Article September 8, 2008 Issue

WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON?

BY BEVERLY BEMIS HAWKS DEWINDT

At the very time When something harmful or disruptive seems to be going on, prayer can enable us to prove God is powerful. I know because an incident that took place a year ago taught me a lot about the importance of keeping our focus on God's government of our lives.

One night fierce winds began to blow with so much force that even my dog, who is a Labrador and always ready for a walk, wouldn't go outside. A swing crashed down as gusts picked it up and dumped it onto the concrete. By morning, the winds were still blowing with full force.

A thought from Mary Baker Eddy's book Science and Health has been helpful over the years, and it seemed very relevant to the situation I was facing: "Immortal Mind, governing all, must be acknowledged as supreme in the physical realm, so-called, as well as in the spiritual" (p. 427).

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