I reasoned that I could lift myself above the impression of having been injured and in peril by realizing my unchanged spiritual nature and letting go of the material images and sensations associated with the experience.
The acknowledgment of my relationship to God, and the desire and willingness to exercise the fidelity and faithfulness inherent in this relationship, proved to be effective.
She felt hopeless—like she had no future and didn’t even matter. But one day, some of the simple ideas this teenager had learned in Christian Science Sunday School started to sink in, and her whole outlook changed.
Whether I am attending a church service virtually or in person, can I commit to making that hour one of alertness, of openness to receiving fresh messages of inspiration from my pastor, the Bible together with Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy?
The more I learn of the depth and breadth of the spiritual fact that God is Love, the more I am able to turn the other cheek—to turn aside in order to gain a new view and to see clearly that divine Love is blessing me and everyone.
Instead of chiming in with discussions of disease and media reports describing discord, I learned to listen for opportunities to share the good news of man’s wholeness and integrity as God’s expression.
