It was just an inconsequential suburban incident—a bee swarm. We were hurrying out the door to teach Sunday School when my husband noticed our house was host to many bees. They had not just overrun the exterior of the house but had come inside via an open window, too, so they were both “in and out”—like the hamburger franchise near our house!
We’d been attacked before by bees, and their removal was complicated, costly, and time consuming. Bee experts had to be called, and the last time our local pest control had come out with ladders, nets, and masks to begin the process. We had no time for any of it that Sunday morning, so as we headed off to church we opted out of the human maneuvering entirely and turned it over to God.
What came to mind first was a statement from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy: “All of God’s creatures, moving in the harmony of Science, are harmless, useful, indestructible” (p. 514). In the past I’d focused only on the last few words of this statement, the “harmless, useful, indestructible” part. This was different. The phrase “moving in the harmony of Science” caught my attention. That had to be forward, progressive movement—no stagnation, chaos, confusion, or inertia. As my thoughts drifted back to the home scene from time to time that morning, this assurance that all was moving in the harmony of Science took the front seat. Nothing else mattered; nothing else rang true.
