Article November 27, 2017 Issue

God’s sure direction

Joseph Eller

The voice of God speaking to our human consciousness about our true life purpose is understood in Christian Science to be the voice of the Christ, or the divine idea of God that Christ Jesus manifested to humanity. This voice of the Christ comes to us in our thoughts, and it addresses us lovingly, powerfully, and persistently every minute of every day.

When we are receptive and open to it, we can recognize the voice of the Christ speaking to us in just the way we need in order to understand the message and let it guide us in our work or vocation, as well as in all other aspects of our lives. As the Christian Science textbook explains, “Christ is the true idea voicing good, the divine message from God to men speaking to the human consciousness” (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 332).

I heard the Christ speak loudly.