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Man doesn 't react—but reflects
An honest answer to Jesus' question "Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" Matt. 7:3; would shake those quick to take offense out of any self-righteousness. It would show us that our own egotism and self-will are what make us bristle at others' shortcomings.
But how does one learn not to bristle, not to react? By really accepting the fact that God, good, is All and that man is His spiritual reflection; and by persistently denying that man is a flaring mortal, full of pride and self-will. God's reflection never reacts; he reflects—the goodness of God. In reality man is noble, affluent, and loving, Christian Science explains. "Man is the expression of God's being," writes Mrs. Eddy in Science and Health. Science and Health, p. 470;
Recognizing God as infinite Mind, we can see and prove that man naturally expresses omnipresent intelligence, wisdom, and understanding. Since God, good, is the only Mind, He is all there is, all that can be expressed. His qualities are continuously unfolding in man, and there can be no opposite ones.
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September 24, 1979 issue
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Good intention or firm resolve?
ELEANOR YOUNG CLAPP
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Man doesn 't react—but reflects
NANCY E. CONWELL
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The only power
BARBARA DIX HENDERSON
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Gaining our at-one-ment with God
JEANNE STEELY LAITNER
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Arguing on the right side
GEOFFREY J. BARRATT
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Inspired leadership
NAOMI PRICE
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Trusting
Deborah Hand
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My mother and grandmother found Christian Science...
NELL TEAGUE with contributions from RALPH TEAGUE
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I did not learn of Christian Science until I was a young woman...
CECILE L. IGOU with contributions from GERTRUDE L. WILLIAMS
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One day I was helping my mother in the kitchen, and as I...
SARA CONNER COGDAL with contributions from SHIRLEY C. COGDAL
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While I was growing up, I dearly loved the spiritual truths...
RUTH S. WHITLING