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Our conversation with God
I love this quote from the book of Zephaniah: “The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing” (3:17). At one point, a number of years ago, I found myself praying constantly with this passage during a family trip to Disney World near Orlando, Florida.
We stayed at a nearby hotel and took a taxi or shuttle each day to get in and out of the parks. Throughout the trip I felt led to pray with this scripture, which was included in the Bible Lesson for that week. As we were walking around the parks, enjoying rides and viewing the many sights at Disney, I was joyfully praying and reversing whatever inharmonious thoughts came up. So any time I noticed negative thoughts like impatience or worry creeping in, I would replace them with the facts I knew about God and His creation.
In my pocket I had an index card with this scripture, and each time I turned to it, I saw it differently. As I would read it, the words would take on new meaning. Wherever it said “Lord,” “God,” “He,” or “His,” a synonym or scientific term for God would flow perfectly into my thinking, which would bring out another facet of this idea. So I would read something like, “The understanding which is thy Mind that is in the midst of thee is mighty; this Truth will save. Life will rejoice over thee with joy, Love will rest in His love, Soul will joy over thee with singing!”
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Jeff Rice is a Christian Science practitioner. He lives in Frankford, Delaware.
