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Wednesday, April 30
Topic: Leaning on God
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(We will be live by 6:50p)
ORDER OF SERVICES
1. Hymn.
2. Reading from the BIBLE, and correlative passages from SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES.
3. Silent Prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer, its spiritual interpretation being omitted.
4. Hymn.
5. Announcing necessary notices.
6. Experiences, testimonies, and remarks on Christian Science.
7. Closing Hymn.
You're invited to attend the Wednesday meeting at 7p ET in person or on Zoom, May 7, 2025. The topic is: Love is always at hand
The phrase “Love is always at hand” expresses a profound spiritual truth: God’s presence is constant, close, and unwavering, regardless of circumstances. It reminds us that we are never alone and that divine guidance, love, and support are always available—even when not immediately visible or felt.
Ultimately, “Love is always at hand” instills confidence that God walks beside us in every step of life’s journey—as the 23rd Psalms states, and as Mary Baker Eddy writes in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for [LOVE] is with me; [LOVE’s] rod and [LOVE’s] staff they comfort me.” p. 578
Christ Jesus was the exemplification of love. He taught his disciples the nature of God’s love, and in turn, they followed the Master by preaching, teaching, and healing through divine Love. Know that we are all the recipients of God's love--for He is a loving, faithful, and merciful God.
Quote:
“The LORD ... set his love upon you, ...”
(Deuteronomy 7:7)
HYMNS
Hymn 587
There is a presence walks with us
On every pathless way,
A light outshining midday sun
However dark the day.
We reach our hand—and feel God near;
We cry—and She replies.
We open eyes that sense had dimmed;
We stretch our wings and rise
Above the mist, above the dark,
Above the threats of fear,
Upheld by Love that never fails
And is forever near.
We cannot stray beyond Love’s care,
For Love does fill all space;
And where we go the path is marked
By angels of Love’s grace.
Hymn 134
I look to Thee in every need,
And never look in vain;
I feel Thy touch, eternal Love,
And all is well again:
The thought of Thee is mightier far
Than sin and pain and sorrow are.
Thy calmness bends serene above,
My restlessness to still;
Around me flows Thy quickening life
To nerve my faltering will:
Thy presence fills my solitude;
Thy providence turns all to good.
Embosomed deep in Thy dear love,
Held in Thy law, I stand:
Thy hand in all things I behold,
And all things in Thy hand.
Thou leadest me by unsought ways,
Thou turn’st my mourning into praise.
Hymn 598
Where you’re going, Love will lead you.
Where you’re walking, Love will guide.
If you’re hungry, Love will feed you.
Love is always at your side.
When you’re sleeping, Love will guard you.
When you waken, comfort give.
Always faithful, Love surrounds you,
For by Love alone we live.
Let not want or lack confine you,
Love is ever your supply.
God’s great good shall now define you,
As on Love your hopes rely.
Though temptation may assail you,
Love will save you lest you stray.
Love’s protection never fails you—
God is Love and guards your way.
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