A fascination with true crime stories was bringing me insecurity, not satisfaction, and undermining my clarity and confidence in God as the Life of all.
The adjustments we seek in our own lives and in the world begin with Spirit-based thought and come to fruition as the influence of Christ outweighs the fear, darkness, or materiality that would make us feel hopeless or helpless.
To be effective, prayer needs to be God centered, not “me” centered. Of course God meets our practical needs. The Bible tells us that God loves us, and He does. We see our needs met as we grow in our love for both God and man and act on that love.
We can lean on the power of God to uproot the lie that mortal mind is trying to impose as our history and rightly rewrite that material history with the goodness of God as the formative source—the only source—of our genuine past, present, or future.
The last time I read the Bible straight through I noticed something new: Inclusiveness is an overarching theme. This is noteworthy, since people sometimes think that the Bible is judgmental, exclusivist, or even divisive.
Christ lifts us free from this joyless mental state that fails or refuses to see the spiritual identity of others, and it brings to light the consciousness that contributes to healing that cynicism cannot achieve.
