The sacred secret 'upper chamber'

I am especially interested in the idea of rest in Mother's Room, as referred to in the Whittier poem (mentioned in yesterday's blog post).  

In an article from the Mary Baker Eddy Library entitled Did Mary Baker Eddy write it? A letter to Septimus J. Hanna, we are told that Mrs. Eddy instructed Judge Hanna, as First Reader of The Mother Church*, to go into his 'secret "upper chamber"'. 

Mrs. Eddy's letter says in part, "Be strong and firm on this basis till you are ready to feel 'I have had my vacation I am ready for harder work'".

A vacation or rest in praying for oneself.  Wonderful concept!

Joyce Voysey

Ed. Hanna was also at that time on the Bible Lesson Committee and editor of The Christian Science Journal and he wanted to resign some of those jobs.

Ed. There are several references to 'upper chamber' in the Bible:

1. Acts 9:37, 39 (where Peter heals Tabitha) and

2. Acts 20:8 where Paul was preaching when Eutychus fell from the third loft. 

Mrs Eddy uses the phrase too:

1. Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896 

   a) page 159:11-15 (extract from a Christmas letter in which she refers to the upper chamber as a 'sanctuary of love') and

   b) page 279:22-23 ('the disciples met together in an upper chamber').

2. The First Church of Christ, Scientist and Miscellany page 156:18 (Here are some tender words about thought prepared to receive Truth.)