Who was writing this narrative? A boasting mortal ego, or the me healed of personal ego and yielding to God’s, Mind’s expression of His own intelligence and wisdom?
It would be a mistake to overlook the divine influence, stirring and uplifting human thought and transforming hearts and minds, and the greater potential for spiritual growth that comes with that.
Prayer in Christian Science is not about making things appear in order to fill voids. It’s about our inherent ability to grasp the eternal substance and unity of all the good, useful, God-given ideas that are present every moment.
This author wondered, If God ever spoke to her, what would He sound like? And would she recognize that it was Him? The answers she got might surprise you.
When we realize that good is the truth of our existence, we begin to see and hear God telling us what to do, what to say, and even where to go, like Elijah going to Zarephath.
By grasping the spiritual truths I was hearing, and especially by playing the hymns, which were full of inspiration, I was permanently healed of recurring flu symptoms from which I had suffered every winter for many years.
Truth only seems to be waiting because we often believe that we don’t have it yet and are striving to get it. But in reality, we are the very expression of Truth—spiritual, pure, and perfect now.
If we can start with a deep appreciation of the allness of God, Spirit, Mind, we are more alert to the squeezing tendencies of mortal-mind thinking and instead let God re-mold our minds from within.
Through the practice of Christian Science, I was able to conquer fear and disprove something that the world seemed to accept as gospel when it comes to applying for jobs.