Online Wednesday meetings
From the Sunday church services and Wednesday testimony meetingsListen live and up to 24 hours afterward
Every Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, join the online congregation of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, MA, USA.
You'll hear hymns and readings specially compiled for the day, as well as testimonies submitted by listeners. Readings are from the Christian Science pastor, the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. There is an organ prelude and postlude, plus an online church lobby which will be open for 15 minutes after the meeting.
The meeting is conducted by the First Reader, who also selects the readings and hymns. After the readings, attendees share testimonies of healing and other comments about Christian Science, some of which are read by testimony readers. Bios are available.
References, music, testimony guidelines, and replay
Please feel free to submit testimonies (at the very bottom of this page) in advance of the meeting. Guidelines are available. By Wednesday morning, music and hymns for the meeting will be posted. Citations for the readings, approved submissions, and an audio replay will all be available less than a half hour after the meeting ends. All of these will remain posted for 24 hours after the meeting ends, until 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday.
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Church lobby
Say hello, meet new people, share short inspirational ideas, chat informally, and mingle for fifteen minutes after the meeting. To sign in, click on the word “Guest,” type your name over the text that appears, and click “Sign in.” To send a message, type in the horizontal area and press "Return".
Testimonies and comments
You can enter your submission below any time of the week. Please do not print out or share copies of these testimonies. For more information, please refer to our guidelines.
Please be sure to tell us where you're from! For example, when you enter your name below, please put "Name from location" so we can appreciate our global audience.


Norma California
- 5/16/2012Thank you for these online meetings. They are truly a blessing!
A dear friend of mine enjoys writing short statements of truth she calls her "spiritual raps". One of these is, "Being God's reflection is my armor and protection". One morning I was savoring this thought as I crossed a busy intersection with the green light on my way to deliver our church literature. Suddenly there was a shout, the screeching of tires, and simultaneously I found myself with my chest tight against the side of a truck and my face almost touching that of the truck's driver through his open window. Making a left turn from behind me, he had been blinded by the sun. I assured him there was no harm done. In fact, I laughed, feeling a little silly standing in the middle of the street nose to nose with a stranger. He drove off, much relieved and I continued to the sidewalk. There the man who had shouted threw his arms around me exclaiming, "Lady, you must have a guardian angel. I thought you were dead for sure!" A couple other bystanders came over and expressed similar thoughts, amazed at my calm. I can honestly say I was totally unmoved by the experience. It was the bystanders who had witnessed mortal mind's dog and pony show (the speeding truck and threat of accident) who were impressed. Of course, I am very grateful indeed for this example of God's ever present protection. However, I cherish this experience as a reminder not to be impressed by error's "build up" whether it be in the form of symptoms, fear of the future, or mental aggression of any kind. It is all mere "hype" since nothing can, as Paul says, "separate us from the love of God" -- our impenetrable armor.
Virginia - Idaho
- 5/20/2012First, let me express my gratitude for the Wednesday Testimony Meetings that go around the world and bless those of us who do not have a church to attend. . In the early 1900's, my grandmother heard about Christian Science and brought it to our family. Being a t hird generation student of C.S.,I have often wondered how "those hungering and thirsting for righteousness" find C.S. Over the past months, the Journal has carried a section on "How Membership in the Mother Chirch" has blessed hem I love these articles as they answer my question.. In the recent Journal, Ms. Gifford wrote about "renewing her church membership"when her daughter Kathy Gifford (A U.S. Congresswoman) was shot , and how Ms Gifford found such comfort in her church. Another man who worked nights in a Las Vegas Casino was also looking for spiritual comfort, walked by the C.S. Reading Room every day, went in and uptimately joined the local church. There is not enough space to list others, but it proves where there is a spiritual need, God leads the way. I have had so many proofs of God's care over the years and express my gratitude to God for his guidance and protection in my very senior years. Virginia, Idaho
Ute from Germany
- 5/21/2012I' m so grateful that we have the opportunity to take classinstruction and be part of an ongoing training programm every year at association day. Every step taken in this learning made me more feel that this training programm is enforced by a power one cannot call ones own, as MB Eddy puts it in her description of the Manual and the rules in it, of which classinstruction is one. More and more I found through it the Christ being my daily teacher and instructor, guiding me in every aspect of daily life to find the divine Live as present and all and material life as a false concept, ready to be corrected. To me association day is one of Love's provision for mankind and me. This year when I just had arrived and waited for more friends to meet at the airport, I started to feel very bad, within minutes I was so in pain, that I couldn't move. My thinking appeared completly captured. People around me wanted to help and it was already a little beam of light, that they very loving accepted my asking for just having some minutes of quiet prayer. I was amazed how natural they took it, ready to support me through prayer. That made me feel the oneness and allness of Mind and I was very grateful for that. Coming back to myself, I still felt like Daniel in the lion's den, not able to move, because of this pain. Soon with the picture of Daniel my thinking was like flooded by loving, comforting ideas. I saw man's innocency and spiritual purity and I felt it as my being. I recognized myself as God' s reflection and nothing else. I saw that therefore I cannot be influenced in any bad or false way, that God, Spirit, divine Love is and always has been the only true influence in my life. I saw human thinking as completly powerless not able to influence, change, cover, destroy or create anything and I started to feel a great liberty. Yes, I felt so good with it, I felt strong and safe, ready to get up, even while there still was this pain, this feeling so bad, but I felt no more limited by it. Inbetween my one friend had arrived, asking me, if I'm fine and I agreed. The question came up to take a taxi or the bus and train, we decided to stay with bus and train and I felt happy with it. Before I had started that morning I had got a clear message, that the main focus of an association day is healing, Truth and Love being manifested, and now here I was, willing to let God manifest Himself. I managed to come to the bus, happy to have some help me with my little suitcase. Soon when I was in the bus, I felt so blessed and within 2 minutes all pain and bad feeling left me and just a deep gratitude, joy and strength stayed. This wonderful experience was a great preparation for the association day, making ist so clear in Word and deed, that there is only one Mind and that being the only I or us. Thank you for this wonderful Church and all the blessings coming from this infinite source, flooding the world.
Lindsey - Oregon
- 5/21/2012A few weeks ago, my church members and I were involved in a community service project that entailed sweeping the accumulation of gravel off of the sidewalks. We had a nice time being together as a church family and offering our services to the community. Although it was hot that day and we had to sweep 8 blocks, everyone gave cheerfully and to the best of their ability. It was a wonderful experience. When I got home, I noticed there were hot areas on my hands meaning there were blisters forming from sweeping with the broom. I got an image in my mind of me putting up with the problem the next few days. But then I remembered that this was a group effort and if the carnal mind was trying to tell me that something bad could happen from giving to others, and I accepted it, then it would then try to knock on the door of my fellow church members thought as well. I certainly did not want any of them to experience negative effects from this activity, so I became more alert in my thinking and prayed. Mary Baker Eddy writes in Science and Health that "Constant toil, deprivations, exposures, and all untoward conditions, if without sin, can be experienced without suffering." This is under the marginal heading "Honest toil has no penalty". She also writes, "It is proverbial
that Florence Nightingale and other philanthropists engaged in humane labors have been able to
undergo without sinking fatigues and exposures which ordinary people could not endure.The explanation lies in the support which they derived from the divine law, rising above the human.
The spiritual demand, quelling the material, supplies energy and endurance surpassing all other aids, and forestalls the penalty which our beliefs would attach to our best deeds."
I knew that the divine law of Spirit tells us we can do all good without experiencing any adverse effects. With that I forgot about the whole situation with my hands until the following Wednesday night testimony meeting. A fellow church member shared that he went hiking and did several errands after our community service project with continued energy. At that point I realized that the suggestions of blisters on my hands never came to fruition. I am so grateful there is a law of Spirit we can apply to any situation and that there is nothing that can stop us from being able to give.
Thank you for these wonderful afternoon services and for church members around the world who are praying and demonstrating Truth & Love.
Khorshed from Karachi
- 5/22/2012I was in Karachi dwelling with friends and one day in the evening I was alone with the head of the family and the whole household was away. My friend was wanting to view the television
and was fiddling with the wires. I told him not to bother but to let it go. He would not listen
and kept on meddling with them. We have here tremendous competition among the cable companies and unknown to us our television cable in our neighbourhood was cut!. Like a flash my friend still holding a very high voltage wires of the Television was thrown few feet away and he mercifully landed heavily in the chair few feet away. this was a blessing because all our floors in the flat and houses have tiles. When I saw this i declared loudly the Scientific Statement of Being and just pulled the wires out of his hands. Later on it was discovered that a vase with water had fallen on the floor just where I was standing!!!
Then another sentence rolled into my thought when Mrs Eddy writes on page 424 of Science and Health, Accidents are unknown to God or to immortal Mind.
In this week's Lesson Mrs Eddy writes on page on page 450 : 29 "Knowing the claim of animal magnetism, that all evil combines int he belief of life, substance, and intelligence in matter, electricity, animal nature, and organic life, who will deny that these are the errors which Truth must and will annihilate?". However, Mrs Eddy continues, on page 424 ..."Under divine Providence there can be no accident, since there is no room for imperfection in perfection".
I was praying to see only His child peaceful and calm. It seemed ages but mercifully his family returned and immediately thought of taking the husband to the Drs. for a medical check up!!! I was glad he was made to walk down the stairs with help of his son. Then I went to my room and opened on Psalm 91 the mainstay in immediate needs and the Psalm 139 which is perfect assurance that we can never be separated from Spirit, God.
The Drs gave him a clean bill as far as his heart etc was concerned... However, he did have considerable difficulties in various ways.... But he is natural and goes about being his normal self.
God works in mysterious ways His glory to perform and I am so grateful to Mrs Eddy who gave us such a wonderful revelation about God and Man and His Kingdom in heav en and on earth... My grateful thanks to the Mother Church and all kits activities for the
members round the world. Praise be to God and His Christ for ever. Amen.
Karen from Indiana
- 5/23/2012Karen from Indiana
In my prayers each morning before leaving for school as a teacher,I know that God governs all and that God ‘s oneness and allness leaves no place for accidents, since the all-knowing Mind knows only good.
One day I had a low tire on my car and since my classroom is next to the automotive class, I asked the teacher to put air in it. A week later he said his students needed a car to look at and wondered if they could check the tire to see if anything was wrong with it. That day they found brake fluid leaking and my brake lines just on the verge of breaking. It made me think of
Hymn 115:1
Holy Father, Thou hast taught us
We should live to Thee alone;
Year by year, Thy hand hath brought us
On through dangers oft unknown.
When we wandered, Thou hast found us;
When we doubted, sent us light;
Still Thine arm has been around us,
All our paths were in Thy sight.
After telling me it would take three days to fix my car because of his schedule, the teacher was able to have brake lines delivered immediately, installed them, and my car was ready after school. I was grateful to see God’s law of completeness manifested in this experience also.
And by the way, nothing was wrong with the tire.
I am so grateful to know that noone can be outside of God’s loving, constant care. God, Principle guards all mankind. Man cannot be separated from God’s law of harmony. I am so grateful for Mrs. Eddy discovering these provable laws which are available to all. Thank you for these wonderful on-line testimony meetings!!!!
Shelly Philadelphia
- 5/23/2012This last weekend I woke up Sunday morning at 6:30 am with a fever and no voice. Not only was I supposed to read, but a friend of mine wanted to bring her family to visit our church. I felt that this was an opportunity to pray and know that nothing can stop the voice of Truth that IS toppling the seeming strong hold of matter. For me, this topping will result in an acceptance of how naturally intuitive Christian Science is. Quietly I affirmed that there wasn't any power to resist Spiritual Truth. I also affirmed that man knows and desires HIs Her maker. I went back to sleep for about an hour and the fever was gone and my voice was back. The best part was that along with my friends, there were 3 others new comers at our service that morning. When ever my voice started to give out while I was reading, I privately thought that man hears Truth in it's totality. Truth isn't voiced partially, there's no statict between God and man. There's just a pure smooth, loud and clear message of love. And there was.
Joan from Winthrop, MA
- 5/23/2012Thank you Sandy for your readings on humility. A number of years ago my daughter decided she wanted to go to college on the east coast. I was devastated as I had never been back east and we lived in the Seattle area. One day around that time I sat in a chair in the living room and was very unhappy. She was still in her senior year of high school and I couldn't imagine living away from her. As I sat in the chair praying God spoke to me in my thought and said "So, are you God." That was a very startling question. And of course I knew I wasn't God. And realized that I needed to trust her Father-Mother God to guide her and be with her and me. Well she ended up going to college in the east for four years. At the time I couldn't afford to visit her on campus but she came home for Christmas and the summers. When I did visit her for her graduation week I felt so at home. She lived in a house with other students on campus. I realized that I had prayed everyday for her and where she attended college and her home that it was so natural to also feel at home there. And since that time she has lived in several parts of the US, places I would have never visited on my own, but because she was living there I got to visit. So what a blessing. And I'm so grateful God is always with us.
Tori, Newton Highlands MA
- 5/23/2012The testimony from Ute reminded me of a radio program I heard last week - talking about "endless loops." There was one segment about a woman's "endless loop of pain" that was particularly arresting. She participated in a study that allowed her to see a visual representation of her brain experiencing pain. The image was of a fire burning. She found that when she mentally saw this as the warmth coming from a sunny day on the beach, that she was free from pain for the first time in years. However, without this visual, she found she couldn't mentally sustain this on her own. Doesn't this point to the mental nature of pain? I thank God for the teachings of the Bible, and the way Christian Science unlocks the Bible, like the readings today on humility, that point the way above a limited, material concept of ourselves to the reality of our spiritual perfection as the idea of divine Mind, God. We're already in perfect accord, in perfect harmony with our Father/Mother, God. As the Bible says, "be willing rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord." And the powerful statements of Truth found in Science and Health that help keep thought focused on God. Like, "Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts" (SH p.261). I had a quick healing of pain in my knee one time when I loudly said, "NO!" when pain tried to present itself to my thought. And another time, when I tumbled down some stairs, I immediately began to say the Scientific Statement of Being. My husband, who came to investigate, joined with me. Both of these experiences where a deep and total turning to God as the only reality, the only Presence, the only power, and the only communicator. Well, naturally, all I could feel was God's love for me as his beloved child. I realized that I could never fall out of His healing presence. And all was well. Thank you so much for the readings today, and to everyone submitting testimonies. Wonderful!
Traci in Grafton, IL
- 5/23/2012Several months ago I was driving back to my home after visiting my family in another state. I was driving on rural highways and it was a lovely drive. Suddenly, out of nowhere, I witnessed a car further down the road pull in front of another. The car flipped through the air and landed upside down. The other car also stopped suddenly.
The moment this false scene started I began to pray. A Christian Science practitioner once told me to declare the situation “safe” from the first moment, like a catcher calls a baseball player “safe” as he slides into base. I immediately declared “SAFE!” many times out loud.
However, while I was doing that and watching what was happening, an even more incredible thing took place. Instantly – almost before the seeming accident happened – I was surrounded with an all-pervasive palpable Love unlike anything I had ever felt before. It was as if the air around me was pure Love and it was holding me and everyone perfectly safe.
I pulled my car over near the accident and prepared to see how I could help. But before I did that, I sat in my car and vehemently declared out-loud that all was well. This all-pervasive palpable Love was just so strong and overwhelming, I found myself with tears rolling down my face. Words cannot do it justice. I was reminded of the story in the book Christian Healer where a young mother recounts seeing the way Mary Baker Eddy, the discover and founder of Christian Science, looked at her children. She saw such deep Love that after the meeting all she could see was Love resting on everything! This healing Love, which she saw everywhere, also instantly healed her daughter of a boil on her head. This was the exact Love I felt.
I sat in the car a few more moments, feeling the certainly of uncompromising Love for everyone. After calling in the accident to the authorities, I got out of my car and walked over to see how I could help. Other cars were also stopping. My human mind was trying to prepare for the worse but I paid no attention to it. I was so confident in this all-pervasive Love that I just knew all would be well.
When I got to the scene it was amazing. Everyone was standing around completely fine as if nothing had happened! The car that flipped had contained a young mother and her son, and they were both perfectly well. The other car contained a lady who was also perfectly fine.
Well the story does not end there. After seeing that all was well, I got back in my car to continue my drive home, but this all-pervasive palpable Love did not leave me. For two more hours I drove with tears of Love streaming down my face, basking in a Love that I had never felt with such certainty before. Indeed as the Bible says, “God is Love” and this Love is a LAW that is there for us -- even if we don’t know it! Love truly is ALL.
Jodie, Switzerland
- 5/23/2012Just wanted to thank you for all the wonderful work you are all doing and say how much I absolutely loved the May 14th Sentinel article by Robin Hoagland called More than Enough. It's the perfect article to pray with when thinking about the current worldwide economic climate. Thanks so much!
Jobina from Encinitas, California
- 5/23/2012Thank you for the readings on humility. A healing thought has come during this service. I have long thought that I understand Christian Science because I made it "my own", instead of just accepting it as part of a human heritage from my parents. Now I see I must go further to realize that humility means that I, and all of us, are "God's own".
Bob in Illinois
- 5/23/2012Thank you so much for these inspiring on line Wednesday meetings
Mrs Eddy tells us in her writings that "Whatever Blesses on, Blesses All" Recently we witnessed a healing of a wild bird that so illustrated God's love for all his creatures.
Entering my house I a saw a bundle of feathers huddled in a beteen a cement step and a riser. Close examination showed it to be a wild bird who was motionless, and a lef seemed to be at an awkward angle. . I immediatealy leaned down an talked to him like I would any person needed aid", " Dear bird, you are Gods loving child. He cares for you and all his creatures." Touching him I did not get much reaction,m and since it was quite cool that day I decided to get a small box and bring him in the house to warm up. All the time a Christian Science Nurse at out house that day and myself were praying for this dear little creature.
Little bird didn't resist when I piched him up to put hime int the box. After he was inside I put a small watter cup in his box, and then some bird seed, but he didn't seem interested.. All the time we are holding the the fact that this creature is a loved expression of divine mind.. I then though he might be more confortable if he had some shredded paper to make a little bed .
When I opened the box, all of a sudden he fluttered , flew out of the box and went onto a drappery rod in full command., We opened a window, and with absolute dominion and authority he flew full power out the window headed east.
It was so inspiring to us to see Loves control expressed over this dear lesser idea. As I watched bim fly off I suudenly realized the great eneregy he had to put foth to fly with such authority, and that it was all all from divine Love.. into good fligh
Thank you God for you saving grace, wherever needed.
Pamela, Grand Ledge, Mi.
- 5/23/2012Recently, I was blessed with the opportunity of attending a musical play at my grandsons highschool, "The Phantom of The Opera," in which my Grandson played the part of the Phantom. I wanted to go to his last performance with some dear friends and to get some pictures taken after with our family. Right when the lights went out and the play started I began to feel sick and under normal circumstances I would have gotten up and left but because this was his last night I wanted to see him perform so bad and hear his many solos. I also knew if I left my dear friends would follow me and miss the performance too. I reached out with my whole heart to God for an angel thought to hold on to. Hymn number 202 from our Christian Science Hymnal came to me. The sentence ,"The Christ is here, all dreams of error breaking, and loosening bonds of all captivity." came to my thought. As I declared this truth the sickness started to fade away but then it would start up again. I did not mention this to my friends but kept working with this same angel thought. I made my choice to face error and back it off no matter what. My thought went to the story of David and the big old giant. He was not afraid to stand up to this big old error and either was I. The result of this holding to the truth enabled me to not miss this special time and I left to go home with perfect freedom. Thank you Father Mother God for your love and ever present care.
jt
- 5/23/2012I can relate to Joan from Winthrop, as I was apartment hunting I heard the same voice loud and clear today I am where He leadeth me and more tro come. Thank You for the redings and the inspiring reading at loud of all the testimonies. All is all God is love alright.
Judy in Cambridge
- 5/23/2012Thank you so much for these readings! I love how liberating humility can be. It frees me from thinking about me so I can be thinking about God. I have had many healings where being God-centered was essential. And I find humility is the key to being joy-full.
Emily from Seattle
- 5/23/2012Thank you so much for the reminder about humility. When my husband and I welcomed our first child - just a few months ago - I wasn't sure whether or not I wanted to go back to work. It seemed to be a scary decision - the fear was based on the belief of lack. The thought was - if I didn't go back to work, then we wouldn't have enough income. But if I did go back to work - I wouldn't be loving my child. It was an endless circle - similar to a previous testifier :) Only when I turned humbly to God did I find peace. I asked humbly, what would You have me do, God? It came very clearly that it was right for me to stay home. I didn't question this, I simply knew I had to trust this divine guidance. I resigned from my job - which I loved - and knew that every need would be met. I was free, happy and confident that this was the right thing to do. A few weeks later, my company offered me a part time position I could do from home, and my husband accepted a position at a new company with a larger salary. It was such a beautiful example of yielding completely to God - divine Mind. Once my husband and I relinquished our own will - trying to figure out what to do all on our own - were we able to hear God's direction.
I'm so very grateful to be able to turn humbly and whole-heartedly to God, trusting that as a child of Mind, I can hear and follow Mind's guidance. After all, an idea has to be obedient to the mind that thinks it.
I love these meetings!
Will from Los Angeles
- 5/23/2012I loved the readings today about humility. Humility is power, because it enables us to "get out of our own way" and to just allow the Christ-spirit to shine through. In her book Miscellaneous writings, Mrs. Eddy writes, "Humility is lens and prism to the understanding of Mind-healing; it must be had to understand our textbook; it is indispensable to personal growth, and points out the chart of its divine Principle and rule of practice." I understand the terms "lens and prism" here to mean that humility both magnifies and clarifies our oneness with God, and that like a prism, it shows all the wonderful colors, or possibilities, which that same oneness includes. Humility is also a wonderful protection to us, keeping us from thinking that somehow "we" are the source of our progress and our life. Years ago, I'd been cast in a national TV commercial, and a lot of money and resources were being expended to produce it. In this particular commercial, I had the lead role, and during one of the breaks the director came up and wanted to compliment me on the work I was doing that day. He said, "you know, we had over five thousand submissions for this role, and we picked you." I wanted to respond in a way that didn't diminish his sincere desire to express grace towards me, but that also brought things down to a more level perspective, and I found the words coming out of my mouth, "yes, but I'm the only one 'of me' that auditioned." He laughed at that---actually, we both did. But it really got me thinking afterward that there's never a case of five thousand people vying for one job, despite that it may seem so at times. Each one of us is a unique expression of Love, and God does not put his ideas into competition with one another, any more than a musical composer puts his notes in competition with another, or a mathematician his numbers. Mrs. Eddy tells us that God maintains the individuality of every idea, from a blade of grass to a star, as distinct and eternal. But she also doesn't say that either the blade of grass or the star is greater than the other. Each is in its own way the expression of Soul, as are each of God's ideas, and that includes each of us as well. I'm so grateful for these weekly services, and for the evening services which MBE provided for all of us to share and learn more of our humble oneness with our divine Source.
LR, Wisconsin
- 5/23/2012I had a challenge on my job with a particular personality. This person ranks above me in the organization and a project I had worked on produced some material to which he was very critical.
The first discussion we had produced this criticality had him writing to managers 2 levels above me and I was mortified. I worked through the issue with him (I thought) and set a meeting time for yesterday. Again, I got into the meeting and he was again very critical despite having the earlier discussions.
I contemplated this persons reaction, prayed about it to our loving Father-Mother-God. I realized that this man's behaviour had nothing to do with me personally and I was able to see he was being himself and didn't always realize the effect on other people.
It was my time to speak in the review and I pushed from my thought that the man would criticize me again and if he did I decided I would accept his input as a consideration for what we would do next in the project. I decided I would be polite and mentally accomodate his suggestions.
I went through my notes as planned, my managers had no issues or concerns and when I got to the part that the man had been so critical before he said nothing. He said absolutely nothing to criticize me and I know the issue is now closed.
I was willing to humble myself to his ideas but not let it detract from all the good that had been done on the project by the team. The man excused himself from the meeting after my part of the presentation and I was satisfied that my humble approach had closed the issue once and for all.
Mell from Washington state
- 5/23/2012A testimony given at last week's meeting has been very inspiring to me. It referred to using the 10 Commandments to prayer for community. The sender spoke of working thru the night for 6 hours to embrace her community in the power of these laws. I have yet to get through all 10 commandments at one sitting and really salute the testifier for the perseverance. But the value of such focus seems so important at this time. The rancor and divisiveness of the political campaign, global issues of hunger and lack, and an aggressive claim of materialism and need for health care encourage me to keep at it.
These weds services are such a gift. Thank you all.
aida
- 5/23/2012a couple weeks ago, in one of the testimonies a woman who had found healing, said a regretful thought came to her, lamenting that this truth had not been seen years earlier. Then came the understanding that the truth of God's boundless love had always been the fact for all, whether it had been realized or not. I held to this truth, and it held me as I went about my day. Visiting with a kind physician who attributed the noticiable progress of a patient to a pharmaceutical regimen he was administering, the physician said it was too bad that this regimen had not been followed sooner, in other words, that his patient could continue to progress, but his progress would be limited, because of the duration of unwellness. I said "Oh, God is not impeded. There is nothing that can limit God's good (being manifested in anyone)". then the doctor said, "Yes, that's true" and he recalled his own mother's recent healing of vocal ability, which had been medically rendered lost and unrecoverable. Though the diagnosis for her recovery in this had been hopeless, nevertheless, she prayed persistently and found her voice. Then we both agreed "Nothing is impossible to God". Thanks be to God, and thank you for this blessing meeting.
Lisa from Pennsylvania
- 5/23/2012Lisa from Pennsylvania
I'm grateful that God is our Judge , He is our Lawgiver, He is our King, He will save us. According to the Holy Bible.
Recently I came home to my apt. and it was not in any condition to live in. This was very distressing because when I left it, 2 weeks earlier, it was fine. The building owners had started construction on the place and there was construction dust all over everything. It was difficult to breathe in my 2nd floor apt. and everything was very dirty. I talked to the owners to ask if they could do anything about it and they were less than helpful. As our conversations progressed it became very clear that I needed to move. I began to clean and pack my belongings while I was looking for employment amongst many other things. I found that I needed to look for a place more appropriate and that I could trust God to take me there. My search was directed lovingly and patiently by Divine Love and I followed the way I was taught in Christian Science. I found a place closer to church, more affordable, new and clean! My family helped me move before the date that they wanted me to meet with the Magistrate about this problem and when we got to court the judge ruled in my favor. I'm so thankful for Christian Science and for a fellow church member who supported me in the court room.
Gaby, Hamburg
- 5/23/2012Thanks so much for your readings today - about humility.I would like to share an experience I had yesterday. A friend of mine told me last week that he'll have a meeting at his dentist on Monday - he was so afraid and in unhappy mood. He is not a Christian Scientist and so I was searching in humility finding the right helpful and healing words and thoughts. I do not know what I had said - but our conversation ended with a relaxed feeling on both sides. I kept to the truth that God will care for him. On Monday evening I realized that he must have his meeting already- but it was too late in the night to give him a call. Yesterday he gave me a call in my office - totally overwhelmed he reported that he never had such a painless and relaxed treatment from a dentist in his life - although it lasted several hours. I had to smile...and thanked God silently for His treatment for my friend.
Pete from Eastern Shore Virginia
- 5/23/2012These services often become a touchstone through the week. Thanks for the readings, and thanks to each testifier for sharing.