in God, Mind, Principle.

“The way to extract error from mortal mind is to pour in truth through flood-tides of Love.” (S&H 201:7) Flood this universe with love, with knowing man’s perfection. Cherish our unique, individual selves as reflections of the one Perfect God. Loving our neighbor is never wrong or cumbersome. Our opportunities to share love are our opportunities to share God, Spirit. Sharing God will always be right and a joy. Our love must include all people, everywhere!

I want to see myself be brave. Brave enough to live the Christ; knowing the blessing it will bring. Being inspired on a daily basis by Jesus’ life and work, Mary Baker Eddy’s life and work, the Bible, can only bring spiritual advancement to our thought and a closer relationship to God, Truth.

Thank you for the reminder, Pam, to pray daily for myself and the world.

Nuggets of Inspiration

 

We just concluded our Association weekend and it was totally uplifting and inspiring. We enjoyed great camaraderie and received inspiring and thought-moving wisdom from our teacher Pam. In addition to a wonderful syllabus, I have several pages of notes containing nuggets of inspiration.

Pam has a story about “sticky notes”. I have decided to take some of the nuggets of inspiration and – maybe once a week – write one of them on a sticky note and place it where I can see it frequently. Here is one that appeals to me a great deal:

“We are thought leaders – not thought followers!” As Christian Science practitioners, we think for ourselves and do not automatically follow the thinking of the world.

It is easy for me to see why this appeals to me. My kindergarten report card contained the following comment from my teacher: “She is a good leader, but doesn’t like to follow.” I like to think that I have learned to follow over these last many decades, but still, I love the idea of being a “thought leader”!
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In our assignment before class, we were encouraged to read “The Greatest Thing in the World” by Henry Drummond. Although I had read this years ago, I found it especially beautiful at this time and am happy to welcome it back into my reading repertoire. (Hint: it is all about love.)

Here is a link to it so you can add it to your reading list: http://henrydrummond.wwwhubs.com/greatest.htm#index
With love and gratitude,
Jennifer ♥️