1. The Joy of Soul ~ Treatments 250321-250324
Joy and Reflection
Reflection is a quality of Spirit because Spirit is substance, all substance. If we look with a flawless attitude, we see flawless substance and are reflecting the beauty like the smile of the great Spirit referred to by the Indians of America several hundred years ago. Looking through the lens of Spirit, we will let the light of purity shine and we will then reflect the flawless nature ~ we are automatically joyful for we can see only the flawless beauty, void of personality, and full of Love.
Joy is Natural
Love means that one must utilize spiritual sense in order to correctly see, hear, feel, taste, and smell. Then it is natural to love everyone, every thing, every event, every relationship because we are looking for the good, the true, the perfect. When we look, we enable ourselves to see as God sees, as Jesus saw when using the eyes of God.
Intro Quotes from Science & Health
1. Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. — John viii. 32 2. There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. — Shakespeare 3. Oh! Thou hast heard my prayer; And I am blest! This is Thy high behest: — Thou here, and everywhere. — Mary Baker Eddy
Chapter 1 Prayer ~ Intro Quotes
1. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things so ever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. [Mark 11 verse 23-24] 2. Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him. — Christ Jesus [Matthew 6 verse 8]
Preface xii
In the spirit of Christ's charity, as one who "hopeth all things, endureth all things," and is joyful to bear consolation to the sorrowing and healing to the sick, she commits these pages to honest seekers for Truth.
Excerpts
1. Summit of Aspiration ~ There is a cross to be taken up before we can enjoy the fruition of our hope & faith. [Chpt 1 - Pg 9:14-16] 2. Spiritualized Consciousness ~ Sorrow is turned into joy when the body is controlled by spiritual Life, Truth, and Love. [Chpt 1 - Pg 14:14-18]
Focus on Key Terms for God Diapason of Heaven is for each of the 7 synonyms. These are very short treatments that Mary Baker Eddy recommends to be repeated often. Matthew 6:31-33. “. . . Take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be