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February 18, 2020 at 11:15 am #10186

Rae

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Hi Again,
Just wanted to add a humorous but memorable illustration of how mortal mind tries to solve a problem. I stumbled upon it on-line while doing a generic search for on “In patient obedience to a patient God,…”

Patience And Obedience

THERE was a colony of little ants living out on a golf course. A golfer’s ball landed near the colony. And every time the player swung his club, it missed the ball and plowed into the ants, scattering them to the winds. Finally one little ant said to the other little ant, You know, if we want to live, we had better get on the ball.”

“It wouldn’t be enough, of course, for the ants to figure out what to do. They had to be obedient to the thought before they would be safe. And so it is with us. God cares for each of His ideas, both great and small. When we listen for and are obedient to His messages, we are safe in His arms.” The article goes on… (CS Monitor, September 27, 1993)

I love how Divine Mind guides us to what we need to help us shift. Thank you, too, for all the wonderful resources you share on your beautiful website.