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Lifted up
Rising above what appears humanly is so freeing, for the demand connotes our ability to rise out of the belief of existence in materiality.
After spending a few hours journaling at my favorite café—exploring ideas that kept coming to mind from the phrase “the true consciousness of Life as Love”—I was planning to go to a nearby Habitat for Humanity Restore to find treasures of another kind.
The phrase is from Mary Baker Eddy’s book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and before leaving the café, I decided to think more about the complete statement that it comes from, which conveys an intriguing lesson: “Mentally contradict every complaint from the body, and rise to the true consciousness of Life as Love,—as all that is pure, and bearing the fruits of Spirit” (p. 391).
The various meanings and synonyms of the verb bear, including bring forth, carry, and hold (vocabulary.com), captivated me. Even more so the author’s use of the word body first and then consciousness—suggesting the natural demand to recognize Life, God, the substance of my life and everyone’s, as not a physical body but rather as consciousness itself. This recognition in turn requires purity of thought and action. The idea of rising above what appears humanly was so elevating and freeing, for the demand connotes our ability to rise out of the belief of existence in materiality.
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February 17, 2025 issue
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Your own set of keys
Lisa Rennie Sytsma
Articles
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The perfect model
Linda S. Black
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Lifted up
Patricia Kadick
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Our ever-present reward
Kyle Schaberg
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Beautiful
Kit Cornell Kurtz
Teens
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A quick healing during a hockey game
MacArthur Kline
Healings
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Eyelid problem overcome
Eva Ruth Sánchez Cruz
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Tax issue resolved
Nancy Hagan
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Quickly restored after accident
Deborah Huelster Thompson McNeil
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A music lesson
James Walter
Bible Lens
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Mind
February 17–23, 2025
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Devon McNamara, AJ Kiser, Sherri Boyd