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Month: July 2021

Lectionary Readings for Saturday, July 31st, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Saturday, July 31st, 2021

3rd Quarter Moon, Seventh-Day Sabbath Book of Discipline Chapter 10 GOD REVEALETH THE CURE FOR REMORSE. 1. Be patient, O man, with thy neighbor and thy brother. 2. Many men are far short in righteousness, and without strength to accomplish to the extent the mind conceives; 3. And for having done wrong suffer lamentably, with none to relieve them; 4. For which reason thou shalt provide them honorable comfort. 5. In olden time, such ones confessed to a priest, and he…

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Lectionary Readings for Friday, July 30th, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Friday, July 30th, 2021

Book of Discipline Chapter 9 GOD SHOWETH WHO HE IS AND WHO IS NOT PREPARED TO ENTER JEHOVIH’S KINGDOM ON EARTH. 1. Whoso hath said: I have searched my heart and mind, and, now before Jehovih I desire to live a higher life. 2. I desire to put away my selfishness, and passions, and sentiments of unrighteousness and unclean thoughts, and words. 3. I desire more to serve others than myself. 4. I desire no possessions, nor preference over another,…

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Lectionary Readings for Thursday, July 29th, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Thursday, July 29th, 2021

Book of Discipline Chapter 8 GOD SHOWETH WHAT IS MEANT BY FOLLOWING THE HIGHEST LIGHT. 1. Be considerate of thy fellow man, and weigh his standing place in the sight of thy God. 2. For one man saith: My highest light is to get money; another, to get great learning; another, to enjoy earthly pleasure; another, to contemplate sexual relations; another, to serve Budha; another, to serve Brahma; another, to serve Christ; another, to be efficient in warfare, and so…

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Lectionary Readings for Wednesday, July 28th, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Wednesday, July 28th, 2021

Memorial Sabbath Book of Discipline Chapter 7 GOD SHOWETH THE DIFFERENCE BETWIXT THE RELIGION OF OLDEN TIME AND THAT OF THE PRESENT. 1. To the All One, Jehovih, now as in the olden time, and for all time to come, all honor and glory, worlds beyond number. 2. The Highest Ideal, the Nearest Perfect the mind can conceive of, let such be thy Jehovih, even as in the olden time, which is the Ever Present thou shalt set thy heart…

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Lectionary Readings for Tuesday, July 27th, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Tuesday, July 27th, 2021

Book of Discipline Chapter 6 OF JEHOVIH AND HIS KINGDOM ON EARTH. 1. O man, apply thyself to understand the spirit of my discourse, for herein shalt thou find the key to the Father’s kingdom. 2. These are the rules of the second resurrection: To become an interpreter and worker without a written formula: 3. That whatsoever giveth joy to thy fellow and rendereth peace and good will unto all, shall be called light: 4. That whatsoever giveth sorrow to…

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Lectionary Readings for Monday, July 26th, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Monday, July 26th, 2021

Holy Kosmon Day, Weekday Sabbath Book of Discipline Chapter 5 GOD SHOWETH HOW MORTALS MAY ATTAIN INSPIRATION FROM JEHOVIH AND FROM THE ANGELS OF THE SECOND RESURRECTION. 1. Whoso ruleth over his own earthly desires, passions, actions, words and thoughts, being constantly watchful for the highest light and greatest good, is on the right road. 2. And if he persist in this till it hath become a constitutional growth within him, then shall he hear the Voice. 3. Who then can…

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Lectionary Readings for Sunday, July 25th, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Sunday, July 25th, 2021

Book of Discipline Chapter 4 GOD ILLUSTRATETH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MORTALS ACCORDINGLY AS THEY ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE FIRST OR SECOND RESURRECTION. 1. Consider the words of thy God, O man, and profit thou in the application of thy judgment for the growth of thy soul everlastingly. 2. Of the first resurrection man saith: I know my rights and dare maintain them. 3. Of the second, he saith: I ask not for rights for my own self; whatsoever…

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Lectionary Readings for Saturday, July 24th, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Saturday, July 24th, 2021

Full Moon, Seventh-Day Sabbath Book of Discipline Chapter 3 GOD ILLUSTRATETH THE DIFFERENCE OF METHOD BETWIXT THE FIRST AND SECOND RESURRECTION. 1. Open thy understanding, O man, that thou mayest discern the beauty and glory of heavenly places prepared by thy God, Lords and guardian angels. 2. For as we came up out of the first resurrection, which may be likened to a great medley, a noise and confusion of a mighty multitude, so covenanted we with Jehovih to make ourselves…

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Lectionary Readings for Friday, July 23rd, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Friday, July 23rd, 2021

Book of Discipline Chapter 2 GOD EXPLAINETH THE FIRST AND SECOND RESURRECTION, AND THE DIFFERENCE IN MANIFESTATIONS FROM THEM. 1. Hear me, O man, and consider the weight of the arguments of thy God. Thou hast communed with the spirits of the dead; thy father and mother and sister and brother who are gone from mortality have spoken to thee in spirit, and thou art convinced. 2. And thy kin and thy neighbor have done so likewise; yea, from east…

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Lectionary Readings for Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

Lectionary Readings for Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

Book of Discipline, Chapter 1 GOD REVEALETH WHO HE IS. 1. This is the word from the organic heaven: 2. Hear the words of thy God, O man, I am thy brother, risen from mortality to a holy place in heaven; profit thou in my wisdom, and be admonished by my love. 3. For as I am thy elder brother, so shall it be with thee, to rise also in time to come, and look back to mortals and call them…

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