Article July 12, 1999 Issue

Let your first impression and your last be love

Have an extra helping of harmony.

By Ellen Moore Thompson

Much thought often goes into meal preparation, whether at holidays or other times. And often, following a big meal, there are leftovers. But have you ever considered the kind of leftover impressions that people may take home with them? These can be important, because we don't want a happy occasion marred by someone going away with a "bad taste" in his or her mouth.

Family and social gatherings often seem promising before they have taken place, but they are not always viewed with the same satisfaction after the fact. What more can we do to ensure that our guests feel like valued guests?

Science and Health offers this helpful perspective: "Immortals, or God's children in divine Science, are one harmonious family; but mortals, or the 'children of men' in material sense, are discordant and ofttimesfalse brethren" (p. 444). Then, the key to happy and harmonious times together is to understand the nature of God and our spiritual nature as His children. In reality, there is only one God, one Father-Mother. In spiritual oneness, there are no divisions. Our divine Parent loves each of us unconditionally and equally. God knows no past, present, or future, but knows each of us as the present reflection of His unchanging being.

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