In my sadness after a very dear friend passed away, I told a colleague I was dreading the upcoming Fourth of July celebration. That was because my friend—someone I thought of as family—would always invite me to watch the fireworks with her and other friends at her house. This year, I wanted to escape and spend the holiday out of town to avoid feeling lonely and sad. I didn’t want to be reminded of all the memories we’d had together.
My colleague said simply, “There are no vacuums.” He was quoting a passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science (p. 346). These four brief words had an immediate comforting effect on me. They helped me see this spiritual truth: In reality, there is nothing missing—so, no emptiness, no vacuum—because God, who is good, is everywhere and all.
Though loved ones may move away or appear to pass on, they never leave the infinitude and oneness of Love.
