A woman standing on a misty lakeshore at dawn, reading from a small book
A child's hands pressing seeds into dark garden soil
A hand holding a red hymnal above the keys of a church piano
A lone paddler far out on a still lake wrapped in grey morning fog
A newborn baby’s tiny feet peeking out of a soft white blanket

The Mystery School · Course Five

The Living Word

Seven flip-book lessons on the Word that speaks, grows, prays and dwells among us.

The seed is the word

A sower went forth

Small, hidden, and alive: the Word grows in good ground.

The Psalms

Sing unto the Lord

The prayer book Jesus prayed, for every feeling of the heart.

Word and silence

Be still, and know

Listening is the other half of the Word.

The Word made flesh

He dwelt among us

Read at your own pace, then bring your journal to the fire circle.

Begin Lesson INew here? Start with Course One

Course Five · The Living Word

Seven flip books on the Word: spoken in creation, sown like seed, prayed in the Psalms, heard in silence, and made flesh among us. Bring your Bible and your journal. If you are new, you may wish to begin with Course One.

An open Bible at the first words of the Gospel of John, glowing in warm lightLesson IIn the Beginning Was the WordThe Word that speaks creationA child's hands pressing seeds into dark garden soilLesson IIThe Seed Is the WordThe parable of the sowerA woman standing on a misty lakeshore at dawn, reading from a small bookLesson IIIThe PsalmsA school of prayerThe sun breaking through clouds over a wildflower meadow at the edge of the woodsLesson IVThe Number SevenThe seal of completionA lone paddler far out on a still lake wrapped in grey morning fogLesson VWord and SilenceBe still, and knowTwo open hands gently holding a smooth white stoneLesson VIThe Meaning of NamesNames as keysA newborn baby’s tiny feet peeking out of a soft white blanketLesson VIIThe Word Made FleshWritten on living hearts