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Turn off suggestions of illness

Once on a flight, I was reading a book on my iPad and got a notification that someone was trying to share a picture with me. Since I didn’t know anyone else on the flight, I assumed it was a mistake and declined the request.

Sweet sleep

Father-Mother God, Loving me,— Guard me when I sleep; Guide my little feet Up to Thee. (Mary Baker Eddy, Poems, p.

God was there

A couple of years back, while on a cycling trip, I was dwelling on a statement from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy: “The spiritual universe, including individual man, is a compound idea, reflecting the divine substance of Spirit” ( p. 468 ).

Never a there, there

If I was forever “there” in God’s presence, I could never be “there” in the presence of an accident.

“Thy will be done”: An active prayer

Each morning, I try to pray by focusing on God, good, and what is true about me and the world. The other morning, I woke to the repetition of this line of the Lord’s Prayer as if it were being spoken to me: “Thy will be done” ( Matthew 6:10 ).

Soaring aspirations

Birds inspire this author. She realized she needed to let her thought soar beyond and above what the physical senses reported.

The artistry of Soul

If we look out into the vastness and great beauty of the universe, we must admit that Soul is a consummate artist from the infinitesimal to the infinite.

Before you ask

As parents lovingly prepare for a new child, God has prepared a spiritual place for us which we claim as we conform thought and action to His law.

Cleansing fog

A writer sees fog as a symbol of the active cleansing power of Love operating unobstructed and filling all space

Responding to the tidal pull

I live at the beach and swim most days in the Pacific Ocean. Some days I float and let the tide take me to my destination.