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A seamless connection
As Christian Science Committee on Publication for Nevada, I had just spent the day with another church member, meeting with our state’s senators and representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. We were discussing an important issue regarding Christian Science and the current health-care law. Our meetings were productive and fruitful. Afterward, I got my luggage and a cab.
When I got into the cab, however, I told the driver to go to the wrong airport. There was no reason for this confusion, but I was ignoring an inner voice that kept saying, “This doesn’t feel right.” Without fully realizing my mistake, I prayed all the way there, knowing that our Father-Mother God was in control, that I was never separated from Her, and that nothing could take away from the good that had been happening on this trip for the past two days.
That week’s Christian Science Bible Lesson was titled, “Adam and Fallen Man,” and within it was such a beautiful message about how we can never go astray from God and His kingdom. The only excuse I had for not listening to the angel messages telling me that I wasn’t going in the right direction, was that the “serpent,” meaning thoughts that would lead one away from listening to angels, “beguiled me” (Genesis 3:13). When I arrived at the wrong airport, there was no time to feel sorry for myself or for self-condemnation. It was very quickly clear that I was in the wrong place and I needed to act.
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About the author
Linda Vara is a Christian Science practitioner from Las Vegas, Nevada.
