1-Mind Cross and Water – Christian Science Treatment

 Mind ~ Cross & Water                                                                250205

Prayer Treatment ~ 250126~ 47 min

   Hymn 253 ~  Christ My Refuge ~ Lyrics  

O’er waiting harpstrings of the mind
There sweeps a strain,
Low, sad & sweet, whose measures bind
The power of pain,

And wake a white-winged angel throng
Of thoughts, illumed

By faith, and breathed in raptured song,
With love perfumed.

Then His unveiled, sweet mercies show
Life’s burdens light.
I kiss the cross, and wake to know

     Complete Lyrics ~ PDF       
Susan Mack ~ Vocalist MP3 Index  

                      Truth vs Lie                     

       Introductory Quotes ~ 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
             System of Divine Metaphysics 
DIVINE METAPHYSICS is now reduced to a system, to a form comprehensible by and adapted to the thought of the age in which we live. This system enables the learner to demonstrate the divine Principle, upon which Jesus’ healing was based, and the sacred rules for its present application to the cure of disease. [SH 146:31-5]
32 PLANKS OF THE PLATFORM ~ When this is understood and the letter and the spirit bear witness, the infallibility of divine metaphysics will be demonstrated. [SH 330:9]

            Definitions of God ~ Good ~ Man  
God is incorporeal, divine, supreme, infinite Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love. [SH 465]  
God ~ The great I AM; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence. [SH 587]
Good ~ God; Spirit; omnipotence; omniscience, omni-intelligence, omni-knowing, omni-wisdom, ~ omnipresence; omni-action. [SH 587]
 Man  ~ The compound idea of infinite Spirit; the spiritual image and likeness of God; the full representation of Mind. [SH 591]
               Scientific Statement of Being  
There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all. Spirit is immortal Truth; matter is mortal error. Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal. Spirit is God, and man is His image & likeness. Therefore man is not material; he is spiritual. [SH 468]    

                              4 Operators  
1. Word ~ Facts about 7 terms for God 
2. Christ ~ Translate from matter to Spirit
3. Christianity ~ Demonstrate ~ Path to healing
4. Science ~ Automatically live perfect life ~ Jesus saw only the perfect man 
                         5 Spiritual Senses 
1. Sight - spiritual discernment.
2. Hearing - spiritual understanding.
3. Feeling - divine consciousness.
4. Smell - intuition of character.
5. Taste - relish of Truth. 
                             Generic Man  
1. Male ~ Courage, strength, protector, perseverance, fatherhood & responsibility.
2. Female ~ Tenderness, kindness, loving, nurturing, forgiving, & compassion.
3. Child ~ Innocence, trust, forgiveness, curiosity.
       Defining the Desire for Spiritual Progress 
1. Infinite Progression is Concrete Being 
[Misc 82:20 ~ Mary Baker Eddy]
2. Exceptional = A+ Student = A life of giving 30%+ of everything.
3. Above Average = B Student = 20%  
4. Sheep = C Student = 10% Plod along with no strong purpose  

1. Whenever we study, seeking truth is our purpose. Once we find a morsel of truth, then our next goal is to demonstrate it, prove it by living it.
2. How are we thinking about anything that we're confronted with?
The way we think about it is going to determine our view, & that's going to determine whether it's a positive or a negative for our experience.
3. Something that appears to be negative can be flipped to be positive if we accept it as a challenge to understand Christian Science better & grow from the experience. We need to always be alert to be sure of what we are viewing is good or evil. If it is evil we need to flip it to see what is good.
For Example: If a sports team is playing in a competition & they're getting beaten badly, you will find the coach will be discussing not whether they are ahead or behind but whether they are

playing in accordance to the principles of the game. 
4. What are the principles of any project we are involved in?
It is between us & the principle of what we are doing & no one else is involved. 
5. When we study, we seek the truth. We seek the principle, & we apply the truth to the principle to formulate the model in our thought of how we should be living our life. If we do that, we will be able to demonstrate that it is true. And then we will be able to grow by it. We will increase our confidence because we've gained something new to add to our reservoir of consciousness that we know to be true.
6. Mary Baker Eddy gives us a number of references on the word cross & they all have a central theme. That is what we need to take up the cross as Jesus did, & not try to ignore it, but to face it head on.

7. CROSS ~ It's a symbol of materialism, any kind of un-God-like activity. 
8. She says, take it up & bear it. We have to face it & solve the problem. If we ignore it, it will grow & become more difficult to see its nothingness.
9. It's much easier to face the evil & solve when it's small. So at the very onset of any problem, that is when we attack it.
10. Jesus was not meek when he was dealing with evil. He was very aggressive. There was no doubt in his thought about what he needed to do or say. He did it with great force.
11. Mary Baker Eddy tells us that we are to guard our door of thought as if it was a door in our house to protect us from thieves & murderers. That's exactly what evil is. It tries to steal the goodness from our consciousness, & it tries to kill any good thought we have.