There is much discouraging economic news lately. (One of the few positive stories has been that here in St. Louis, a pasta factory is working double shifts, sometimes 7 days a week to keep up with demand.) There can be a lot of uncertainty keeping up with bills, economizing, saving for college and retirement, knowing what to spend and where to save for another day. There are many who are doing without, having lost house or job. The question begs, are we all alone in our quest to cope with the economic downturn?
It struck me with such force this morning that we are not at risk. Is such a claim irrational? Not if you put your hand in God's and realize that there is only a divine economy. Sometimes we pray for God to take troubles away, thinking that the troubles are reality and the healing is possible, but out of reach, likely, but mysterious, possible, but we don't know how to be worthy. Or even worse, we think we are in a deep hole and it's too late. Poppycock! (Nonsense!)
I have found we feel stuck down we think that evil expressed as economic downturn, marital problems, fear of lost job or house, is real. Actually, it is not real. It is an out of focus picture or perspective presented by what the Bible calls the carnal mind. This picture is not our thinking at all. We have dominion over it. We must reject it and see that when we do this the law of good, Christ, operating on man's behalf, destroys this false perspective and its accompanying troubles.
We are not at risk because there is only a divine economy, which is governed by divine good, governed by the Mind of Christ. In Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, it says that "Every function of the real man is governed by the divine Mind." It's no stretch to see that every detail of the real economy is literally governed by the law of the Mind of Christ. God-good, being all, there is only one economy. An economy governed solely by good can only be good.
And, that my friends is the economy we are at work in. In that economy, we are active for God's purpose. We are active for good. We are gainfully employed. Our efforts are blessing mankind. Those efforts are fruitful. Despite any material perspective we are safe and prosperous today and tomorrow. This week, we shall see that how God-good is employing us. We will actively embrace the work that Love has provided us. We will be blessed, incredibly blessed.
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself." Christ Jesus
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
There Goes That Storm
Psalms 119:65 - "Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them." From this passage we can deduce that experiencing peace and being offended are polar opposites.
In today's world, is it possible to feel real peace? YES! One of my favorite ways to pray is "Peace, be still!" It is a quote from the Gospel of Mark when Jesus was out on a boat that was caught in a sudden storm. He commanded the storm to cease. And it did.
You know what? You have that same Christly authority. Mark's gospel records that "the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."
When I pray for myself or others, I command the world's mental storm, "Peace, be still!" Then, I pray for this for the patient, and then I tell myself, "Peace, be still." Praying in this manner has proven very effective.
The author of the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, says that, "The lightnings and thunderbolts of error [evil] may burst and flash till the cloud is cleared and the tumult dies away in the distance. Then the raindrops of divinity refresh the earth. As St. Paul says: "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God" (of Spirit)." (S&H 288:14)
That's how Christian Science healings feel to me. I feel like we hear the storm dieing off in the distance, until it fades entirely. When this happens we think, I know that X seemed so serious, but now I wonder why I was fearful. I've seen this for healings of physical and mental problems.
It is God's law, Her law of Love, rather than any human effort that brings healing. God does the work! we watch Him work. We're just recognizing that the law of good is present and in operation.
Peace, be still! What an available companion that command is.
In today's world, is it possible to feel real peace? YES! One of my favorite ways to pray is "Peace, be still!" It is a quote from the Gospel of Mark when Jesus was out on a boat that was caught in a sudden storm. He commanded the storm to cease. And it did.
You know what? You have that same Christly authority. Mark's gospel records that "the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."
When I pray for myself or others, I command the world's mental storm, "Peace, be still!" Then, I pray for this for the patient, and then I tell myself, "Peace, be still." Praying in this manner has proven very effective.
The author of the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, says that, "The lightnings and thunderbolts of error [evil] may burst and flash till the cloud is cleared and the tumult dies away in the distance. Then the raindrops of divinity refresh the earth. As St. Paul says: "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God" (of Spirit)." (S&H 288:14)
That's how Christian Science healings feel to me. I feel like we hear the storm dieing off in the distance, until it fades entirely. When this happens we think, I know that X seemed so serious, but now I wonder why I was fearful. I've seen this for healings of physical and mental problems.
It is God's law, Her law of Love, rather than any human effort that brings healing. God does the work! we watch Him work. We're just recognizing that the law of good is present and in operation.
Peace, be still! What an available companion that command is.
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