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Unwrapping the healing gift of stillness

From the December 2020 issue of The Christian Science Journal


My favorite moments of recent Christmases have occurred in the wee hours of the morning on Christmas Day. In the silent stillness, accompanied only by the twinkling lights from the Christmas tree, it’s easy to feel the power of the Christ-spirit that is at the heart of the sacredness of the season. I feel “quietude” and “eloquent silence” characterizing my thoughts (see Mary Baker Eddy, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 262).

But what about at other times, like when we have a huge to-do list, when there are too many bills that need paying, when we’re in the middle of a contentious family gathering, or dealing with any number of challenges from life during a pandemic? 

Even at these moments, Christ, the divine influence in human consciousness, is present to bring us the spiritual stillness that rescues us. The Bible articulates this stillness in terms of knowing God. It says in Psalms, “Be still, and know that I am God” (46:10). 

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