While praying for a better understanding of church recently, I pondered Eddy’s definition of Church, in part, as “The structure of Truth and Love…”
This “structure of Truth and Love,” is very large! I concluded. It’s so large, that there isn’t anything that exists outside of it, I could see.
Truth and Love is God, all-inclusive, everywhere present, all the time. And that’s what church is, in its broader sense.
Church is not a human institution, a material building or a worldly government. It’s not even a human way of life. It’s the house divine Love built for God’s children to live in. It is the biggest house of all—the whole universe.
Church is the presence of God. Church is divine Mind. Church is Love. Church is where you find health, strength, joy, freedom, and life. Church includes all of God’s goodness. Church is a very good place to be, indeed!
In the middle of the above prayer, my attention got diverted to some pressing issues that needed to be resolved that day.
When I felt a sinking feeling of, “There is so much to do; so much healing to accomplish,” I halted the plummet in outlook and abruptly declared, “I’m going to stay in Church today!” I committed to staying in a consciousness of God’s omnipresent Love and refused to let error take me elsewhere. I wasn’t going to leave my Church. Church was the safest place to be. It was peaceful, full of health and harmony, peace and joy, hope and inspiration. God’s presence was easy to find in Church. The sinking feeling lifted instantly.
So, if you want to be in a healing place today, stay in Church! There is no better place to be.
Another loving, helpful, encouraging message to each of us – – wherever we are and whatever we are doing. Thank you, Evan. sas
This is just wonderful!! I shall stay in church all day. Thanks for this joyous healing perspective…
Thank you Evan for this powerful reminder of what ‘true’ church really is. I have always felt that church is universal, spiritual consciousness. As such, church embraces all regardless of nationality, race, gender or creed. Church is never empty, no one is left out of church, and everyone is welcome, worthy, needed and loved. I cherish this all-embracing view of church and of its activity, permeating,constituting universal, spiritual consciousness with Truth and Love. As such, man is inseparable from church.
That really expanded my concept of Church….thank you!
Wow. I love what God tells you. Thanks for sharing. Scott
It seems to me like you are using the word Church as a synonym for the spiritual Kingdom of God, which is also the “in me” of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, you may recall, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you may have peace…” It sounds like you were realizing this, and verifying it by using your own senses. Good. Gary
I love this! What a wonderful sense of comfort and sanctuary. Thanks