They fought from heaven;
the stars in their courses….
--Judges 5:20
I
say,
Be
allied to the deific power,
and
all that is good will aid
your
journey, as the stars
in
their courses fought
against
Sisera.
Hourly,
…
man
thus weds himself to God,
or
rather he ratifies a union
predestined
from eternity;
but
evil ties its wagon-load
of
offal to the divine chariots,--
or
seeks so to do,--
that
its vileness may be
christened
purity,
and its darkness get consolation
from borrowed scintillations.
Jesus
distinctly taught
the
arrogant Pharisees
that,
from the beginning,
their
father, the devil,
was
the would-be murderer
of
Truth.
A
right apprehension of
the
wonderful utterances of him who
“spake as never man spake,”
would
despoil error
of
its borrowed plumes,
and
transform the universe
into
a home of marvelous light,--
“a
consummation devoutly to be wished.”
THE
WAYS HIGHER THAN OUR WAYS
By
Mary Baker Eddy
...all pictures were taken by Eva-Maria--
the one above was taken on one of my travels in Switzerland
the one above was taken on one of my travels in Switzerland
Chilling autumn rains
curtain Mount Fuji, then make it
more beautiful to see
~~Basho
I
have seen Mount Fuji
after
a storm had hit
the
surrounding land,
and
the waters of the ocean
were
covered with debris, --
after
the turbulence
stillness
set in, and
the air was clear,
as I flew over it
on my way to Tokyo.
E-M
oil painting by Eva-Maria
Warmly, yours
Sing,
O heavens;
And
be joyful, O earth;
And
break forth into singing
O
mountains:
For
the Lord hath comforted
His
people,
And
will have mercy
Upon
his afflicted.
--Isaiah
49:13
Christ
Eva-Maria Hogrefe
Published in The
Christian Science Journal
Jesus instructed
Whereby to heal.
He knew
The Christ,
God's ideal,
Ruled supreme
In him
And revealed
His forever unity with God—
God and His perfect man
As one in Love sealed!
"My sheep hear my
voice,
and I know them,
Let us pause—be still—and
pray
To hear the Christ
Speak
And feel the mighty strength
Of humility,
The power of kindness
And of constancy,
As a joyous
Gracious heart
Receives
A wholly loving God
And His Christ.
That means
For you and me—
In truth
Ever one with God, living as
His pure, perfect idea—
Healing
And
Peace.
For I am the Lord, I change not
--Malachi 3:6
A
very blessed Christmas to YOU!
