Article December 10, 1927 Issue

Moving

MABEL M. BRIGGS

In Acts we read that "in him [God] we live, and move, and have our being." A student had often pondered this statement, and after much study the meaning was made clearer. It was found later, however, that the word "move" had not been understood. An opportunity soon presented itself to get this understanding through a great desire to move from a certain place. It seemed impossible to stay, and it also seemed impossible to get away. Then one day a ray of light flooded consciousness, and it was seen that, as Mrs. Eddy tells us, "all that God imparts moves in accord with Him" (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 515). It was also seen that there is only one time to move, and that is when we are obedient to God's will. When we learn that our real selves are always where God is, and that we must meet with wisdom and love every argument to the contrary, wherever we seem to be peace comes, and we wait for God to move first, and then we follow with joy.

If worked out scientifically, every experience brings forth an idea that gives more light, and even the desert will be seen to "blossom as the rose." God governs; and if we are looking for and expecting good, the light will be revealed to us in an orderly way; for the activities of God are perfectly harmonious. We may learn many lessons from nature; from the silent growth of tree and flower, the clear cool spring of water bubbling up and running over, forming brooks that run merrily through the woods, giving joy and refreshment to the birds that come to drink and bathe. "And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." As purity and activity are laws of God, all wrong thinking must be eliminated, so that the river flowing from God to man may remain as clear as crystal, and free from all obstruction.

Truly substantial things are unseen to material sense, and real activity is expressed only in universal love, reflected and demonstrated. God is ever active divine Principle. When we understand this, we shall not say and do things nearly right, but perfectly so. We must cling to Principle in small things as well as great. Each idea reflects this Principle in its own individuality, and one idea cannot conflict with another. The activity of Spirit is constantly bringing error to the surface to be destroyed; and if we are awake and watching we shall refuse to see or hear anything unlike good. In one of our hymns we sing:

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