If you are a parent, it’s helpful to remember that your children were created by God long before you knew about them.
Each of us have a perfect individuality in Spirit, at-one with God, that lives eternal Life. It existed before there was any concept of mortality and exists forever after.
So, if you’re ever tempted to think there is something wrong with your child, you can bring healing to the situation by correcting any suggestion of lack with the truth that they are a perfectly formed child of God.
It heals mortal shortcomings to see that every son is an immortal son of God, and that every daughter is an immortal daughter of God.
See God as the Parent of your child.
If you are a mom of a son, you are a mom to a perfect son God. If you are a dad to a daughter, you are a dad to a perfect daughter of God.
God’s children are perfect. See your children as God sees them and more of their true individuality made in God’s likeness is bound to be seen.
I often tell our soloist at church that her solos are so beautiful that I have to sit on my hands to keep from applauding. The same sentiment applies to your posts, Evan. They are a precious part of my early morning prayers, along with the Daily Lift, and the Lesson. This lesson is so important. My grown sons are not just pleasant adults, but as you point out, so much more. Thank you for sharing these wonderful ideas.
Your comment Barbara reminded me that some time ago our church members discussed clapping , if inspired to, after a solo. We even voted, the vote was unanimous, clap in appreciation if so moved!
Yes!
Another beautiful sharing that lifted me up in Spirit filled with blessings and inspiration all the way! Thank you thank you thank you
You’ve done it again! A wonderful post! I agree with Barbara about sitting on my hands to nor applaud in church and feeling the same way about your posts…every one!
Thank you, Evan!
Evan, thank you for this marvellous blog.
For some years now I have regarded children as God’s precious gifts,
As a former teacher of young children I have endeavoured to see the perfection Jesus always beheld.
Standing before a classroom packed with kids, walking in the park where children are at play, enjoying romping with my own children, grandchildren and great grandchildren it has been my privilege to think “Now are we all the beautiful children God made us to be.”
Thank You Evan, we are all God’s perfect son and daughter, yes for our children and ourselves. God is our perfect Divine Parent.
Yes, thank you Pauline 🙂
Your urgings for us to be clear on the spiritual origin of offspring, brings to mind the time, decades ago now, when I became a single parent. This was a frightening, disheartening, and lonely time. However, praying with these truths, enable me to feel secure that my daughter was receiving and going to receive all that she could ever need, in every direction. It was simply my job to know this- that I knew I could do. Even though our resources were meagre, her childhood was harmonious and she brought joy wherever she went. Now she has her own children and I get to know the same truths about them. Actually, prayerfully knowing the true identity of all children is something I love doing. Evan, you have awoken slumbering gratitude in me this morning ! Gracias !
Beautiful, Katherine!
Good day Evan and group. Excelent topic. I find the Hymn 51 of the Hinario interesting, “The eternal Mind modeled”. It is very beautiful
thanks and excellent week to all.
Thank you, Evan!
Gosh Wonderful! I have been known to applaud our soloist sometimes. I’m not sure such spontaneous expression of joy & gratitude isn’t ok….. others in our congregation have applauded to! It’s quite liberating!
Of course, in my heart I’m applauding beauty of musical expression, one aspect of God’s beautiful & inspiring goodness❣️
Thanks to Evan & each of you, God’s kids!
Annie
Thanks, Evan, for an enlightening message for all of God’s children including my very loving daughter who has been such a delight. Our trials were certainly proof of God’s care.
Having an Easter with family after a time of disunity makes me realize how unconditional love was the healing agent. Giving much gratitude for God’s care and guidance in the time of trial. Reading this blog daily contributes also to the resurrection of my thoughts in regards to family, church and community.
Evan, I’m so grateful for your reminders every day & especially today All our children are forever blessings. Thank you, all
In raising seven children, this is the same thought I used many, many times. It helped in many challenges. They are all grown now and so nice to see there progress.
I love this post and especially “awoken slumbering gratitude in me.”
Thanks and love to all!
Dear Evan,
We very much enjoy reading your SV blog. The truths you generously share are always in sync with the teachings that my wife and I received in class instruction from our teacher Elizabeth Bice Luerssen, CSB. These truths that you share are universal and backed up by MBE’s revelation which are based on Christ Jesus’ teachings and his and the Prophets demonstrations in the Holy Bible. I have reasoned that all of you loyal teachers teach these same truths in your own unique and individual ways. Yours just happens to harmonize with our teaching and we are grateful for that. Thank you.
I also taught my child that her real Father is in heaven..something Im sure she still remembers. Thank you for the continued inspiration, Evan.
Evan,
Thank you for the beautiful thoughts today on Spiritview. I thought about how relevant a subject this is after the news about Sri Lanka on Sunday. It certainly is tempting to see some children as not being God’s children with that event. (As sometimes we are tempted to look at matter or material events and see something less than God’s perfect child).
When I looked at the news on Sunday and saw the attacks on the churches in Sri Lanka, I could not believe someone could do something so cowardly, especially on Easter Sunday. Those who do not watch their thoughts and are influenced by evil always destroy themselves. Can you imagine someone using logic to blow themselves up and harm others in the process? It isn’t even logical. Those ruled by Love never fail to make good decisions but those who are not influenced by Love because they fill their vessel or thoughts with evil make really bad decisions and eventually destroy themselves. It never fails. And, Love is ever patient – waiting for those to learn the lesson. I think of the influence that Jesus has had when evil thought it could destroy Love. I think of the influence each one of those beautiful people at church has had on our society, on their families and in the world. They are love. I think of the courage and strength it takes each family to forgive those who do such atrocities to others. And, I know how much love they feel for each family member, not just by blood, but as a family community. And, there is a sadness within me for those who do not know Love – that could ever think they were going to heaven by blowing up someone or by hurting another. Imagine not knowing heaven or knowing Love and being so desperate to feel it you would be influenced to act like that. How desperate they must be to cross that line – just to feel what we feel every day. My cup runneth over. I am so grateful for every moment I get to feel it/experience it. And, when I see events like these, I pray for them to see the abundance at hand – to be touched by it. To know their true birthright. That is Love winning and evil losing. But, the truth is they eventually will see it and know it – that they too are the perfect sons and daughters of God.
Thank you Evan, for today`s inspiring and comforting and helpful SpiritView!
We must not always go so far with our prayers. It is important to start in our neighborhood, in our town, yes in our church to pray for our children. I know a friend who must care for her two children, who are difficult according to material sense. But of course in Christian Science we seek the Truth through our spiritual sense. And today Evan gave us a so wonderfully clear sight on the correct understanding of “Child”. Everybody is a Son and Daughter of God, whether he/she knows it or not, whether he/she agrees with it or not! Regarding the children of my above mentioned friend I am so happy to print this SpiritView out and give it to my her, as she is a Christian Scientist, but her children not. But she can pray with these spiritual truths, Evan gave us today..
Dear Evan, in the fourth last line there is the word “of” missing, i.e. “… you are a mom of a perfect son o f God.”. Love to Evan and to you all, and thank you all for your so helpful comments 🙂
Thank you, Kirsten. We all need to pray with these Christian compassionate thoughts for everyone and know God is loving and caring for each of us, no matter what the material picture looks like. God iS supreme over all, and that is the spiritual scientific fact, as demonstrated by our dear Saviour.
A friend of mine is an atheist. I’ve wondered how I should help this friend when I know how I would mentioning God would be not a good place for me to go. I so much would like to be helpful when I’m aware of my friends need. But whether one sees it or doesn’t believe it God does. Nothing can change the Truth about us. I can silently hold that person. As God’ S perfect child. Nothing can change their true being. Today’s lesson helped my. Anybody who has any other suggestions I love for you to share.
Thanks.
Everyone knows God. I can ask every RR visitor, whatever their lack of belief or animosity to the Bible, “Can God be ill?” Not one person has ever said ‘yes’. Who told them? God. Often the Atheist is far more moral than the strict church-goer. They may worship the power of kindness, justice, order, uprightness and be the most faithful friend. Their problem with God would be anyone’s — an encourager of tribalism, ritual and antagonism to scientific investigation.
I love to tell my ‘atheist’ friends how much I love and admire their beautiful spiritual qualities, and how it shows their oneness with good, another name for God. When they’re down, I remind them that goodness and Love is a power upholding and protecting them.
I was once stunned when I shared with an atheist friend the story of Miriam, how she was struck by leprosy. His immediate response was, “God wouldn’t do that!”
Sons and daughters may seem to be the most vocal disbelievers in God, but they’ll never disbelieve our unconditional faith in God’s unconditional love for them!
Thanks, Evan, and all. When I was about 18 my Sunday School teacher and I were in line to speak to a lecturer. The young couple ahead of us were obviously going to welcome a new baby sometime soon. The lecturer was their teacher, and we heard them say, “We’re so happy about this idea of God coming into our life.” My Sunday School teacher turned to me and said, “That’s easy for them to say now, but as soon as that baby is their arms they’ll forget that it is God’s, and they’ll think it is theirs.” Mrs. B. was a practitioner and former CS nurse so she had experience. I never forgot that and I determined to watch my thought when/if I became a mother. I did that, and always reminded myself (and told the babies) that they were God’s children. When suddenly I was separated from them for a couple of months when they were about 1 1/2 and 3 years old, I never felt a hurtful yearning for their presence, nor they for mine; I just felt a deep love for them.. My in-laws who were caring for them said they had never seen such secure children. They knew they were loved by their “mommy and daddy,” and that God loved them. My in-laws were not in Christian Science. In fact, my stepmother-in-law had been an R.N. and worked with babies. I always thank my dear S.S. teacher for that helpful thought. It has brought much good to me and others with whom I’ve shared it.
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