'To Bless All Mankind' April 3, 2017 Issue

The power behind unselfed love

Deborah Huebsch

Adapted from an article published in The Christian Science Monitor, January 5, 2017.

The editorial on the facing page gives us a hint about how we can work toward greater peace and harmony in our neighborhoods and, by extension, our world. One statement reads, “No matter how you measure it, civic engagement is the bedrock of social peace and economic prosperity.”

Many of us may nod and say, “Right!” And then go on with our lives. After all, what difference can one person, or even a few caring people, make when the problems seem so large?

My study of Christian Science has given me an answer. In Science and Health with Key the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy writes, “Whatever holds human thought in line with unselfed love, receives directly the divine power” (p. 192). Wow! If my actions put others ahead of myself, I can count on God’s power for help.

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