Comments on the Bible Lesson "The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want."

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Soul and Body "The world of error is ignorant of the world of Truth,--blind to the reality of man's existence,--for the world of sensation is not cognizant of life in Soul, not in body."* We so easily forget the infinite love God has for us. In Matthew, Jesus is quoted as saying, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." And in II Corinthians, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." What does it mean to "be in Christ?" Mrs. Eddy commented, "In divine Science, man is sustained by God, the divine Principle of being. The earth, at God's command, brings forth food for man's use. Knowing this, Jesus once said, 'Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink,'--presuming not on the prerogative of his creator, but recognizing God, the Father and Mother of all, as able to feed and clothe man as He doth the lilies."* So, to "be in Christ" we must affirm - to ourselves - that God cares for us, and cease to think falsely that we are responsible for preservation our life, health, and happiness. "A material body only expresses a material and mortal mind. A mortal man possesses this body, and he makes it harmonious or discordant according to the images of thought impressed upon it. You embrace your body in your thought, and you should delineate upon it thoughts of health, not of sickness. You should banish all thoughts of disease and sin and of other beliefs included in matter. Man, being immortal, has a perfect indestructible life. It is the mortal belief which makes the body discordant and diseased in proportion as ignorance, fear, or human will governs mortals."* Fred Rock

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*Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. This is the textbook of Christian Science and is available at bookstores and Christian Science Reading Rooms. The Weekly Bible Lesson is from the The Christian Science Quarterly, available at any Christian Science Reading Room and by subscription. All are welcome to attend our meetings, Sunday and Wednesday. On Wednesday, individuals in the congregation make comments of Christian Science and describe their experiences with applying its principles to their lives. We are all striving to understand more.

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