Article June 22, 1957 Issue

AS FREE AS A BIRD

ELEANOR HENDERSON BUSER

"In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?" writes the Psalmist (Ps. 11:1). The concept of a bird in flight brings to our thought a sense of freedom and effortlessness, of implicit trust. The bird does not hesitatingly hop from twig to twig in an effort to reach a distant goal. He wings his way to his objective without hesitation or uncertainty.

On page 7 of "No and Yes" Mary Baker Eddy uses the Psalmist's phrase when she says, "Sooner or later the eyes of sinful mortals must be opened to see every error they possess, and the way out of it; and they will 'flee as a bird to your mountain,' away from the enemy of sinning sense, stubborn will, and every imperfection in the land of Sodom, and find rescue and refuge in Truth and Love."

May this statement not contain a wise answer to such questions as: "Why is my healing slow?" and, "Why is not the healing complete?" Praying that our eyes may be opened so that any error we may be clinging to will be revealed aids us to progress out of discouragement into the joy of Love.

Send a comment to the editors

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE

Article

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SPIRIT