The hardest part
…and the most rewarding part is stop believing into the reality and power of evil. What does it take to disbelief in evil entirely? What does it take to see this even if you stand in front of “tyrants thrones”?My husband and I had an Afghan refugee over for tea the other day. For a […]
Galaxies of stars
The spectacular galaxy NGC 4254, also known as Messier 99. A grand design spiral galaxy. This galaxy is about 49 million light-years away from Earth. The image is from the European Southern Observatory whose telescope is aptly named Muse: Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer What an amazing eternal history the universe has. The order, plan, structure, beauty, […]
Getting more than you’ve always got
Spring in Iceland. 2022 Henry Ford: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got.” Mary Baker Eddy wrote a few decades earlier the explanation for the Henry Ford’s insight, I find: “We cannot build safely on false foundations. Truth makes a new creature, in whom old things pass […]
Finding yourself, finding joy
I am on a continuing quest to learn more about joy. It seems to me to be an existential quest. Over the years I have written articles and blog posts about this topic. This year I am honoured to have been published in The Christian Science Journal, a magazine that is being published each month since 1883. The […]
The island of the innocent
“When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of Thine hands.”(Job 22:29, 30) When discovering this Bible passage recently, I was in awe. One of the spiritual truth I cherish very much is […]
“…the very heavens shall laugh at them…”
“What you take by force you can only maintain by force.” This insight was voiced by Mahatma Gandhi, and it is one of those propositions that are self-evident. History has shown this to be true for countries – and for individual lives as well. We all can only win by Love and Truth. On this […]
Commit to Life
The art of living is an art that is not reserved for the few. It is a task assigned to all of us, whereever we are. This art is not learned or perfected in the easy phases of life, but in the difficult ones. In times of rejection, of sickness and heartbreak we show our […]
Who are you – before you accomplish something?
There is absolutely nothing you can do to improve your relationship to Life. Nothing. Your relationship is already the closest relationship you will ever have. God is closer to us than our breath because God is the very pure and grand and simple essence of our being. The relationship between God and man is already […]
Do you wish the world were better?
Wishing by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) Do you wish the world were better?Let me tell you what to do:Set a watch upon your actions,Keep them always straight and true;Rid your mind of selfish motives;Let your thoughts be clean and high.You can make a little EdenOf the sphere you occupy. Do you wish the world were […]
Like feeding a bird
Prayer is like feeding a bird. Before the advance comes the waiting. You need stillness, patience, and presence. The stillness puts all human thoughts to rest. Stillness is not really the absence of sound: It is really the absence of noise. Loneliness is not stillness, but a droning inner racket, that stillness can handle with […]
What’s new? Childlikeness
This morning our daughter and I spoke about a key quality of man: Childlikeness. This quality is always fresh and new and speaks about beginnings. It is about courage, purity, joy, and simplicity. It is the quality that Jesus wanted to see in us: “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the […]
Christmas Joy
Ice Sculptures. Gaylord Palms. 2016. Michelle Raponi. “It is not well to imagine that Jesus demonstrated the divine power to heal only for a select number or for a limited period of time, since to all mankind and in every hour, divine Love supplies all good.” A beam of light is from Mary Baker Eddy’s Science […]
Learning from William
Yesterday I was looking out from my office and I saw William. He was sitting quietly on the railing of the front porch. He had enjoyed sunflower seeds which he had retrieved in athletic ways from a feeder which I replenish as needed. He had figured out what the best place is to actually eat […]
Stillness
I came across a philosophical article about the value of boredom. It resonated with me because I had been alert already as a young mother to “calm down” our children’s environment in a creative way. There seems be a constant stream to feed children with stuff – films, ads, games, entertainment. Boredom might not be […]
How to find the fountain of life
A new woman, I thought this morning. I was sitting with my books at my kitchen table and looking out into the inner courtyard of our wonderful residential house. I observed our neighbour with her new dog. Since the dog arrived in her life, I could see day after day a transformation. The new dog […]
A Christian Science Advent Calendar
A guest blog post by Anna-Lena Hathaway As many families around the world prepare for Christmas, by playing music, putting up lights, or decorating a Christmas tree, I am reminded of a family tradition of celebrating the advent season. One definition of the Latin word “adventus” means “coming.” In many Christian churches, advent is a […]