The Full Armor of God

        While grocery shopping earlier this morning, one of the titles on a rack of religious books caught my eye:  "The Full Armor of God".  This caused me to think about just what I understand this to be, and how one avails oneself of God's full protection.

        Something from another book Mary Baker Eddy wrote, Prose Works, a compilation of her writings other than Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, came to thought and it might be helpful to some of you.  "Good thoughts are an impervious armor; clad therewith you are completely shielded from the attacks of error of every sort.  And not only yourselves are safe, but all whom your thoughts rest upon are thereby benefited." (First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, page 210).

        Since God is Love, all Love,omnipotent, omniactive good, and He created us to express this Love in all our dealings, it naturally follows that when our consciousness is filled with loving, good thoughts, we are aligned with Him, doing what pleases Him. Further, we are being obedient to our Master, Christ Jesus -- the embodiment of Love, whose love and good will to humanity is nothing less than awesome to contemplate.

       Nothing harmful can obtrude itself upon the consciousness that is alive with this Christly love, we may be sure.