Inspiration

Notes from Mary Baker Eddy: Christian Healer by von Fettweis and Warneck, the chapter Appendix B – Biographical Glossary.

Mrs. Emilie B. Hulin recorded this re Mrs. Eddy’s Primary class in November 1888:

Mrs. Eddy was showing in class the definition of God . . . and showing that “Mind” is the “all seeing.”

She said that through the understanding of this she had healed a man of blindness whose eyeballs had been destroyed, and the eyeballs were restored whole. Someone in the class asked, “Well, if Mind is all that sees, why was it necessary for the eyeballs to be restored?”

Mrs. Eddy replied: “Ah, I anticipated that you would ask that question. The effect of Christian Science is this. Science restores that standard of perfection which mortal mind calls for. If the eyeballs had not been restored, no one would have believed him when he said he could see.” (p. 459)

Mrs. Eddy gave Mr. Kinter a run-down of his duties and made a point of saying:

“Do you drink coffee and tea? Because if you do, you won’t get any here We don’t have either. We drink cocoa shells, --it is a real nice drink and our faithful cook serves it good and hot.” (p. 467)

Carol Norton was told by Mrs. Eddy:

“Woman’s spiritual leadership will not supersede that of man, because man will rise to the possession of a spirituality and love that is ideal. Then there will be fulfilled the vision of genuine sex co-operation.” (p. 481)

These are a few passages which inspired me. I hope the reader of this blog will search the book for his or her own inspirations. All with reference to Mary Baker Eddy’s wonderful gift of healing.

Joyce Voysey