Your Insights
I remember my dad asking me one time when I was in middle school: “Do you think there are more stars in the universe, or more grains of sand in all the beaches on Earth?” I had no idea. Having loved astronomy since I was little, I guessed the stars.
As a child attending school I had trouble reading, although an examination showed that my eyes were far better than what is considered normal for good vision. My teachers didn’t know what to do to help me.
Recently, I awakened one bright morning with the first chapter of Genesis vividly in thought. I saw the infinite Creator, God, as Light, or infinite Mind, presenting His infinite universe and beholding all as “very good” (see verse 31 ).
So many times in family, church, and community work when I’ve found myself working with difficult people, I’ve turned to God to show me His vision of the kingdom of heaven at hand (see Matthew 3:2 ). I realized that in His kingdom each one has a harmonious relationship with every other because the essential nature of each of His children is good.
It has its own energy, its own infinite animation. It stirs and wakes us up—the way light shakes out shrouded shadows.
It was soon after my association this year, and I was still contemplating the theme: “Infinite. ” Then one day, I realized more deeply the value of Science and Health when I was reading another book that asked us to pray for the earth, even a little time every day.
Has anyone ever told you, “Don’t worry—I have your back”? There’s a sense of guardianship in those words—a kind of knowing, that no matter what, someone is guiding your footsteps and keeping you safe from unforeseen harm. How can we know that God has our back? The following experience illustrates the idea that we’re cared for at all times and in all circumstances big or small.
I love the Second Commandment. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,” it begins ( Ex.
One afternoon I was rooting around the kitchen looking for a snack and discovered my husband’s secret stash of Oreo cookies. There was a reason he’d hidden them—I had a tendency to eat up all the goodies before he could have any.
Recently I was impelled to ponder Jesus’ saying: “There is none good but one, that is, God. ” This was his answer to a young man who addressed him as “Good Master” (see Matthew 19:16, 17 ).