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Communication with the departed?

From the June 1978 issue of The Christian Science Journal


A man was troubled. He was drawn to a spiritualist, and during his visit he believed that an acquaintance, who had died some time before, communicated with him.

Another man was inspired. In a sacred event, he spoke with individuals who had departed centuries before.

The first man was King Saul. He had attempted to communicate with Samuel.1 The second man was Christ Jesus. He spoke with Moses and Elias during the transfiguration.2 In the first instance, true communication did not take place. But it was an instructive event, illustrating the fallacy of a mortal view of life. In the second instance, true communication did take place. It was a holy event, teaching an invaluable lesson about the nature of divine Life, God.

1 See I Sam. 28;
2 See Mark 9;

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