A poet once wrote: “Let every man sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean.”
~ The Rotarian, November 1952
The benefits of taking responsibility
July 8, 2025 | 18 comments
Spiritual ideas that inspire healing
So true. And each be loved by God, and happy.
Thank you Evan. This is so very true. Not always easy to do, but worth the effort.
Reminds me of the sixth tenet in Christian Science to be pure or sweep in front of our door each day to fulfill a solemn promise of responsibility.. “And we solemnly promise to watch, and pray for that Mind to be in us which was also in Christ Jesus; to do unto others as we would have them do unto us; and to be merciful, just, and pure.”(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 497:24)
Thank you Katie. ❣️
Your reminder is a great blessing here today, it can lift us ALL higher, but watching and praying has that infinite effect, love it.
Thank you Katie for the connection to the 6th tenet! To have all of our activities and thoughts purified by Mind. Not try to outline, but to express qualities of Mind, which include the other synonyms for God. As Mind can only be love expressed, truth expressed, spiritual, principled, etc.
“Not in spite of, but because” by Herbert E. Rieke. From the June 1948 issues of The Christian Science Journal:
https://journal.christianscience.com/shared/view/29s8co4grmi?s=copylink
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful metaphysical article. We must know the completeness of God’s universe is being reflected now.
Thank you J. ❣️
Thank you for sharing this powerful article. lt’s step by step suggestions provide a roadmap for handling and healing the rampant claims of discord in our world today. Much gratitude to J and Evan for this precious resource.
This is a wonderful article! Thank you for sharing it!
Excellent article, J! Thank you so much. All articles from CS periodicals are helpful and I appreciate their importance. My favorite articles, though, are from the first and second generation workers as they seem to stress the metaphysical.
Great article, Thank you!
Love this! Wonderful way to start the day.
Thank you J for the opportunity wonderful article by Herbert Rieske. I too appreciate the articles by the early workers because their absolute approach. I would like to be so also.
Don’t know where that “opportunity “ came from. Auto fill I guess
When someone mentions to Jesus about someones actions, his reply was “What is that to thee, follow thou me.” Its interesting to me that whole books are written on this subject (although they don’t say that)
A latest best seller Let Them is basically is same instruction from Jesus. Also, the book Stay in your Lane. Work out your own salvation. Our best teacher has been the Bible. I think that it’s wonderful that it is being seen and talked about in other ways.
This sweeping at one’s own door also reminds me of the words of Paul, to “work out your own salvation“. If we are each diligent about doing that work, the whole world is blessed.