Reply To: pure in heart

[MaryBeth]

Thank you so much for this post! Dear Mr. Carpenter, – I am so deeply grateful for his wisdom and all he has given us. Many people complain about not making progress, and I admit I have done this as well. But here Mrs. Eddy says, “The purification of sense and self is proof of progress.”!! PROOF! It is only error’s deceptive voice that tells us we are not making progress! Would God ever say anything like that to His beloved child? Of course not! But if we only look to the physical manifestation as proof that we are making progress – then we are looking in the wrong direction. So what are you looking at? an unhealed marriage, lack of employment, a disease etc…? Look instead to the purification of sense and self.
The previous post explains some ways to make progress – being completely honest with oneself and uncovering error is certainly one way and then cleansing ourselves daily from faulty thinking and acting. So have you made some progress in that direction today, in this past hour or moment? We certainly can all purify our thoughts and deeds each and every day and this is what we need to focus on, the rest will take care of itself. Mrs. Eddy has said, “Right thought must manifest itself.” And so it is!