Reading & Meditation (One) by Rev. Teresa Stuefloten, M.Div. 5/10/2026

Good morning! This is Rev. Teresa. I have a reading for you this morning from the Divine Science Daily Study.

From The Golden Key by Emmet Fox

We have said that the Golden Key is simple, and so it is, but of course, it is not always easy to turn. If you are very frightened or worried it may be difficult, at first, to get your thoughts away from material things. But by constantly repeating some statement of absolute Truth that appeals to you, such as There is no power but God, or I am the child of God, filled and surrounded by the perfect peace of God, or God is love, or God is guiding me now, or, perhaps best and simplest of all, just God is with me – however mechanical or dead it may seem at first – you will soon find that the treatment has begun to "take" and that your mind is clearing.

Do not struggle violently; be quiet but insistent. Each time that you find your attention wandering, just switch it straight back to God. 

Do not try to think out in advance what the solution of your difficulty will probably turn out to be. This is technically called "outlining" and will only delay the demonstration. Leave the question of ways and means strictly to God. You want to get out of your difficulty -- that is sufficient. You do your half, and God will never fail to do His. 

Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Emmet Fox, 1886–1951

author and Divine Science minister, New York City

Meditation

Now I invite you to prepare to go within for a short time of meditation, letting go of worries or concerns for this time, getting comfortable, closing your eyes with your inner gaze raised to the center of the forehead, turning your attention to your breath, gently noticing the in-breath and the out-breath…feeling the coolness of the in-breath and the warmth of the out-breath… allowing the breath to sink down into the belly with each in-breath… expanding the belly with each in-breath and contracting the belly with each out-breath… coming into the present moment through the breath now, completely awake and aware…

I am the child of God, filled and surrounded by the perfect peace of God.

God is omnipresent, present everywhere.

God is with me.

In every moment, God is with me.

I live and move and have my being in God.

I am never separate from God.

God is always with me.

When I awaken in the morning from my night of sleep, God is with me.

When I begin my day, God is with me, loving me and guiding me.

In the shower, God is with me.

Eating my breakfast, God is with me.

Going out into the world for the day, going to work, doing errands, going to exercise, God is with me, loving me and guiding me.

As I travel in a car, bus, train, or walking, God is with me.

Eating my lunch, God is with me.

In my afternoon activities, God is with me, loving me and guiding me..

As I travel home, God is with me.

Eating dinner, watching TV, interacting with family and friends, God is with me, loving me and guiding me.

When I am on vacation, traveling to other places, God is with me, loving me and guiding me.

I am never outside of the love, presence and guidance of God.

God is with me, God is with me, God is with me always.

Now we will go into the silence within for one minute, feeling God’s presence.

Now that we have rested in the silence, I invite you to bring you awareness back to the body and your surroundings. Bring the presence of God into your awareness daily. In happy times and in challenging times, God is always with you. You are never outside of the Divine Love of God.