Mortals may climb the
smooth glaciers, leap the dark fissures, scale the treacherous ice, and stand
on the summit of Mont Blanc; but they can never turn back what Deity knoweth,
nor escape from identification with what dwelleth in the eternal Mind. – Mary Baker Eddy--
The parable of the Good Samaritan
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A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among
robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half
dead. By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he
passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the
place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he
travelled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on
his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next
day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and
said to him, “Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay
you when I return.” — Luke 10:30–37
In the 16-century there lived a
very spiritually-minded woman to whom one day a man of the church confided that
he felt inclined to give up mental prayer. The reply she made showed to what extent she understood the
process of thought at the different levels of consciousness: “Take absolutely
no notice. Praise the Lord for the
desire you have for prayer, trust that your mind intends it thus and that it
likes to be with God. When you
feel the tension is too great, make an effort to go where you can look at the
sky, walk for a little, you won't waste your prayer time for that. Managing our
weaknesses is an art and it doesn’t do to oppress nature. All consists in the search for God and
the means by which we can draw nearer to Him. The soul is led onwards by gentleness.”
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
I wish you a joyous Christmas,
filled with the ever-present light of love!
Eva-Maria
