From the Editors May 27, 2013 Issue

Standing still

The Editors

When the people who had followed Moses to their freedom were resting beside the Red Sea, to their surprise, they suddenly saw the Pharaoh’s chariots coming over the horizon and bearing down on them. They were terrified, fearing that this meant either recapture or death (see Exodus 14:10–13). In the midst of all the panic, Moses’ words to the huge group were: “Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.”

That prayer was very insightful and it applies to times when we, too, might show outwardly, or maybe feel inwardly, signs of being a bit terrified. Moses didn’t say, “Fear ye not, and see the salvation of the Lord.” No, those two additional words “stand still” were essential. “Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.” Calmness is a great weapon in finding freedom from fear. In stillness arrives the clarity of God’s saving power. “As mortals reach, through knowledge of Christian Science, a higher sense, they will seek to learn, not from matter, but from the divine Principle, God, how to demonstrate the Christ, Truth, as the healing and saving power,” explains Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (p. 285).

The stillness that invites healing and saving is more than a mortal emotion or a mere human response; it’s a quality that has its source in God, divine Truth. This divine quality of stillness is naturally reflected in you as the cherished creation of God. A higher sense of peace, of calm quietness, makes the insights you receive when praying even clearer. When expressing such divine stillness, watch how easily you behold the salvation of the Lord that God has, with good pleasure, presently given you. There is joy in expressing the calmness and peace that heal. 

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