Daily Inspiration, December 24th

Posted on December 24, 2015 by LauraMoliter

“The wakeful shepherd beholds the first faint morning beams, ere cometh the full radiance of a risen day…The Wisemen were led to behold and to follow this daystar of divine Science, lighting the way to eternal harmony.” (Science and Health, page vii)

Christmas morning is on the horizon. The star of Truth led the wise men as well as those humble shepherds to behold and claim a new promise. But first, their hearts must have been awakened. They must have known that the yearning within them for a better way was about to find its peace.

We are all ready to have our hearts awakened as well. This eve is not merely the day before a holiday. It is the moment on the crest of a hill, as we know a new view is about to be ours. This is not a yearly event, but one that we can awake to at any hour and every day. What we need most is trust.

Listen to and honor that voice within you that says: “Come, there is more to see, to know, to be.” Behold that eternal shining star that is leading you gently to a new hope, a new realization of life as the very expression of God’s unfailing and powerful Love. That star doesn’t pick and choose its followers. We can all see it just as all can view the sun and moon, wherever we are.

The choice is ours. We can decide to willingly follow the faint glimmers of dawn—those inspirations that feel right and true—and to continue to watch until the whole sky of our life is alight with colors. This is Christmas arriving. It is heeding the expectation that lives within us.  It is the Christ-message—the healing, saving reality of heaven brought to a grateful earth.

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

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Daily Inspiration, December 22nd

Posted on December 22, 2015 by LauraMoliter

“Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.” (Job 37: 14)

What’s the rush? Material life and circumstances and mental pressure would seem to give us a sense that we must always keep on moving, either to get past yesterday or to rush toward tomorrow. We tend to believe that human thought and action is what gains us momentum and wins the day.

But a pause for precious reflection is a powerful thing to do. Stand still and take in God’s glorious presence. Recognize His loving control. Feel the freedom that comes of knowing that Life is in the hands of divine wisdom—timeless, impeccable, flawless, and full of pure Love. Give up the wrestling and give God a moment of focused, devoted contemplation.

And with that sweet release to stillness, we gain a much clearer perspective. We see the colors of reality, not the blur of material life and worry and fear and stress. We naturally feel a most healing thing—gratitude.

The wondrous works of God are worthy of our consideration. Goodness, life, love, beauty are at hand. Breathe in the Truth of this. You won’t miss your life. You will find it.

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

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Daily Inspiration, December 17th

Posted on December 17, 2015 by LauraMoliter

“Let us feel the divine energy of Spirit, bringing us into newness of life and recognizing no mortal nor material power as able to destroy. Let us rejoice that we are subject to the divine ‘powers that be.’” (Science and Health, page 249)

The divine “powers that be” are those governing laws of God that lovingly preserve, save, and bless mankind.  This supreme control is worth rejoicing over and releasing ourselves to, with calm trust and expectation of grace.

Physical energy can only take us so far. It can seem to rush along with enthusiasm and endurance and then just as quickly fade away. We may feel like we run until we are run down, relying on human will to push us forward, and sometimes failing to move at all. This weariness can seem beyond help. It may feel like it is our lot in life now or to come.

But the divine energy of Spirit is not daunted by these fears and limitations. This spiritual vitality comes from an inexhaustible Source and with a holy purpose—to perpetuate the Life that is God through His ideas. We can gratefully yield up that personal responsibility and let our bodies and minds lean into the constant and affectionate winds and wings of God’s power.

God is All and there is no resistance to His Spirit, His perfect and perpetual Life and its intention to be realized. You and I can feel this true energy, freely ours at all times. We can let go of the tight grip on the lies that bind us and allow the animating strength of Truth to revive us, uplift us, and energize us today and as we go forward into each new day.

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

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Daily Inspiration, December 15th

Posted on December 15, 2015 by LauraMoliter

 “…set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.” (Colossians 3:2, Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)

The qualities of life that demand our contemplation and focus are spiritual. They are those right ideas of being that transcend material sense and are readily available no matter what may seem to be going on humanly. These higher things are holier, and yet they are forever present and available right where we are.

We must open our eyes to these perpetual verities of life and keep our gaze upon them. Abundance is not a quality of matter, but one of God, of Love’s plenty. We don’t gain heaven by focusing on earth. We don’t truly achieve that peace and plenty that is ours to enjoy by limiting it to what we can gain materially—money, power, prestige. These are ultimately unsatisfying, because they are not of God, not full in goodness and rightness and permanence.

Set your mind on God, true goodness, and you will see the gifts that are truly yours right here and now and always. Keep your minds set on these things—love, compassion, joy, peace, humility, kindness, satisfaction, selflessness, hope, understanding, and a willingness to live and love as God would have us do, and to feel the true richness in that.

These higher things are established in God and free to all. They supply us with everything that is truly needful and wonderful, worthy of knowing and feeling and accepting as our own, today and forever.

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

 

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Daily Inspiration, December 10th

Posted on December 10, 2015 by LauraMoliter

“My dear friends, as a follower of our Lord Jesus Christ, I beg you to get along with each other. Don’t take sides. Always try to agree in what you think.” (I Corinthians 1: 10)

If we are truly following Christ, we must necessarily have oneness of mind. Jesus taught and demonstrated unity, and that unity always being Love. We can’t be true believers and lay full claim to the power of Truth, if we do not seek to harmonize with one another.

This does not mean that one person’s opinion must be taken as law, and all others simply, tacitly, agree. What it does mean is that at the heart of all that we think and do, divine Love, God’s Word of Truth, remains our motive and our goal. As we align ourselves with God, not varying human opinions and ego, we naturally come into line with the Truth that is Love. We listen better and respond with more grace and goodness. We don’t look for battles, but seek peace in all things, and feel the rich rewards of doing so.

If we agree with God—agree as Jesus did that God was the one good, Mind, and Love—then we are in agreement with one another. Out of this Mind can flow forth only concord and not discord; unity rather than disagreement; peace rather than war.

We can do as Paul asked and be “dear friends” to one another, striving for harmony, unselfishness, kindness, and by doing so, sharing gratefully our natural abundance of joy.

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

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Daily Inspiration, December 8th

Posted on December 8, 2015 by LauraMoliter

“Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.” (Psalms 62: 5, Contemporary English Version)

We all naturally seek peace. We know that we function with more freedom and are able to think more clearly and act more wisely when we are peaceful. We can attempt to gain that serenity, that quiet confidence, in many human ways. We can seek another’s opinion to assure us or look for a situation to change in order to feel better.

But these assurances can be variable and conditional. The outward may change but the inward composure is not truly there, real, and lasting. God, divine Love, alone can give us this “inward peace.” This is our true reliance and He is faithful to us. God’s presence is peace, and He is everywhere, actively being and expressing goodness, comfort, Life, and Love.

Mentally step away from the mortal mind’s conversations and complications. Listen to God’s voice of what is real and true—the genuine condition of things as He caused them to be. Give up the need to seek peace through material means and people and circumstances. Your loving God is at the ready, deep within, revealing His presence in your heart and His wisdom in your thought. Receive the richness of peace without argument. It is yours freely, now and always.

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

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Daily Inspiration, December 3rd

Posted on December 3, 2015 by LauraMoliter

“Identity is the reflection of Spirit, the reflection in multifarious forms of the living Principle, Love.” (Science and Health, page 477)

Who am I? Who are you? How do we identify ourselves? We can look at identity as physical and psychological—based on appearances and traits housed in a limited form. But we are so much more, both individually and collectively.

Identity, the true essence of who we are, is spiritual. Each one of us reflects God’s own nature and character. We are the expression of all that is good and right and beautiful. This identity is not reliant on physiology or human circumstances. It rests serene and safe in God, its origin and continuity. Our identity, our very unique and wonderful individuality, is the unfailing and necessary expression of God and His diversity, infinitude, and perfection.

Know yourself truly. Realize that you are the reflection of the one infallible Principle that is Love. You are one of the multitude of ways that Love makes itself known. And in addition, your genuine and true selfhood sweetly, certainly, powerfully blends with every other identity in God’s grand expression. We are all made to manifest God’s own glory, in our special way, and to harmonize with each other such that Principle, Love, is seen in its powerful entirety—infinite, living, whole, complete, beautiful, vast and varied, and eternally good.

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

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Daily Inspiration, December 1st

Posted on December 1, 2015 by LauraMoliter

“…those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired.” (Isaiah 40: 31, Amplified Bible)

There is gentle power in the pause. When you feel burdened mentally or physically, wearied and depleted, take it as an opportunity to recharge and refill in a way that will do more than just get you through. The deep breaths of divine power regenerate us in our moments and carry us beyond our expectations.

Don’t allow the call to hopelessness and helplessness drag you down into more apathy and weakness. Take these occasions to look to God, to Spirit, to Truth and Love, as your sufficient and bottomless supply and sustenance. As we let our lives rest in the power of God’s Love, not only do we gain energy for our day, we begin to see things like we never have before. Joy and love appear like sunlight on our new and shiny wings, spread wide for soaring.

God is always giving us Life generously and lovingly. Let Him feed you with His comforting care and hold your hand for the daily journey. He companions us with natural power, enthusiasm, and strength. His Love and Life never get drained or discouraged. He is always with us as we walk, run, fly fearlessly, freely, and naturally in the sunlight of promises and peace.

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

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Daily Inspiration, November 26th

Posted on November 26, 2015 by LauraMoliter

Gratitude

“Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.” (Revelation 7: 12)

Amen! Praise goodness. Sing forth gratitude. Recognize the presence of divine wisdom and the power of divine Love. Have a hearty thanksgiving, one full of the conscious awareness of God, of the qualities of good that He is actively expressing for you and for all.

Awake today and every day to the right desire to give, and also the willingness to receive, without argument or reservation. We give thanks to God abundantly as we share in His grace thoroughly, never limiting Love’s boundless supply and the tender love that brings it home to us. We honor Life by living it with gratitude and receptivity, opening our arms to accept good things and our hearts to share eagerly, freely with all.

Thanksgiving Day is a precious reminder, but it isn’t limited to a Thursday in November. It is a stance of gratitude to be cultivated and sustained every day. Feast fully at God’s bountiful table of His own rich qualities—joy, beauty, mercy, strength, love, forgiveness, compassion, peace—and be so very grateful to be grateful, today and every day!

Amen and happy Thanksgiving to all!

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

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Daily Inspiration, November 24th

Posted on November 24, 2015 by LauraMoliter

hidingplace

“The eternal God is our hiding place; he carries us in his arms.” (Deuteronomy 33: 27, Contemporary English Version)

We are sheltered at all times. God is always keeping us secure, holding us as His beloved children and expression, within the sanctuary of His Life and Love. We are not alone and vulnerable. We are hidden from danger and trouble within God’s perfect embrace.

The world’s presentations and our own fears may loom great and powerful against our composure. We may feel exposed to threats and the woes of material experience, misunderstanding, human opinions. But these slings and arrows are nothing against the shield of God’s eternal Allness and ever-presence. These slanderous accusations have no power to gain entry to our true selves, our real being, held secure in the shelter of divine Truth and Love.

When things seem difficult and would attempt to get you mesmerized, transfixed by events or predictions or regrets, remember where you truly are. You have a precious and permanent place in God’s house, in His conscious awareness, and none of these things can harm you. Know that you are being carried through and over these challenges, like a child, in the arms of God’s holy, loving, harmonious, true purpose. We are always being preserved as evidence of God’s intention, showing forth His good Life—intact, serene, comfortable, beautiful, and safe.

These messages are based on passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These books are our “pastor” in Christian Science. Come back every Tuesday and Thursday for fresh inspiration. Or get a free subscription to receive an inspirational message like this one every morning directly to your inbox by contacting me at lamolitercs@aol.com. Put “subscribe” in the subject line. A downloadable compilation of categorized messages is also available by request.

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