Day 162: Spiritual Individuality

316:12-318:4

The individuality of man is no less tangible because it is spiritual and because his life is not at the mercy of matter. The understanding of his spiritual individuality makes man more real, more formidable in truth, and enables him to conquer sin, disease, and death.

2010

Day 62: Individuality

116:11-117:28

I can only guess at the times and circumstance that Mary Baker Eddy felt the need to make this declaration which to me seems obvious:

The term individuality is also open to objections, because an individual may be one of a series, one of many, as an individual man, an individual horse; whereas God is One,--not one of a series, but one alone and without an equal. 

2010

Day 162: Individuality

316:12-318:4

I'm still working with, praying for, expecting a resolution to my current challenge with my son. It isn't materially resolved but I recognize that both he and I want to work through this lovingly and each in our own way. This section on individuality was great:

The individuality of man is no less tangible because it is spiritual and because his life is not at the mercy of matter. The understanding of his spiritual individuality makes man more real, more formidable in truth, and enables him to conquer sin, disease, and death. 

I got from this that we are each different, and that's OK. We don't have to all solve the same problems, the same way, in the same time frame. We are spiritual individuals.