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Spiritualizing Our Consciousness
On page 587 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mrs. Eddy gives a definition of God which, when rightly understood, helps us to spiritualize our consciousness. It reads: "God. The great I am; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence." It is indeed a wonderful definition of God.
Since God is "the all-knowing Mind" (ibid., p. 187), we can really know only that which is Godlike. We are conscious of His presence in the thoughts or ideas that come to us through spiritual sense, which sense Mrs. Eddy says "is a conscious, constant capacity to understand God." Continuing, she adds that spiritual sense "shows the superiority of faith by works over faith in words" (Science and Health, pp. 209, 210). Then what is more necessary for humanity than to gain in spiritual understanding, and to utilize the spiritually mental qualities which bless ourselves and others?
Through intelligent appreciation of the teachings of Christ Jesus, including the Golden Rule, we are enabled to realize the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. Adherence to the understanding of Truth eliminates fear, doubt, or any erroneous thought which would try to confuse us or separate us or God. Christian Science teaches that evil in all its seeming forms is unreal—nothing. It may seem real at times; but it has neither reality nor power. Jesus proved this conclusively, and the Christian Scientist also has the joy of proving this. He is thus ever alert, knowing that in order to realize harmony he must possess and utilize spiritual understanding.
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July 30, 1938 issue
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No Lack in Love
ETHEL M. MC CANDLESS
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Acknowledgment
GEORGE J. SCHANTZ
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"Followers of God"
ELLA H. HAY
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Completeness
HAZEL HARPER HARRIS BRANDNER
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Spiritualizing Our Consciousness
LAURA M. AGASSIZ
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Freely, Abundantly, Immediately
E. ANA LOWER
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Presence of Mind
HENRY E. ASHMUN
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Christ Jesus
ROBERT ELLIS KEY
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A Christian Science period in the Columbia "Church of the Air"...
"Church of the Air" talk over Columbia Broadcasting System by Albert Espey,
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Confidence in God
Duncan Sinclair
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Divine Energy
Violet Ker Seymer
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The Lectures
with contributions from Charles William Morse, Clarissa J. Graves, Carolyn Cobb, Else Blaffert, Charlotte Campbell Moe
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With deep-felt gratitude I wish to testify to the truth...
Evelyne-Olga Morel
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I wish to express my gratitude for the many blessings...
Josephine Rogers
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I am grateful for this opportunity to testify to the healing...
Elizabeth Hamilton
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It is a glorious privilege to testify to the healing power...
Bessie May Teorey
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"Trials are proofs of God's care" (Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p. 66)
John Van der Wielen with contributions from Anna Van der Wielen
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I wish to express my gratitude for a recent healing...
Ralph R. Williams
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Through the healing of my father, who was pronounced...
Adelaide Martan
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The Way
MARY DOROTHEA CHATE
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from F. J. Seaman, Egbert Winter, William T. Manning