Weekly Podcast and articles of prayer for health, political calm, and the climate

O glorious hope! there remaineth a rest for the righteous,

a rest in Christ, a peace in Love.

The thought of it stills complaint;

the heaving surf of life’s troubled sea foams itself away,

and underneath is a deep-settled calm.
(Message to The Mother Church for 1902, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 19)

Sentinel Watch podcast

Spiritual healing: Seeing what is already there

The doctor said she had a calcified shoulder that would take from 12 to 18 months to get better

and would require a variety of treatments in the meantime.

That’s when Anita decided to try what she’d learned about growing up: Christian Science.

Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program

Tuesday, November 12

2:00 pm EST

via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83436895293

Meeting ID: 834 3689 5293

OR, You may join the meeting by phone 1-301-715-8592

(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)

This week’s Christian Science Sentinel print edition explains overcoming temptations, praying about climate change and how the prayer of a hymn brings calm during a storm, finding peace and calm amid political upheavel, listen to a new musical setting for the well-known Christian hymn text “Abide with me”, and hear testimonies of recent spiritual healing. (All articles are available in audio format.)

Spiritual peacemaking
Does not focus on conflict
Spiritual peacemaking
Begins with the allness of God.

(From the poem “A spiritual approach to peacemaking” by Gretchen Newby)

Here are some articles and podcasts that can help us be healers as we view and pray about local and global political developments.

Sentinel Watch series: “A spiritual perspective on politics

There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) where you can discuss the ideas in these articles and podcasts.

Visit a local Reading Room.

Email us at jmrr.dc@gmail.com

C.all 240-935-8697 to discuss them further.

Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”

csmonitor.com

The Monitor’s Coverage of the U.S. Election

Our political reporters are hard at work covering the aftermath of the 2024 election.

Their incisive analysis and on-the-ground dispatches

are available on our website.

Please visit www.CSMonitor.com/Politics

Visit your local Reading Room to get your copy of the recent special print issue

featuring follow-up articles to The Climate Generation series.

This is particularly focused on young people

and includes discussion questions for elementary and secondary students.

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Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY

The regular Thursday evening Bible study resumes this week, continuing the discussion of Job.

Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm

Join the online Bible Study group

Online Conference at: https://bit.ly/first church dcrr

Password: Truth

Meeting ID/password: 9101691016

Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782

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Explore free online spiritual resources

Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy

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Read the 2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson.

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Attend a free talk providing the public with information about Christian Science

“Never alone: How spiritual ideas work in us”

In-person lecture.

Melanie Wahlberg, Christian Science Practitioner

Saturday, November 16

11:00 am English

2:oo pm Spanish

Location: TBD

Sponsored by Christian Science Church, Reston, VA

For more information call 571 267 7880

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