{"id":1346,"date":"2012-09-14T08:53:32","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T12:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayspirituality\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2016-10-19T08:28:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T12:28:20","slug":"mountains-and-christian-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2012\/09\/mountains-and-christian-science.html","title":{"rendered":"Mountains and Christian Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

The principles of Christian Science, as laid out by Mary Baker Eddy, work for me. I would not have gone to all the trouble to revise and update Eddy\u2019s book, Science and Health<\/em> if the book didn\u2019t have formidable meaning to me. It, along with other books, help me practice Christian Science.<\/p>\n

I know the difference between church rules and the rules of God, Love, Christian Science. The churches that study Christian Science, at this time, do not work for me.<\/p>\n

There are a multitude of other reasons why I practice Christian Science<\/a> however one reason is not<\/strong> that I want to identify myself as a Christian Scientist. I don\u2019t categorize things and people into the term Christian Science. Categorizing doesn\u2019t make sense and it is a terrible distraction away from the experience of Christian Science.<\/p>\n

I hear people say, \u201cOh, he is such a good Christian Scientist,\u201d or \u201cThat book is not Christian Science.\u201d But, I advise you to pay attention, because those statements are myopic, absorbing, and muddling.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s like saying, \u201cOh that is a good mountain,\u201d or \u201cthat mountain is not real.\u201d Mount Mitchell (elevation 6,684 feet) is a mountain to people on the east coast. Mount Rainier (14,411 elevation feet) is a mountain to people on the west coast. A stack of hay (18 elevation feet) is a mountain to a child.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s impossible to define Christian Science with a personality or human lifestyle. Impossible. I\u2019ve met healing, morally advanced, insightful<\/a>, intelligent, active people who know nothing about Christian Science.<\/p>\n

I also know Richard.<\/p>\n

He is calm, perceptive, intuitive, aware, healthy and agile. Richard knows when I need healing and comes to me quietly but powerfully and I feel healing. Richard never ever smokes, drinks alcohol, swears, gossips, or says a bad thing about anyone. He keeps a healthy weight and eats very modestly. He doesn\u2019t sit around and pray all the time but is alive and aware in the environment. Richard is my cat.<\/p>\n

To fall into the trap of categorizing Christian Science as if it is a \u201cthing,\u201d only leads to frustration or stupid self-righteousness. Christian Science isn\u2019t a \u201cthing\u201d and it certainly isn\u2019t a person. Christian Science is more so \u201chow\u201d we interpret what we see, feel, hear, touch, experience, and know. It is thought and action governed by Love, Life, Truth, God. So, I can climb any mountain<\/a>, read any book, deal with any problem in life, and hang out with a variety of people or pets, with God and God will bring into light the all-encompassing truth of holiness, unity, health, and strength.<\/p>\n

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