Want a great way to start the New Year right? Sit down with a copy of Blessings of Forgiveness. This new book of quotations from Mary Baker Eddy's well-known book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and her other writings, as well as from The Mary Baker Eddy Collection of The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity, is an inspired look at forgiveness. It's a perfect guide to letting go of past hurts and angers, and moving forward with hope and peace.
Mary Baker Eddy's life gave her ample opportunities to practice forgiveness, and some of the stark statements in this selection pack a solid punch, whether you're concerned about global issues or what to do about the co-worker who treats you in a way you don't deserve. For example: "To be a great man or woman . . . is to bear with patience the buffetings of envy or malice—even while seeking to raise those barren natures to a capacity for a higher life." Blessings of Forgiveness: Quotations from Mary Baker Eddy (Boston: The Writings of Mary Baker Eddy, 2004), p. 22 . Putting that assertion into practice can be a transforming experience in every sense.
The book is full of statements that gently but firmly make clear that hatred simply cannot be indulged, that forgiveness is as essential to life as breathing. Following a brief introduction to Mrs. Eddy's life, the book divides into chapters. Each has a slightly different tone, presenting quotations to fit with its individual theme:
