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God holds us up
In giving up a sense of personal ego, we can lean on the sustaining power of God.
It was a lovely, sunny afternoon, and I had gone out for a walk. That particular afternoon I was feeling quite pleased with myself and with all the good I had accomplished that morning. Suddenly, as though someone else were speaking, a clear thought sounded in my consciousness: "You wouldn't even be able to take this walk, if I weren't holding you up."
Instantly I recognized this statement as an angel thought from God. In Science and Health Mrs. Eddy speaks of God as the only I, or Us. She writes, "There is but one I, or Us, but one divine Principle, or Mind, governing all existence ..." (p. 588). How clear the message was that I should drop, absolutely drop, the belief that I could do anything of myself, and lean more consistently, more steadfastly, on God, divine Principle, as the very "I"—the life and intelligence—of my being. All real activity, indeed everything we genuinely are, is simply the outcome of all that God is doing and expressing in His idea, spiritual man, our true and only identity.

September 20, 1993 issue
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from the Editors
The Editors
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Soul healing through Christ
Godfrey John
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What color is spiritual reality?
Elaine R. Follis
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God holds us up
Barbara-Jean Stinson
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Is it possible to see a spiritual idea?
Jack H. Thornton
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Christian partnership—an interview with the founders of Habitat for Humanity
Geraldine Schiering with contributions from Millard Fuller, Linda Fuller
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Making peace with our childhood
Jan Johnston
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True spirituality in a new age
William E. Moody
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Preaching the gospel to yourself
Mary Metzner Trammell
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I love God
Celia Rowlson-Hall
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In a television commercial I saw recently, an attractively...
Donald W. Loncasty
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I hurt my leg while I was getting out of the car to go to baseball...
Lejen Lotspeich with contributions from Tiona Pecaut Lotspeich