Reading & Meditation (I Am) by Rev. Dr. Christine 10/24/21 (text)

Reading & Meditation (I Am) by Rev. Christine 10/24/21

Today’s reading is from “Divine Science; New Light Upon Old Truths, to all who seek more light” by Fannie Brooks James (1896).

If we once realize God as “all and in all” – All that is in all – we can never again admit the truth of something beside God. The source and cause of error and evil, is the belief in something beside God. A belief in two Minds, two Substances, two Powers, and two Truths, opposite to each other, is all the evil there is, and this belief is false.

“I am the Lord, and beside me there is none else.” Isaiah 45:5. Let us get from this statement all the practical interpretation that we can.

The Lord is Life – All Life – then it may read: “I am All Life and beside Life there is none else, no opposite to Life.” According to which we safely conclude there is no death. Life is All Power, All Presence.

What a joyful message if we can receive it!

The Lord is Good, All Good: then it may read: “I am All Good and beside Good there is non else.” Which plainly states, there is no evil. Good is All Power and Presence.

The Lord is Spirit, then it may read: “I am spirit, and beside Spirit there is none else.” This teaches us that all is Spirit, there is no other substance, no other Presence.

The Lord is Love, and so it may read: “I am Love and beside Love there is non else.” There is no hate or fear. “Perfect love casts out all fear.” 1 John 4:18.

If Spirit is All, then I am Spirit.

Spirit has no clouds and darkness, Spirit is Light then I am Light.

Meditation (I Am)

We will now move into meditation. I invite you to close you eyes, and turn inward to your holy temple. And, breathe in slowly and deeply. Acknowledging every breath as the life and breath of God, of Divine Infinite Spirit. As I speak to take these words within.

The Holy Presence of God is right here and now, both invisible and visible. God is the creator and source of all Good; Goodness lives through God’s creations.

God is the creator and source of all Love; Love lives through God’s creations.

God is the creator and source of all Life; Life lives through God’s creations.

God is the creator and source of all Wholeness; Wholeness lives through God’s creations.

God is the creator and source of all Light; Light lives through God’s creations.

Therefore, I am like my creator:

I am Good, I am Love, I am Life, I am Whole, I am Light. (Repeat)

This Holy Presence of Goodness is expressing through me now.

This Holy Presence of Love is expressing through me now.

This Holy Presence of eternal Life is expressing through me now.

This Holy Presence of Wholeness is expressing through me now.

This Holy Presence of Light is expressing through me now.

I am a light unto the world. (Silence)

I am ever so grateful for these moments in silence, in communion. Thank you Divine Presence.

Let us now bring our attention back. You may want to stretch a little.