Article October 7, 2013 ISSUE

Real estate realizations

Kate Colby

Originally appeared as a Web Original on July 23, 2012

In my career as a realtor, I’ve had many opportunities to witness the guidance, dependability, and constancy of God’s gracious “housing.” Changing circumstances recently required the downsizing of my own home and the sale of two properties. Our local housing market was declining and sluggish, and mortgage funding was scarce. Buyers were few and far between.

But I’ve found that prayer can show us a path for reversing the intimidation of negative scenarios, helping refocus our sights on the spiritual realm of ordered calm. In the words of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, “Through divine Science man gains the power to become the son of God, to recognize his perfect and eternal estate” (Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 182).