Thank you for this post! I have been thinking on this a lot as well.
Their murmuring seemed to come from taking a personal view of Moses as the only man that God worked through. If they had seen that it was God working, impersonally, then they would have seen that murmuring was worse than a waste of time, it was entertaining devils unawares, and therefore an affront to God. Imagine how different history would have been if they all embraced their place as God’s expression and manifestation!
It’s fascinating how this mirrors what we’ve been discussing at recent Roundtables, regarding supposed Christian Scientist’s treatment of Mrs. Eddy’s place and importance. Imagine how different the present would be if the organization would have refrained from entertaining those devils, and instead advanced the Cause by standing on her shoulders*, being lifted up as she was lifted up by God.
I have such gratitude that the practitioners here are always working to have us stand on our own feet, and never seeking to have us dependent on them personally. I wouldn’t have been able to feel comfortable coming into another situation where I was loyal to person. Loyalty to Truth and Love, however, makes so much sense!
I am grateful that Christian Science teaches us God’s impersonal nature and how to hone our spiritual sense so we know whether it is an angel (right thinking) or a devil (wrong thinking) seeking to be entertained. I am grateful to this church and its practitioners for the unity and support we experience here, for reinforcing right thinking and rebuking wrong thinking, and for keeping us on the path God has set before us so the future won’t have to imagine the blessings that could have been. Thank you!
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* Isaac Newton once wrote “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” Certainly a better thought than trying to knock everyone down to ground level.