![]() ![]() The Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, writes: “The vital part, the heart and soul of Christian Science, is Love” ( Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. ![]() Giving all glory to God naturally puts God at the center of the church service and gives us the humility to listen for the divine message. I’ve found some passages from Psalms helpful in directing the focus of my worship: “Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness” ( 29:2), and, “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker” ( 95:6). ![]() Such focused attention on divine Spirit in a church service gets at the heart of the spiritual message found in the Christian Science Lesson-Sermon, hymns, and prayer, and does not divert from that message. This has served as a lesson to me, showing how practicing undistracted attention toward God in church, as well as in my practice of Christian Science, can bring great spiritual growth and healing. He’s there to listen for birds, and his fine-tuned attention enables him to distinguish each unique call and song, without allowing his thoughts to be pulled toward the other noises. I’ve learned that while he is also hearing the sounds I’m hearing, he isn’t distracted by them. Often when we’re outside, he’ll say, “Did you hear that?” And when I respond that I heard a lawn mower, children playing, or a dog barking, he’ll answer with something like, “No, I mean the black-throated green warbler!” My son has an exceptional awareness and understanding of birds. ![]()
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