In the Christian Science Bible Lesson March 24, 2014 Issue

What do you see?

For the Lesson titled “Reality” from March 24-30, 2014

Deanna Mummert

As children, my sister and I would lie on the grass, look up at the night sky, and ask each other, “What do you see?” At ﬁrst we saw the typical constellations: the Little Dipper; Big Dipper; Leo, the Lion. Then we’d giggle and point to the sky again, as it suddenly seemed there was so much more before us—wild animals, paths to rainbows, weeping willow trees, etc. The possibilities seemed endless.

The Christian Science Bible Lesson this week, titled “Reality,” encourages us to reﬂect on the question: What do you see? At ﬁrst glance, the Bible stories may present human experiences with “endless possibilities”—both good and bad. By digging deeper into the spiritual interpretations of these stories, we can understand how Isaiah, Jesus, and Paul were able to see and experience healing—through the ever-widening view of divine Mind.

For example, in 586 bc the original temple in Jerusalem was sacked by the Babylonians. The human picture appeared bleak. With the temple gone and the Israelites exiled from Jerusalem, there was every reason to believe that God had deserted them. However, Isaiah saw that God wasn’t limited to a physical structure or place, and therefore could not be absent. Isaiah’s message of spiritual comfort, “there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else” (Isaiah 45:6, citation 2), encouraged them to see God everywhere, always present, and all powerful.

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