March 3, 2025
Baptism and communion: Private and practical
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Daily, even moment by moment, we can bring everything about ourselves to God in the expectation of experiencing the purification that is Christian baptism. This ongoing, pure desire has the power to bring us a completely new, pure view of ourselves—and everyone.
When I was first learning about Christian Science, I encountered what seemed to be a real challenge in my thinking: How could I gain an understanding of myself as constituted of Spirit—of my substance as being completely spiritual?
As we grow in our understanding of true, spiritual joy, we naturally want to share this quality in the larger context of all humankind.
When the “me” becomes “we” and together we turn outward to “them,” all are blessed, and the mission of our church—to heal the world—is fulfilled.
Life was going to be good if it went exactly as planned … or so this author thought. But when the “perfect” college turned out to be anything but perfect for her, she learned where the good in her life really comes from and the divine guidance she could lean on to find a new way forward.
I trusted that our Father-Mother God, infinite Love, was taking care of us.
I realized that I too reflected the divine nature and that God was animating me! My true being wasn’t material but spiritual—animated, or moved, by Spirit, God.
I could feel the fear draining away in the presence of these profound spiritual insights. I knew that I was safe.
