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. . . the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.

Golden Text Psalms 33:4 the

. . . Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 19 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. 28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: 29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered

and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? 36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?

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SECTION ONE: God is Truth. Page 2

SECTION TWO: Look beyond the physical senses. Page 3

SECTION THREE: Truth is clear. Page 4

SECTION FOUR: Being Christlike commands any situation. Page 5

SECTION FIVE: Truth cannot be resisted. Page 6

SECTION SIX: Study. Practice. Persist. Attain! Page 7

Responsive Reading John 7:14–17 Jesus; 18:19, 28 (to :), 29, 30, 33, 36–38 (to ?)

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1 | Deuteronomy 32:3 ascribe, 4

scribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of

truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

2 | Deuteronomy 4:39

Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

3 | Psalms 25:4, 5, 8 (to :), 9, 10

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 8 Good and upright is the Lord: 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. 10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

1 | 223:14 (only)

The question, “What is Truth,” convulses the world.

2 | 312:17–19

Mortals try

Vain ecstasies

18 to believe without understanding Truth; yet God is Truth.

3 | 293:28

Christian Science brings to light Truth and its supremacy, universal har- 30 mony, the entireness of God, good, and the nothingness of evil.

4 | 127:4

If God, the All-in-all, be the creator of

Science and Christianity

the spiritual universe, including man, then everything 6 entitled to a classification as truth, or Science, must be comprised in a knowledge or understanding of God, for there can be nothing beyond illimitable divinity.

5 | 275:12–14, 17, 31

12 Spirit, Life, Truth, Love, combine as one, — and are the Scriptural names

Divine synonyms

for God.

No wisdom is wise but His 18 wisdom; no truth is true, no love is lovely, no life is Life but the divine; no good is, but the good God bestows.

Truth, spiritually discerned, is scientifically understood. It casts out error and heals the sick.

6 | viii:12–15

12 The question, What is Truth, is answered by demonstration, — by healing both disease and sin; and this demonstration shows that Christian healing con- 15 fers the most health and makes the best men.

ascribe: attribute; credit; assigniniquity: sin; immorality; wrongdoingmercy: lovingkindness; faithfulness; forgivenesscovenant: contract; promise; agreementconvulses: agitates; violently disturbsecstasies: feelings of bliss, great excitement, or intense joyentireness: wholeness; completeness; totalityclassification: labeling; designation; denominationcomprised: includedillimitable: limitless; incapable of having limits or bounds

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It’s beautiful weather !! Hey, Fleecia.

G’day, mates! I’ve got our work orders.

We’re to follow the trail.

Path of truth

What does it mean to demonstrate Truth? For some really good ideas, see the beginning of Mary Baker Eddy’s “Address before the Christian Scientist Asso- ciation of the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, in 1893” (Miscellaneous Writings p. 116:11–9).

Join with me in praising the wonderful name of the LORD our God. 4 The LORD is a mighty rock, and he never does wrong.God can always be trusted to bring justice.Deuteronomy 32:3, 4—Contemporary English Version

How will you walk in the paths of the Lord today?


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1 Now, as of old, Truth casts out evils and heals the sick.

8 | 471:13–19

The facts of divine Science should be admitted, — although the evidence as to these facts is not supported 15 by evil, by matter, or by material sense, — because the evidence that God and man coexist is fully sustained by spiritual sense. Man is, and forever has been, God’s re- 18 flection. God is infinite, therefore ever present, and there is no other power nor presence.

9 | 337:29–8

Subject sickness, sin, and death to the rule 30 of health and holiness in Christian Science, and you ascertain that this Science is demon-

Truth demonstrated

strably true, for it heals the sick and sinning as no 1 other system can. Christian Science, rightly understood, leads to eternal harmony. It brings to light the 3 only living and true God and man as made in His likeness; whereas the opposite belief — that man originates in matter and has beginning and end, that he is both 6 soul and body, both good and evil, both spiritual and material — terminates in discord and mortality, in the error which must be destroyed by Truth.

10 | 427:1–5

1 If it is true that man lives, this fact can never change in Science to the opposite belief that man dies. Life is 3 the law of Soul, even the law of the spirit of Truth, and Soul is never without its represent- ative.

Life not contingent

on matter

11 | 495:20

Let Christian Science, 21 instead of corporeal sense, support your understanding of being, and this understanding will supplant error with Truth, replace mortality with immortality, and silence dis- 24 cord with harmony.

4 | Psalms 100:5 the

the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

5 | Psalms 44:1

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

6 | I Kings 17:1, 8, 9, 17–19, 22–24

nd Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel

liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, say-ing, 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. 22 And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. 24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth.

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edged; welcomedsubject: bring under the control of; make obedient toascertain: determine; discoverterminates: ends; concludesdiscord: inharmony; strife; division; dissonancecontingent: dependent; conditional

Thank you for looking after me.

Perhaps it’s my fault he’s sick?

No.

The truth is . . . Life is ever present.

Mom!

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God wants me to go to Zarephath.

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error

revenge

depression

fear jealou

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lust

criticism

anger malice

regret

envy

hate

error

error

pride

37 | John 1:14

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

8 | Matthew 4:23

nd Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the

gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

9 | Matthew 13:10, 11, 24–30

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

12 | 343:14

Jesus strips all disguise from error, when his teachings 15 are fully understood. By parable and argument he ex- plains the impossibility of good producing evil; and he also scientifically demonstrates this great

Proof from miracles

18 fact, proving by what are wrongly called miracles, that sin, sickness, and death are beliefs — illusive errors — which he could and did destroy.

13 | 346:6–13, 15–16, 19–20, 29–30

6 It is sometimes said that Christian Science teaches the nothingness of sin, sickness, and death, and then teaches how this nothingness is to be saved and healed. 9 The nothingness of nothing is plain; but we

Nothingness of error

need to understand that error is nothing, and that its nothingness is not saved, but must be demonstrated in 12 order to prove the somethingness — yea, the allness — of Truth.

15 Disbelief in error destroys error, and leads to the discernment of Truth.

We treat error through the understanding of Truth, because Truth is error’s antidote.

Material beliefs must be expelled to make room for 30 spiritual understanding.

14 | 300:13

The temporal and unreal never touch the eternal and real. The mutable and imperfect never touch the im- 15 mutable and perfect. The inharmonious and self-destructive never touch the harmonious

The tares and wheat

and self-existent. These opposite qualities are the tares 18 and wheat, which never really mingle, though (to mortal sight) they grow side by side until the harvest; then, Sci- ence separates the wheat from the tares, through the real- 21 ization of God as ever present and of man as reflecting the divine likeness.

15 | 111:11–14

The Principle of divine metaphysics 12 is God; the practice of divine metaphysics is the utiliza- tion of the power of Truth over error; its rules demonstrate its Science.

discernment: perception; awareness antidote: remedy; neutralizermutable: changeable; variable; unstable

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Wheat ready to harvest

No, look closer— invasive weeds! Our job

is to pull them out, roots and all.

Look— those are pretty.

Tares are a kind of plant, probably darnel, that is mildly poisonous. Darnel and wheat look identical until they are mature when wheat will bend over at the top while tares will not.

REAPERS were farm workers who cut grain and then gathered it up to be used or stored. They used scythes to cut the

grain and later bundled it. Separating the tares from the wheat was a very hard, time-consuming job.

What material beliefs can you expel from your

thought right now? And what thoughts of Soul can you put in their place?



grievously: painfully; terribly; horribly; sadlycommand: control; rule; governself-deception: the practice of hiding the truth from or specifically lying to yourself victor: winner; conqueror

416 | 316:7

Christ, Truth, was demonstrated through Jesus to prove the power of 9 Spirit over the flesh, — to show that Truth is made manifest by its effects upon the human mind and body, healing sickness and destroying sin.

17 | 259:11

The Christlike understanding of 12 scientific being and divine healing includes a perfect Prin- ciple and idea, — perfect God and perfect man, — as the basis of thought and demonstration.

18 | 230:1

1 If sickness is real, it belongs to immortality; if true, it is a part of Truth. Would you attempt with drugs, 3 or without, to destroy a quality or condition of Truth? But if sickness and sin are illusions, the awakening from this mortal dream, or illusion, will bring us into health, 6 holiness, and immortality. This awakening is the forever coming of Christ, the advanced appearing of Truth, which casts out error and heals the sick. This is the sal- 9 vation which comes through God, the divine Principle, Love, as demonstrated by Jesus.

19 | 403:14–16

You command the situation if you understand that 15 mortal existence is a state of self-deception and not the truth of being.

20 | 418:28

Speak the truth to every form of error. Tumors, ulcers,

Morality required

30 tubercles, inflammation, pain, deformed joints, are wak- ing dream-shadows, dark images of mortal thought, which flee before the light of Truth.

21 | 380:4 (only)

Truth is always the victor.

10 | John 12:44, 46

esus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

11 | John 10:24, 25

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.

12 | Matthew 8:5–10, 13

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

If you want to command the situation . . .

. . . you can do it through the Christlike understanding

of Truth.

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It’s been a long hike, and we might be tempted to feel tired, but God gave us dominion over our thinking and our bodies. So

we can feel great!

A centurion was a Roman army officer who commanded a company of around 100 men. He might have been more feared than respected by the Jewish people, as he was allowed to tell them what to do in certain circumstances.

What does it mean to “speak the truth”? What ideas in this section might help?



22 | 97:29

Christianity is again demonstrating the Life that is 30 Truth, and the Truth that is Life, by the apos- tolic work of casting out error and healing the

Christianity still rejected

sick. Earth has no repayment for the persecutions which 1 attend a new step in Christianity; but the spiritual recom- pense of the persecuted is assured in the elevation of ex- 3 istence above mortal discord and in the gift of divine Love.

23 | 28:6

6 The determination to hold Spirit in the grasp of matter is the persecutor of Truth and Love.

24 | 450:19–22, 24

The Christian Scientist has enlisted to lessen evil, disease, and death; and he will overcome 21 them by understanding their nothingness and the allness of God, or good.

24 The Christian Scientist knows that they are errors of belief, which Truth can and will destroy.

25 | 452:12–14, 22–23

12 When error confronts you, withhold not the rebuke or the explana- tion which destroys error.

When the spiritual sense of Truth unfolds its harmonies, you take no risks in the policy of error.

26 | 254:27

27 If you launch your bark upon the ever-agitated but healthful waters of truth, you will encounter storms. Your good will be evil spoken of. This is the 30 cross. Take it up and bear it, for through it

The cross and crown

you win and wear the crown. Pilgrim on earth, thy home is heaven; stranger, thou art the guest of God.

13 | Ephesians 6:13–15 take

take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteous-ness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

14 | Acts 5:12 (to ;)

nd by the hands of the apostles were many

signs and wonders wrought among the people;

15 | Acts 11:25, 26 (to 1st .)

Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: 26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch.

16 | Acts 13:49–52

And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. 51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

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Antakya, Turkey) was, in Paul’s

(Saul’s) time, one of the largest

cities, and was the first place

where followers of Jesus were

called Christians.

mud of persecution

shod: having put on shoes; wearing shoesdevout: sincere; deeply religious

persecution: oppression; harassment; cruel treatmentcoasts: (archaic) side or borderapostolic: having to do with one or more of the apostlesrecompense: reward; repaymentelevation: advancementpolicy: course of action based on self-interest bark: boat; shipever-agitated: continually moving briskly or with force

Sure, there may be some resistance —but nothing can keep

us from making progress.

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So put on all of God’s armor. Evil days will come. But you will be able to stand up to anything. And after you

have done everything you can, you will still be standing.14 So remain strong in the faith. Put the belt of truth around your waist. Put the armor of godliness on your chest. 15 Wear on your feet what will prepare you to tell the good news of peace.

Ephesians 6:13–15—New International Reader’s Version BARNABAS was prominent as an early Jewish Christian who came from Cyprus to Jerusalem. We first read about him in Acts 4:36, when he

and other believers sold their land and gave the money to the apostles to distribute according to the need. Barnabas took Paul in and helped the other disciples get past their fear of this former persecutor of Jesus’s followers. Barnabas preached Christ with Paul and on his own in many different places.



I have no greater joy than to hear that my

children walk in truth.

—III John 1:4

The way has been pointed out. All we need is self-denial, sincerity,

Christianity, and persistence!

27 | 367:24

24 The infinite Truth of the Christ-cure has come to this age through a “still, small voice,” through silent utter- ances and divine anointing which quicken and increase 27 the beneficial effects of Christianity. I long to see the consummation of my hope, namely, the student’s higher attainments in this line of light.

28 | 461:31–1

Systematic teaching and the student’s spiritual growth and experience in practice are requisite for a thorough 1 comprehension of Christian Science.

29 | 462:13

Whoever would demonstrate the healing of Christian Science must abide strictly by its rules, heed every state- 15 ment, and advance from the rudiments laid down. There is nothing difficult nor toilsome in this task, when the way is pointed out; but self-denial, sincerity, Christianity, and 18 persistence alone win the prize, as they usually do in every department of life.

30 | 98:15

15 Beyond the frail premises of human beliefs, above the loosening grasp of creeds, the demonstration of Christian Mind-healing stands a revealed and practical 18 Science. It is imperious throughout all ages

Revelation of Science

as Christ’s revelation of Truth, of Life, and of Love, which remains inviolate for every man to understand and to 21 practise.

17 | II Timothy 2:15

tudy to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

18 | II Timothy 3:14–17 continue

continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

19 | III John 1:4

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

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reproof: disapproval; condemnation; rebukeconsummation: fulfillment; completion rudiments: first principles of or simplest and

most basic facts about a subjecttoilsome: burdensome; fatiguingfrail: weak; fragilepremises: things thought to be true; assumptions; suppositionsimperious: authoritative; powerful; commandinginviolate: pure; holy; indestructible

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Work hard so God can say to you, “Well done.” Be a good workman, one who does not need to be ashamed when God

examines your work. Know what his Word says and means.II Timothy 2:15—The Living Bible

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living, 17 so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed.II Timothy 3:16, 17

—Good News Translation

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OW DO YOU UPLIFT YOUR THOUGHT? It sounds easy enough—just pray, affirming spiritual truths for your-self that you know are helpful!

However, I’m learning that actually rising above daily struggles can be quite an en-deavor.

Last summer I had the opportunity to travel to Peru with my DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council (NLC) class, a leadership council for high school stu-dents who are Christian Scientists and are dedicated to servant leadership based on the teachings of Christ Jesus.

In the weeks leading up to our trip, various class members sent out inspirational emails, and throughout our trip we had “Christian Science practitioners of the day,” which allowed my classmates and me to serve along with our designated Journal- listed practitioner as spiritual workers for the class. I’d also been praying to feel in-spired and know that God is supreme. I knew I could feel protected from any sug-gestions that something could interfere with my health or joy.

At points on our trip, many members of my class, including me, appeared to be suffering from food poisoning. Thankfully, many of my classmates experienced quick healings.

When I started to feel ill, immediately one of my group leaders and I began praying and working with passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, and many of my class-mates began sharing spiritual truths with me.

That night as my group leader read to me from Science and Health, I prayed with the ideas she was sharing. Despite the

good thoughts I was working with, I be-gan to feel very fearful because I was not able to retain any food or drink, and I was worried what would happen if that contin-ued the next day. We were heading to Machu Picchu in the morning, an excursion that I had been looking forward to since the beginning of the service trip, but there would be no bathroom facilities in the park.

The morning of our excursion, most of my classmates woke up excited and ready for a day of hiking, feeling strong and healthy. I woke up still not feeling well but held close to the idea that I am spiritual, made in the perfect image and likeness of God (see Genesis 1:26, 27), and that be-cause of this, suffering and illness were not part of God’s plan for me. Only God’s har-mony could reign supreme, and discord was not part of this trip or me.

I had come to Peru to do good and could not be punished for that. As Mrs.

Eddy writes in Science and Health, “What-ever it is your duty to do, you can do with-out harm to yourself” (p. 385). While I knew I could stay back if I needed to, I also knew it was a right activity to serve in Peru and experience a joyful day with my NLC class at Machu Picchu, and I realized I could in no way be burdened when I had pure mo-tives.

As we arrived at Machu Picchu, our leaders informed us that we would be climbing Huayna Picchu, the smaller of the two mountains that is generally featured in advertisements. I began to worry again, fearing that I was not in the right condi-tion to complete a difficult hike and that I would lag behind my fit and capable class members.

However, as I started the climb up the mountain with two of my friends by my side, part of the first verse of Hymn 139 from the Christian Science Hymnal came to

mind. It reads, “I walk with Love along the way” (Minny M. H. Ayers). For each step up the moun-tain, I said one of the words in this line, declaring divine Love’s p e r f e c t i o n and my free-dom. Rather than feeling weary and nauseated as I climbed higher, I began to feel freer and spiritually empowered.

Part of the third verse from Hymn 136 also came to mind: “I climb, with joy, the heights of Mind, / To soar o’er time and space” (Violet Hay, © CSBD). This verse de-scribed what I was doing. I was climbing this mountain with joy and dominion—the spiritual “heights of Mind.” I was with my supportive friends, surrounded by di-vine Love, and could not be deprived of my health. And, I was “soar[ing]” over “time and space,” or, in other words, I was uplift-ing my thought above any material limita-tions, as I “walk[ed] with Love,” God, up the mountain!

The analogy between climbing and uplifting my thought suddenly became very clear to me as I neared the top. My ascent up Huayna Picchu paralleled the ascension of my thought. As I came closer and closer to the precipice (and the hike became more difficult), my thought rose higher and higher above all mental sug-gestions that tried to tell me I should feel exhausted, dizzy, nauseated, or incapable.

When I reached the peak, I realized I was completely free of all signs of illness, and I knew my thought was at its highest. I had not only conquered hiking Huayna Picchu but I had also prevailed over sick-ness and made good time, reaching the top around the same time as the majority of my class.

Now, whenever I am struggling to over-come a daunting challenge, I remember to uplift my thought and view each struggle not as a hardship but as an opportunity to ascend in thought.

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“BC” stands for before Christ and refers to dates before the birth of Jesus. “AD” stands for anno domini, which is a Latin phrase meaning “in the year of the Lord” in reference to Jesus. All dates labeled “AD” happened after Jesus’s birth.

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BIBLE INFO:TRANSLATIONS: All Scriptural quotations used in the text of myBibleLesson are taken from the King James Version of The Holy Bible, unless otherwise indicated.

The following are verbally equivalent translations used for In Other Words. These translations tend to use the oldest available and most recently discovered manuscripts to translate the literal meaning of the text word-for-word.Amplified Bible: Scriptural quotations marked Amplified Bible are taken from the Amplified Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Contemporary English Version: Scriptural quotations marked Contemporary English Version are taken from the Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

New International Version: Scriptural quotations marked New International Version are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Used by permission.

New Revised Standard Version: Scriptural quotations marked New Revised Standard Version are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Revised English Bible: Scriptural quotations marked Revised English Bible are taken from the Revised English Bible © Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press 1989.

Revised Standard Version: Scriptural quotations marked Revised Standard Version are taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

The following dynamically equivalent translations are used for In Other Words. These translations attempt to convey the thoughts expressed in the text in common, everyday English.Good News Translation: Scriptural quotations marked Good News Translation are taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version—Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

New English Bible: Scriptural quotations marked New English Bible are taken from the New English Bible © Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press 1961, 1970.

New International Reader’s Version: Scriptural quotations marked New International Reader’s Version are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version®. Copyright 1996, 1998 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Used by permission.

New Living Translation: Scriptural quotations marked New Living Translation are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

The following paraphrases are used for In Other Words. These are not literal translations, rather they attempt to present to modern readers the text’s tone, rhythm, and ideas as its earliest audiences might have experienced it.The Living Bible: Scriptural quotations marked The Living Bible are taken from The Living Bible, copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

The Message: Scriptural quotations marked The Message are taken from The Message, copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

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