Thinking about something this morning, what Mary Baker Eddy says in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures", namely: "Jesus of Nazareth taught and demonstrated man's oneness with the Father, and for this we owe him endless homage." Amen to that! Hope someone turning in to this blog sees this and thinks about it, for this divine fact is a powerful help in whatever we are facing. Three examples:
A friend of ours who served in WWII from Melbourne, Australia likes to say, "I love to think about this, that God and I are not two, but one...and that one is Him." Paul Jones came through horrific battles in the Pacific area of the fighting just through what he had learned from studying Christian Science. This man used it every day, read his Bible lesson from small books they handed out to servicemen, even in foxholes. A most inspiring man to my husband and me. Paul was wonderfully healed of malaria contracted from fighting in the jungles. He couldn't exclaim enough over the help he got from a Christian Science practitioner in his branch church.
Then there is a life-long Christian Scientist over in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Frank Pryor, who as a Marine on Iwo Jima, just yards away from where that world-famous flag was raised, came through unimaginable fighting through clinging to what he knew of man's inseparability from His Father, God. And he came through this without a scratch--only dead tired and 20 lbs. lighter. This man is still going strong, living what he knows of spiritual truths. Such an inspiration to countless people who know and work with him--so humble, self-effacing, generous, kind and helpful to others.
Then ( you'd think most of my friends are WWII vets!) there is Jobert Williams from Crossville, Tennessee we keep in touch with as he's such a loving friend of ours, who was a Marine in the South Pacific theater, who due to his Sunday School teaching and having a mother who was a Christian Scientist who was no doubt praying mightily for him, came through so much, intact mostly, with only minor wounds.
These men have showed to me how depending on the fact that man is always in the presence of divine Love, God is such a powerful, healing force--whatever the fire pouring in on us.
So a bouquet of roses to all three.
