This weeks Lesson links the events of Moses and the children of Israel leaving Egypt and finally ending up in the Promised Land with Gods caring, guiding, and compassionately preserving nature. Only portions of the story are shared, but this epic journey is actually great to read from beginning to end. I have vivid memories of curling up in my parents bed each night, over a couple of weeks, to have a portion of the story read aloud to me–and understanding all of it. Pick your favorite translation of the Bible and, starting with the prophecy-fulfilling birth of Moses all the way through to the entrance into the Promised Land, just read it through as it would have been shared around the fire for generations before it was ever written down. My favorite video version is the animated “The Prince of Egypt” with Val Kilmer as Moses–and, of course, “The Ten Commandments” with Charlton Heston (a bit cheesy for today’s audiences, but still a great version of the adventure). Take some time this week to become familiar with the WHOLE tale.

Wow! 10 sections this week! But don’t stress out. No matter how many sections the Bible Lesson is broken up into, it is still the same amount of content–though the MET covering it may run a bit longer. Looking at the subject this week, which has its basis in the Biblical story of Adam and Eve and what is called “original sin” (the false theology that we are all sinners from birth because of the curse on Adam), it is important to remember that when we talk about sin in Christian Science we are really going with the larger definition of it–meaning to “miss the mark” or fall short. Anything that pulls us away from seeing ourselves as glorious and spiritual and divinely created really can be classified as sin. We are missing out on living the life God has perfectly planned for us. This Lesson covers some of the “biggies” as far as sinful behavior goes, but the good news is that we are already FREE. We were created that way!