"Mind demonstrates omnipresence and omnipotence, but Mind revolves on a spiritual axis, and its power is displayed and its presence felt in eternal stillness and immovable Love." This sentence from Mary Baker Eddy's book "Retrospection and Introspection" (pp. 88, 89) is fraught with peace and power, and when it is understood it imparts tranquillity to thought and points the way to purposeful action and healing.
When we are faced with a disagreeable situation, instead of keeping our thought still and steadfast as we have been admonished to do, we are sometimes tricked into taking the so-called easy way out— to leave the situation alone and go on to greener pastures. But if we are wise we are alert to the fact that this is just what so-called mortal mind would have us do, for thereby it would rob us of the blessing which is rightfully ours and which naturally accrues to us if we but remain and overcome the error that seems so afflictive. Running away does not eliminate the difficulty or solve the problem; it merely postpones the solution and seems to multiply error.
When the children of Israel under Moses' inspired leadership fled into the wilderness to escape the bondage of their Egyptian masters, they were relentlessly pursued by them, and it was not until they were told by Moses to stop fearing and stand still that their safety was demonstrated. To the children of Israel their problem seemed wellnigh unsolvable. They even said it would be better to give in to error than to die an unknown death in the wilderness. But Moses, that pillar of courage and strength, rose to proclaim the preserving presence of Principle with these words (Ex. 14:13, 14): "Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace." Accepting this guidance and following obediently, the children of Israel found a safe highway, and the Red Sea became a sea of destruction for the pursuing Egyptians.
