About
The main purpose of this site started as my attempt to explain Christian Science to those I care about. I am not trying to form a church or community around what is written here, nor around myself personally. My firm feeling is that you should never trust anyone who is paid to give you information, so, as it was freely given to me, I also give freely: There is no donate button, no email list, and no personal information about me. Imbibe what feels right, discard the rest, and go directly to God, good, with every question.
The term “the wayfarer in divine Science” comes from the book Retrospection and Introspection by Mary Baker Eddy, page 79:
“The signs for the wayfarer in divine Science lie in meekness, in unselfish motives and acts, in shuffling off scholastic rhetoric, in ridding the thought of effete doctrines, in the purification of the affections and desires.”
Definitions
- Wayfarer — A traveler, especially on foot.
- Meekness — It is not weakness, but rather the willingness to let go of our own opinions and beliefs so that we may conform to the leadings of Truth and Love in all things.
- Scholastic — Pertaining to a scholar, to a school or to schools; as scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning.
- Rhetoric — The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms.
- Effete — No longer capable of effective action. Barren; not capable of producing young. Worn out with age; as effete sensuality.
- Doctrine — The act of teaching.