Thank you.

Thank you for this gift this morning.

Christmas is a great opportunity for the human to agree with the divine, a time when people around the world are thinking about goodness, peace and goodwill beyond the usual human living. Let us appreciate this opportunity, provided by Christmas, to open our hearts to the spiritual consent (for all humanity) and let us agree to accept the presence of Christ in our lives.
Let’s carry the good news. http://bible.cc/isaiah/52-7.htm
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La navidad es una gran oportunidad para que lo humano se ponga de acuerdo con lo divino, una época en que alrededor del mundo la gente está pensando en el bien, en la paz y la buena voluntad más allá de lo habitual. Apreciemos esta oportunidad que provee la Navidad para abrir nuestros corazones al consentimiento espiritual (para toda la humanidad) y pongámonos de acuerdo para aceptar la presencia del Cristo en nuestras vidas.
¡Seamos anunciadores de buenas nuevas! http://bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/52-7.htm

Thank you! I am very grateful for the reminder to "bring good tidings"...I'm singing with joy!! Thank you!!

Beautiful. Touched me deeply, thank you.

The daily prayer given to us by Mrs. Eddy says it all for me:- "Thy Kingdom come. Let the reign of divine Truth, Life and Love be established in me and rule out of me all sin. And may Thy word enrich the affections of all mankind and govern them".

That little word "let" is so important and gives our spiritual consent to reflect God's blessings of peace and goodwill to all mankind. Our spiritual consent is such a blessing not only us but to everyone upon whom our thoughts rest.

"Sing, ye joyous children, sing. Glorious is the Lord, our King".

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I love this Daily Lift it reminded me today of where Mrs Eddy speaks about the spiritual agreement
which exists between God and man,and I am so willing to the spiritual consent of that idea.
Happy Christmas everyone.

This is a great Christmas Lift, Suzanne, and you wouldn't be the first mother who finds the tables turned in the middle of making a spectacular reverse face. Rather than continuing on with a loud and obnoxious display of ego, I found myself silently nursing a very painful hand with my child anxious to comfort me! Completely missing my son I knocked my hand against the corner of a cupboard. He arrived at the spiritual ideal immediately, with soft words and a comforting hug as I sat on the side of the bath. There were no bad effects to follow and we both learned a big lesson in reason and restraint. You're so right, Suzanne, these pre-Christmas weeks have provided so many opportunities for peace-making, healing the past, and re-uniting with family members. Truly a Christmas to remember for all time.
Thank you, Nate, for this beautiful Christmas music, to the Daily Lift team; the BoL and lecturers, and our own Lift family coming together to celebrate the spiritual meaning of Christmas.

Thank you so much, Suzanne! This is such a good thought for each day, not only for Christlmas: to give my spiritual consent to human thought and life. I will keep this in the entrance of my mind.
Blessed Christmas to you and everyone connected with the wonderful daily lifts. :-)

Dar nuestro consentimiento, permitir que Dios obre en nosotros dejando atras las creencias de un mundo material para poder comprender la bondad divina como Cristo; consintiendo en realizar la tarea para la que había sido llamado para confirmar el propósito divino para que el mundo se nutriera de Su Amor, porque donde hay Amor la mentira no tiene asidero.
Revistámosno de Amor divino a la manera de Cristo y el odio humana que nace de la ignorancia de no conocer a Dios no podrá tocarnos ni desviarnos.
Pero no nos engañemos todos conocemos a Dios porque como leemos en Hechos 17:28: Porque en él vivimos, y nos movemos, y somos; Porque linaje suyo somos. Por lo tanto no hay escusa pero si puede haber tropiezos, "Revestidos con la panoplia del Amor el odio humano no puede tocarnos" MBE

Entonces dejemos que ésta premisa sea cumplida dejando que Dios obre y la Navidad será realmente un acontecimiento espíritual para todos los seres, recibiendo al niño... Emanuel que hay en toodos nosotros.

Muchisimas gracias por esta inspiración diaria que nos brindan los Daily Lift y sus mensajeros.

Thank you so much

I just listened again and noticed that I remembered what you said muddled up: of course it is: human consent to the spiritual. Much more logical. Of course ! Thanks again.

Thank you

Thank you. A lovely message.

Thank you, we are blessed with many wonderful thoughts.

A lovely and helpful message. Thanks. Thanks and love to all connected with the Daily Lifts. The music was especially nice today.

Thank you so much for this Blessing.

What a wonderful demonstration of God's healing presence with us all the time. Like you did, we need to each turn to God immediately.

Thank you for this good, peaceful message - it wamed my heart. I am so very grateful for the blessings these wonderful lifts bring to us as part of the larger spiritirual gifts of our loving Father Mother God.

thanks again....

thank you, the Spirit of your words and voice lifted the weight right off my shoulders.

Many thanks Suzanne for that healing Christmas message. Yes "We can cherish for all mankind the precious opportunity for spiritual consent that Christmas provides. A consent to its presence all the time." "O holy presence, that stills all our demanding,/ O love of God, that needs but to be known!/ Heaven is at hand, when thy pure touch persuades us,/ Comfort of God, that seeks and finds His own." (Christian Science Hymnal #174).

Suzanne, thanks so much for the message of peace, and serinity. The warmpth of this season is one we all need to carry with us at ALL times. Thanks again for the reminder to give spritual consent, to allow His joy and Love to reign in our lives.

WOW,, wonderful , thank you!

PEACE. The great "bottom line" of Life. I felt the peace in your angel thoughts, Suzanne.
Rather needed, it so seems, in this turbulent whirld-of-thought we sometimes feel that we live in.

Thank You, God, for showing us the truth, and the way "out;" that is, into more and more reality!

A grateful Santa Cruz friend.

Thank you so much.

What a lovely and perfect lift for today. Thanks.

Been thinking lately about our "Daily Prayer" and the words, "Let" and "May" contained in it.
"Let" is a word of consent (not just a request) regarding the rule of Truth, etc, and "May" expresses a desire or wish for mankind, with which we need to live consistently. Thanks for the message!

Perfect. Just perfect. Thank you.

Wonderful message, Suzanne! I see I have a major " things to do " to put on top of my list for today - and every day to make that spiritual consent . . . thank you for this message of "comfort and joy" for every day, not just during Christmas!

"We can cherish for all mankind the precious opportunity for spiritual consent that Christmas provides and consent to its presence all the time." Our Christmas gift to the world -- holding all mankind in thoughts of love and opportunity. Joy to the World.

Thank you, Suzanne.

Great lift, Suzanne! Happy Christmas to you and yours!

Thank you for the lovely message. A great reminder!

Your "Lift" came at the right time for me -- the thoughts have replaced some "down" suggestions

that like to creep in, especially during this Season. Loving regards to you.

This is such a precious Lift Suzanne, thank you so much. Sharing the Spirit at Christmas, a perfect opportunity for Love to be recognised and welcomed in to everyone's lives.

A dear member of the congregation shared the following with me on Sunday. I wish to share it with all of you. I have circulated it among friends both secular and non. I am delighted it is finding a place in their hearts and thoughts. The lovely prayer at the end will already be familiar to regular "Liftees"

A declaration of Protection:

This is God's spiritual housedhold: nothing can enter to destroy or annoy, for God fills this household with perfect peace and Love governs every member of it.
There can be no will power, no obstinacy, no animal magnetism (bewildered/bewitched online dict.) to darken the atmosphere of this house, for God does, in every deed, dwell on earth with men and governs every event.
There is no evil condition of thought that can argue or suggest, or make any law to govern or control me, intimidate or crush me, or shut out of my consciousness any good.
There is no law of failure, want, poverty, lack or limitation.
The only law is divine law, which is plenty and abundant - harmony and dominion.
No mortal minds or mind - good, bad or indiffirent; individual, collective or universal, can touch me or anyone within the radius of my thought this day, for God governs me and every member of this household with perfect peace and love.



I am the place where God shines through.
He and I are one - not two.
He wants me here - and so I am
I will not fret nor will nor plan.
It's when I am relaxed and free that God works out His plan for me.

God rest ye merry, gentle-ladies and men

Shelagh

Thank you Suzanne

Thank you.

Thank you, Suzanne. Grateful that sometimes we just have to give our spiritual consent. What a lovely Christmas message.

What a great idea for us! Thank you! It’s really all about consenting, isn’t it?

Don’t you love it when an answer comes to us in print? Infinite divine Mind stating the obvious and true of us can be really funny! (Consent to peace idea) Beautiful feet! Reminds me of “God rest ye merry” from yesterday’s lift.

“..the essence of the teachings of Christ Jesus and of Christian Science is … accepting consistently as our thinking the thoughts of the one real Mind which unite us to that Mind and separate us from belief in, or fear of, the godless material mind” said Paul Stark Seeley in a 1964 lecture which I have in a VERY yellow CS Monitor page.

I too have fallen face first into Truth a few times. It doesn't hurt a bit!

Thank you, Suzanne, for reminding us to cherish peace and goodwill. I'd like to know the quote that you read from the Bible....could someone repeat it, please?

PEACE
Thank You Suzanne

Beautiful beautiful beautiful!

Spiritual consent . . . what a great eye-opener, Suzanne! Thank you so much for your tremendous spiritual insight and understanding, and for sharing these with us. Merry Christmas!

Thank you, Suzanne, for that deep and peace-providing message of comfort. Love seeing that dimple in your face - a symbol of much happiness! Thank you also to #29 Kathleen! I know sometimes I have to pray for willingness to consent to the spiritual - "I am willing to be willing to be willing....to let God guide my thoughts, feelings, words and actions today....." I Love the emphasis on Peace in this week's Bible Lesson, as well as in the Lift! Isn't it Thich Nat Hahn that says, "BE the Peace that you want to see." May the Comfort, Peace and Joy of this Season of the Christ be in every Heart today and always!

Thank you. Your lift met a need. With gratitude!

Thank you, Suzanne, for uplifting our spiritual Christmas thoughts to be with us everyday of the year!

Thankyou. Terrific!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

What a good example that "Trials are proofs of God's care" (S&H pg.66).
We can consent to let into our hearts the "...higher joys of Spirit."
Thank you Suzanne! The Christ is always ready to heal, and Christmas
time is when he will find more receptive hearts.

Recognizing what is already all around us...isn't that comforting! Thank you!

I love the definition of consent: to yield, to be in harmony with. It's a relaxing, a letting go of discord, a stillness; the great joy of which is that God is infinitely filling our mental space as soon as we consent to a spiritual perspective on the world and ourselves. It doesn't take great effort on our part to build up the spiritual truth that will take that space - we simply yield to Spirit and it flows in and glorifies every thought. There is no greater gift than an ever-present spiritual reality to be in harmony with.

Heartfelt gratitude to you, Suzanne, for today's Lift. Your message of giving spiritual consent to the Christ idea, lifting up our thought to its ever-presence, is helping my family meet a very specific need today. And it's blessing the whole world. Merry (joyful, buoyant) Christmas!

Very precious, Suzanne. Thank you very much!

The concept, conception, and delivery of the Daily Lift provides plenty of evidence that the Christ comes daily, hourly, continually. It keeps right on giving and growing. Every message is unique and timely, welcomed and received universally. Love it! So many thanks to everyone who contributes and participates. You are blessed and a blessing, broadcasting God's love to the world.

YES! Consent to be grateful for the Good -- not to grumble over the negative. When we grumble, we stumble. Fortunately Truth and Love are they to catch us.

Thank you so much for this Christmas week uplift!

What we consent to is an important consideration. Thank you for the reminder that consent to the spiritual is definitely the better choice. Merry Christmas.

Thank you so much, I really need this lift at this time. I love the idea of precious consent.

Hey Suzanne, thanks for the practical insight and for driving it home so clearly by wrapping it in such a powerful experience. You always have great, helpful stories to share! Merry Christmas!

Thank you Suzanne for that powerful, simple message. We are so human, all subject to human errings. I love your testimony of immediate turning to the spiritual truth, finding the spiritual message, changing your thought, letting go and finding healing; thereby demonstrating Spirit and spiritual man.
I agree that this is a powerful time for reflection. We have the opportunity to look back on the year to see what has been gained, what has been sacrificed for spiritual growth, what has been learned and to pray for an open heart to the offerings that will certainly come in the New Year.
It is a time for appreciating the good in others in this same way and for thanking God for the many blessings and lessons. I love this Daily Lift community and sharing the Spirit of Christmas with you.
Thank you everyone. Merry Christmas. Donna Allen

Hello.
For Jan from PA, Here is the quote you requested: "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace." Enjoy. Fellow lifter from CA

Thank you for the lovely lift. Have a blessed Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO! AND A VERY CLEAR THOUGHT TO START OUT THE NEW YEAR TOO ALWAYS CONSENTING TO PEACE IN OUT THOUGHTS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE LOVELY THOUGHTS ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND TO START OUT THE NEW YEAR TOO.

A powerful perspective for peace. Thank you, Suzanne.

Thank you, Suzanne - what a perfect thought - lift - for today. Merry Christmas! Annette

I Love this thought! The challenge becomes consenting every moment to the spiritual view so that it becomes the reality! This mental activity energizes us!

Wonderful description of the spiritual receptiveness and acceptance/consent to the omnipresent Spirit, God!

"Silence is the door to consent" Berber

and in S&H 29:20 by Mrs.Eddy we find:

"The illumination of Mary's spiritual sense put to silence material law and its order of generation, and brought forth her child by the revelation of Truth, demonstrating God as the Father of men. The Holy Ghost, or divine Spirit, overshadowed the pure sense of the Virgin-mother with the full recognition that being is Spirit."

Thank you so much for the inspiring lift. Merry Christmas!!!

Thank you.

Thank you Suzanne.

thanks Suzanne and Bev and Shelagh. WOW....what rich lovely gifts.

Thank #33 for your post. I copied it by hand as I want it as a daily reading and study. The whole Lift is so wonderful and inspiring.

My internet access has been down for several days, and oh my, how I have missed my Daily LIft! Today's was lovely, Suzanne. Thank you. I think of Joseph, searching on behalf of his dear wife Mary, searching for someone to consent to provide a place for their baby to be born. And I feel Love's tug, asking me if I will give consent for the Christ idea to be born in my own heart. Am I willing--will I consent to--seeing the God-given Christly nature of everyone I come in contact with?

Truly, the only answer I can give is "yes." And then humbly ask my Father-Mother to help me fulfill that promise.

Thank you, one and all, for these Daily LIfts.

Thank you for all you do. I love to hear your voice. The message rings true and I am using it to replace any negative thought.

To each Lifter, well-seasoned or brand new to this community of thinkers and lovers, I know we are all considering how to better receive and express a wonderfully spiritual sense of the Christmas message. The touching and enlightening remarks to each Daily Lift turn my heart to God to acknowledge how He is working in our lives, lifting our understanding of the spiritual nature the Christ is teaching us. I am so grateful for such humble, child-like, honest and sincere seeking --- and finding of the Christ that everyone who is listening and reading the comments expresses. I trust you will each find the next steps you are praying to understand are in God's hands. Have a wonderful Christmas.

Dear Suzanne, thank you for this loving Daily Lift. It's message tells us to givet"spiritual consent" to the Christ to live in our hearts and allow that divine idea to shower over everything and everyone we meet. Much love, gratitude and blessings to everyone.

Wonderful Idea, Suzanne, Let's consent to what heals and nothing else.

Thanks Suzanne - an inspiring lift. Especially valued atfer a pre-Christmas rushing around day short on
reflection and prayer.
Wishing a joyous Christmas to all Daily Lift contributors and listeners.

Healing consent, Yes, I love it, and thank you, and thanks for all the comments from the liftees.

Big problem at department stores this year who are offering lay-aways. Strangers are indiscriminately paying off family lay-aways. Even a small boy saving his allowance for several months gave his all to pay off for one family.
Sure hope all this love being expressed here hasn't been a factor in this unselfed love that is rapidly spreading across our country, maybe the world.

Rest Merry, all ye Christians


UJ

Came back for a refresher! Thanks to #66 Gaby for: "Silence is the door to consent." Berber. I practice a Christian form of meditation, which is just getting quiet and consenting to hearing, sensing, feeling, and accepting God's word for me on a daily basis. Happy Merry to All!

Dear Suzanne, I love this beautiful message. It reminds me of the last phrases of "O, little town of Bethlehem", Hymn 222-223 of the Christian Science Hymnal: "Where meekness will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in."

For a lifetime of Christmas celebrations, I've never thought of this time of spiritual consent in that fresh, original and evergreeen way. Thanks for that classic enlightening insight, a gift in itself! Your lift is a perfect complement to this week's Christian Science Bible Lesson which so prominently features the Prince of Peace demonstrating and teaching peace. Thanks, too, for your follow-up blessing. I'll be seeing more spiritual opportunities, consenting more, and loving to see the peace of Christmas extend to the whole world.

I CONSENT TO THAT
By Carlos ©

Spiritual understanding is in sight
Glimpses of unity and love
Agreement among nations
On matters of care, health and freedom
Blessing everybody on its way
The new-old idea is born
In humble human thought
It is the coming of goodness for all
The illumination of all lives around
No more wars,
No more famine,
No more envy, wrath or revenge
Just pure love of divine Love
Blessing all mankind alike
Now and forever more
It is the CHRIST!
I consent to that.

en español

DOY MI CONSENTIMIENTO A ESO
Por Carlos ©

La comprensión espiritual está a la vista
vislumbres de unidad y amor
acuerdo entre las naciones
en asuntos de cuidado, salud y libertad
bendiciendo a todos en su camino
nace la idea vieja y nueva a la vez
en el humilde pensamiento humano
es la venida de la bondad para todos
la iluminación de todas las vidas alrededor
no más guerras,
no más hambre,
no más envidia, ira o venganza,
solo el amor puro del Amor divino
bendiciendo a toda la humanidad por igual
ahora y para siempre
¡es el Cristo!
Doy mi consentimineto a eso.

Thanks Suzanne
Your message inspired me. How beautiful are your feet, then, for you coming to us to share these good ideas. Christmas presents with more spiritual meaning are the best decision to make when we are trying to please our dear ones during Christmas time.
Merry Christmas!

Thank you. Suzanne --
Spiritual consent is always beautiful!

SPIRITUAL CONSENT It just struck me -- this is what Moses told God at the burning bush, 'yes, I'm available'. You have my spiritual consent. No matter what my limitations, I'm available -- you have my spiritual consent. whoopie
Moses wasn't the greatest public speaker, or leader or teacher before he said "I'm available".
What a present, thank you and my deepest gratitude.

UJ

Thank you, Suzanne, for this very appropriate and meaningful lift!

Consent to the spiritual is especially helpful at this time of year when pressures of materialism seem so insistent. Thank you for the this uplifting and love-filled thought.

Thank you, Donna Allen (sorry so late with thanks). It's beautiful.

Thanks Suzanne, and all the Lifter comments. UJ - I really connected with your insight about Moses at the burning bush saying 'yes, I'm available." Think I'll use that one!

I am so grateful that I listened and took the time to hear this message of Inspiration and to read the comments following.... To accept only what is Truth about me and each of God's children.

Thank you, all, for your demonstrations of Love. May the beauty of Christmas be an inspiration to you...moment by moment....Christmas is all Year!

The sense of Moses' willingness to be the man God could use, is a wonderful one. It lifts "the shade of gloom" that says we are not worthy or don't have the capacity to express all spiritual qualities fully. I love this so much!