Perfect Justice

Spiritual resource to share: inspirational readings

I chose these selections from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy to get a clearer idea on the transforming power of God's law. Years ago, I took a number of courses including a course in Health Care Law. It was interesting to hear that all of our current thousands of laws on the books have their roots in the Ten Commandments.

Enjoy!

From the Bible:

Ps 119: 97, 98

Ps. 89: 14-17

Ezek 44: 24

Exodus 20: 1-17

John 1: 17

Matt 5: 1-12

Gal 5: 19-23

I Pet 5: 6-11

Micah 6: 8

Prov 3: 1-4

From Science and Health

SH 4: 5

340: 9-22

174: 17

271: 21

184: 12-18

391: 17-18

36: 19-21

105: 3-10, 13-21

106:6, 15-19, 27-29

393: 16-18

63: 5-15, 18-20, 23-27

64: 1-2

65: 20-25

66: 6-7, 10

495: 28-31

467: 1-16

340: 23-29

From the Christian Science Hymnal

Hymn 111

Hymn 329

Hymn 12

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Why I love Christian Science nursing (and you will too!)

Spiritual resource to share: an inspirational talk

Over the summer, I was asked to give an inspirational talk on Christian Science nursing.
You have to understand. I. love. Christian. Science. nursing.

In this talk, I was able to distill all of my experiences as a Christian Science nurse's aide and as administrator for a Christian Science nursing facility plus my additional and continuing inspiration and put it all into one talk.

The talk Christian Science nursing - for the dignity and defense of our Cause highlighted the full spectrum of influence of Christian Science nursing which "comforts an individual as well as elevates the race in its concept of care." It included this healing that happened to our family:

At one point, my husband badly strained his back, so much so that he couldn’t even partially turn his head without feeling severe pain. When our six year old son came in the room and jumped up on the bed, my husband screamed out in pain and scared our son. The little guy ran out of the room and came back and threw a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy on the bed and pleaded – “Mommy – you take Daddy to your work!” He knew that there was a place where his dad could go and be helped. And it was obvious that my husband needed to be properly cared for in a way that wasn’t scary to our young family.

When we called a Christian Science nurse, she helped us assess the situation and let us conclude that he needed to be in a facility to receive proper care. An ambulance was called and she helped set us up at the facility, where my husband would receive around-the-clock care.

Although my husband was new to the study and practice of Christian Science, he said he felt so loved and cared for at the facility that it was tangible. In three days, he came home, healed and playing soccer in the yard with our sons.

So what was the impact of the role of the Christian Science nurse on this individual? He was blessed by being in that atmosphere where healing was expected – this helped him to expect healing. He benefitted by the practical wisdom and proper care of the nurses. They defended the atmosphere in the sickroom. He defended his thought. Their disciplined approach to care helped his disciplined approach to prayer and helped to remove fear.

In the end, his healing was quick and complete.

To read the entire talk, go to Hill Top Center's website and click on to "Inspirational Talk from Annual Meeting 2009."

Enjoy!






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the basic questions

Spiritual resource to share: your own inspired answer

I have often been asked about the practice of Christian Science and recently sat down to re-think and get re-charged with new inspiration. I answered these two freqently asked questions in this way:

What does a Christian Science practitioner do?

• A Christian Science practitioner gives Christian Science treatment and prays with his or her patients. The spirit of love characterizes the practitioners’ work in which healing is expected: physical ills are cured, relationships restored and discordant situations reversed.
• The basis of Christian Science is that God is Love. The theology of Christian Science explains that suffering is not God’s will, neither is shunning, shaming, abandoning one needing help, or dictating what another should do.
• If healing results do not come quickly, the individual is free to seek other practitioners or other means of healing. Results matter.

What is the difference between treatment and prayer?

• Christian Science prayer is general and can be shared under all conditions; some Christians might call this type of prayer a prayer of affirmation.
• Christian Science treatment is specific and is up to the individual patient and the practitioner as to how the case is taken up. It is a sacred trust between practitioner and patient, and may involve communion, confession as well as personal revelation and spiritual reasoning. Both patient and practitioner expect healing to be the result of Christian Science treatment.
• Christian Science treatment is purely spiritual and includes the work of a Christian Science practitioner. It may also include the work of a Christian Science nurse* and/or being cared for at a Christian Science nursing facility. It does not include any material methods of healing, neither is a Christian Science practitioner licensed to give medical care. If a patient decides to change to medical care, they need to go to one who is licensed to give that care.
• A Christian Scientist who elects medical care is still considered a child of God! (Nothing can take away that status!) In Christian Science, God’s love is constant and unconditional. A Christian Scientist strives to reflect that same love. Shunning or shaming is illegitimate and has no part in the practice of Christian Science.

For other responses to these questions, check out these links:

What is a Christian Science practitioner?

What is Christian Science treatment?

*a Christian Science nurse is one “who has a demonstrable knowledge of Christian Science practice, who thoroughly understands the practical wisdom necessary in the sick room and who can take proper care of the sick.” (The Church Manual by Mary Baker Eddy)









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your definition of God = your religion

Spiritual resource to share: infinite God

I have been sharing Godwords on my facebook page for months now. Godwords are a collection of 3 to 7 words that prompt thought into considering the multi-faceted nature of God.


So when I wrote the Godwords of today: brilliance, improvisation, order, calmness and music, a friend responded:

Hi friend. Why GODwords? Are brilliance, improvisation, order, calmness and
music dependent on religion? Love you.

I thought it was a good question because it makes you ask other questions. Like -- can a spiritual quality be dependent on a spiritual discipline? Hmmmm. Or -- can religion encompass universal qualities? Can religion be universal?

I can see the larger question here.

If one understands religion as being a restrictive way to govern behaviour, a system of beliefs passed down from generation to generation, or a formalized and traditional way of determining meaning in life, it is difficult to smoosh into that narrow definition qualities of thought that are expansive, eternal, infinite and universal. So if that is the case, then the answer to the above question must be no. Actually the question itself is hard to answer because there is no dependence here.

God is infinite and infinity is not something the limited human thought can easily grasp. Humility - that quality necessary for our spiritual growth - ushers in the idea that we are not the creator, but reflect all that our Creator, God is. Seeing that God is infinite, we are in awe!



What if one's understanding of religion went beyond a system of beliefs to a practice of infinite spiritual ideas that results in harmonious relationships, bodies and organizations? What if one's understanding of religion ran parallel to math or to music?

What about math? The principles are fixed, but its applications are infinite. Solutions are found.
What about music? The notes may be the same, but their infinite combinations create comfort, inspiration , unity, and joy.

SO what about religion? I see it as a way to understand God, as all that is infinite. It does not restrict, but releases and reveals the joy, order, peace and spontaneity of God's love! Its applications are infinite and the infinite interplay of spiritual qualities create all that is good.

MBEddy writes: "The infinite never began nor will it ever end." Neither will our understanding of God ever end, but grow increasingly more comprehensive, expansive and practical. As my understanding of God grows, so does my religion.






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God and dog

Spiritual resource to share: unconditional love

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Home - the dearest spot on earth

Spiritual resource to share: acceptance

Home. As my sons are off to their new schools and we are preparing to blend households with my parents, thoughts about the spiritual significance of home keep coming into thought.

Every so often, I volunteer to read to a conference call full of people who, after my readings, share inspiration and healings that have come to them through their study of Christian Science. So the topic of the readings tomorrow will be on home.

Feel free to join in! Wednesday Testimony Meeting begins: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Here are the details:

• To participate, call 1-201-793-9022Participant access code: 7040344
• Or attend using Skype from anywhere in the world for free. Click on button (right): (add our conference number to your Skype contacts)
• In Europe? call in from your regular phone at national rates (no international long distance charges) Click here for a list of European call in numbers. [This call-in number is available 15 minutes before the service.]Click here for more instructions.

Hope to hear you there!

from the King James Bible:
Ps. 90:1
Ps. 91:1 -10
Ps. 23:6
Ps. 84:3
1 Kings 17: 8-16
Josh. 1:9
Prov. 3:5, 6
Prov 24: 3-5, 27
Prov 31: 10, 27
Matt 4: 17
Matt. 6: 25, 26, 28-33
Matt. 7:24-29
Rom. 8:28
Phil. 2:13
Acts 17:28 (to ;)
John 14:2
Heb. 3:4





from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy:
254: 31
58: 21
587: 25
454:5, 18
566: 1-9
60: 29
65:7-8, 11, 13
61: 4-11
205:22-32
206: 1-3
58:5
530: 5
62: 22
63: 5
66: 11
1:10
506:18
151: 23-24, 26
124: 20-31
494:10
578:16





from the Christian Science Hymnal




Hymn 213
Hymn 278
Hymn 3






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beauty all around us

Spiritual resource to share: awareness

A quote from the book of Psalms starts my morning prayer work today: "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law."

The poet recognizes that the baseline is that wondrous things are the norm, and that we have only to open our eyes to see this.

Facebook friends have written:

"Copacabana beach early in the morning, sun sparkling on the sea, gentle waves rolling in, peace and calm..."
"Gorgeous evening on the Cisco Chain last night - beautiful sunset, incredible moon, wonderful company!"

The visual wonder of nature strikes a chord deep within us that says beauty is all around us. This is what is normal. Brilliance is everyday.

So this morning, I start my week with this idea in mind: Open my eyes, so that I can see what beauty (goodness, efficiency, responsiveness, companionship, nourishment) is already here.

Happy morning and happy beginning of the week everyone!





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Summer break

Hello!

I'll be continuing my summer break from my blog - and will only be posting sporadically. Later in September, I'll pick up my more regular postings.

For those that want to catch my summer postings, please consider subscribing! Just send me an email at kim@kimckorinek.com with the subject line as "blog." Or please feel free to browse through my postings - I now have over 500!

Happy summer to those in the northern hemisphere and a joyful winter to those in the southern hemisphere!

walking through particle physics

Spiritual resource to share: discovery

check this out to understand just a little about particle physics..



Family reunion! A couple of weekends ago I got to spend time with one of my favorite groups of people - my extended family! Spent lots of time talking and playing. One conversation I had with my first cousin was intriguing. And we walked and talked about his love for particle physics. And then went on to explain how he sees Christian Science and particle physics and what they have in common and what they don't. Here are some of his ideas as I remember them (this is really more of a paraphrase than his actual quotes):


When I was going through Sunday School, I always thought that evil was necessary. I mean if everything was just good - well that would get boring really fast. How much harmony can a person stand anyway?? So evil seemd to be a way to make what was good worthwhile.


When I started studying physics, I was so intrigued with what I was discovering. And I found that one discovery led to the next. I was discovering patterns that led to the discovery of more patterns. It seemed never-ending. Then it hit me. That there could be no end to the beauty and symmetry of what we were discovering. That my whole purpose was about discovery. And this was very satisfying - even compelling.


I related this to my Christian Science experience: I could also continue to discover more about Christian Science - and each discovery would lead to another discovery. It would also be never-ending. I realized that one didn't need a sense of evil to understand what was totally good. Evil is a distraction that needs to be erased, corrected, so that one can continue to explore all that is good. The discovery of the infinite nature of good is enough to hold its own.

And so we continued to walk and talk. There was a lot more to it - like comparing beauty and truth - but I'll leave that for another blog, another day.
















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What is your name? - revisited

Spiritual resource to share: your nature


What is in a name? I remember choosing the names of my kids before they were born. We carefully considered every nuance of the possible names and their meanings, linked them to some family history, some inspired moments, weighed their sound and so on. I yelled them out to hear how it would sound when we would call them, whispered the names to hear how it would sound when we would talk softly. We put a lot into their names.

At a recent community meeting, a number of us have been gathering to heal a racial rift in the community that has been going on for decades. One Anishinabe who was at the meeting shared something very helpful - about where he came from, and about how his nation is named - and how this name brings honor and dignity.

He also asked us why we thought Indians were called Indians? We answered that the common thought is that when Christopher Columbus "discovered" America, that he thought that he had landed in India or the West Indies (we were mixed on that account), and so the indigenous population were called Indians.

He was raised with the explanation his grandmother gave him. That Colombus was enchanted with the richness and spirtuality of the native population and brought some of the people back with him. When he presented the people to the Queen, she asked who they were. His answer gave the name commonly used today. He said "Una gente en Dios." This means "A people in God." The "en Dios" stuck and the name Indians is derived from that. (Academics confirm this.)

What is in a name? It is a way of identifying who we are and what we are made of. So the basis of a name, in its spiritual sense, is how we are known spiritually.

I have felt such inspiration from knowing that we are made in the image and likeness of God. So, it follows that God knows Her own creation. God knows our nature, maintains our identity and we reflect in infinite ways, the infinite range of Love, Truth and goodness.


God knows us and calls us by our names, our spiritual nature. Even if we feel that we have been misunderstood, ignored, targeted or mistaken for someone else, it is a comfort to know that we are known, deeply, spiritually and eternally for who we are.


The Bible sings this out beautifully:

Isa 43:1 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Ps 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.