Day 45

81:31-84:2

In today's two pages, Mary Baker Eddy in continuing her discussion about how spirits (people who were alive but are now dead) are not oracles. She also talks about miracles, in connection with spirits.

The passages that I underlined are:

"In a world of sin and sensuality hastening to a greater development of power, it is wise earnestly to consider whether it is the human mind or the divine Mind which is influencing one."

"Nothing is more antagonistic to Christian Science than a blind belief without understanding, for such a belief hides Truth and builds on error."

This discussion of spirits or ghosts makes me remember there is only one God. There isn't another source to listen to for advice or commands. 

But we listen to each other every day and are influenced by each other every day whether we are alive or dead. So one God is obvious but easy to forget. Forget might be too strong a word. Its almost as if the small idea or whisper from someone else that isn't taking us off track turns into a statement over time, then a roar in our ears and we can't hear God because by that time, we aren't listening. It seems subtle because it didn't happen immediately but its dramatic because it happened at all.

Goal for today: Who is influencing me? And Why?

Follow-up from yesterday: I couldn't remember if it was immortality of good or good of immortality but in the end it didn't matter. My daughter said it was one of the best days of her life.