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THE BIBLE
PSALMS
37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law:
ISAIAH
26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
26:12 Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us:
JOB
22:21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, …
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, …
28 … and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
PROVERBS
3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments;
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 ¶Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 ¶Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
MARK
3:7 … Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea:
4:36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
JOHN
14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
26 … the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
ROMANS
8:6 … to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
16 Be of the same mind one toward another.
17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
PHILIPPIANS
4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
I THESSALONIANS
5:16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
EZRA
7:12 … the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace,…
SCIENCE & HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES
BY MARY BAKER EDDY
SH 254:10-12
When we wait patiently on God and seek Truth righteously, He directs our path.
SH 495:14-16 cling
… cling steadfastly to God and His idea. Allow nothing but His likeness to abide in your thought.
SH 264;24
Spiritual living and blessedness are the only evidences, by which we can recognize true existence and feel the unspeakable peace which comes from an all-absorbing spiritual love.
SH 9:32
Consistent prayer is the desire to do right. Prayer means that we desire to walk and will walk in the light so far as we receive it, even though with bleeding footsteps, and that waiting patiently on the Lord, we will leave our real desires to be rewarded by Him.
SH 15:20, 26-30
We must “pray without ceasing.” Such prayer is answered, in so far as we put our desires into practice. The Master’s injunction is, that we pray in secret and
let our lives attest our sincerity.
Self-forgetfulness, purity, and affection are constant prayers. Practice not profession, understanding not belief, gain the ear and right hand of omnipotence and they assuredly call down infinite blessings.
SH 4:3-22
What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds. To keep the commandments of our Master and follow his example, is our proper debt to him and the only worthy evidence of our gratitude for all that he has done. Outward worship is not of itself sufficient to express loyal and heartfelt gratitude, since he has said: “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
The habitual struggle to be always good is unceasing prayer. Its motives are made manifest in the blessings they bring, — blessings which, even if not
acknowledged in audible words, attest our worthiness to be partakers of Love.
Simply asking that we may love God will never make us love Him; but the longing to be better and holier, expressed in daily watchfulness and in striving to assimilate more of the divine character, will mould and fashion us anew, until we awake in His likeness.
SH 248:12-17, 25
The sculptor turns from the marble to his model in order to perfect his conception. We are all sculptors, working at various forms, moulding and chiseling thought. What is the model before mortal mind? Is it imperfection, joy, sorrow, sin, suffering? Have you accepted the mortal model?
To remedy this, we must first turn our gaze in the right direction, and then walk that way. We must form perfect models in thought and look at them continually,
or we shall never carve them out in grand and noble lives. Let unselfishness, goodness, mercy, justice, health, holiness, love — the kingdom of heaven — reign within us, and sin, disease, and death will diminish until they finally disappear.
SH 323:28
The effects of Christian Science are not so much seen as felt. It is the “still, small voice” of Truth uttering itself. We are either turning away from this utterance, or we are listening to it and going up higher. Willingness to become as a little child and to leave the old for the new, renders thought receptive of the advanced idea. Gladness to leave the false landmarks and joy to see them disappear, — this disposition helps to precipitate the ultimate harmony. The purification of sense and self is a proof of progress. “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
SH 506:11-12
The calm and exalted thought or spiritual apprehension is at peace.
SH 209:31-1
Spiritual sense is a conscious, constant capacity to understand God. It shows the superiority of faith by works over faith in words.
SH 183:21-23
Divine Mind rightly demands man’s entire obedience, affection, and strength. No reservation is made for any lesser loyalty.
SH 571:15-18
At all times and under all circumstances, overcome evil with good. Know thyself, and God will supply the wisdom and the occasion for a victory over evil.
SH 324:7
Unless the harmony and immortality of man are becoming more apparent, we are not gaining the true idea of God; and the body will reflect what governs it, whether it be Truth or error, understanding or belief, Spirit or matter. Therefore
“acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace.” Be watchful, sober, and vigilant. The way is straight and narrow, which leads to the understanding that God is the only Life. It is a warfare with the flesh, in which we must conquer sin, sickness, and death, either here or hereafter, — certainly before we can reach the goal of Spirit, or life in God.
SH 571:12 (only) listen
…. listen and be wise.
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PUBLICATIONS QUOTATION
“Perfect Peace”
By Irma Decker
The Christian Science Journal
June 1962
“’Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.’ Here is stated the divine requirement, the perfect pattern for peace. The peace of real healing comes when one’s thought is stayed not on the flesh, but on Spirit. According to Christian Science, the mesmeric confusion of physical sense testimony, presented both as cause and symptoms, is only the subtlety of the serpent. Health appears when one’s mind is stayed on Truth, for health is the normal activity of good, of Truth in consciousness.
“To have one’s mind stayed on Principle is to feel the protective and corrective power of Principle in every fiber of one’s being, in every aspect of one’s business, in every position or circumstance in which one may find oneself. When one’s heart is stayed on good, one’s acts conform to that which is good. When one’s life is stayed on God, one expresses the power, adequacy, and dominion of the Christ.
“Fearlessly to face every challenge of mortal mind with the conscious power of God’s presence with man is to feel the precious peace of the Christ-consciousness, the peace which Christ Jesus gave to the world.
“When the heart of any nation is stayed on the Principle that is Love, its acts will conform to the healing truth and thus aid in bringing about world peace; and the heart of a nation but reflects the heart of the individual. How all-important, then, that the heart of everyone be stayed on God. When one’s heart is stayed on God, one is imbued with the purity of Christly love, and his life is a moral light in a world of darkness.
“To maintain perfect peace in one’s thought and life requires eternal vigilance.”