“The compounded minerals or aggregated substances composing the earth, the relations which constituent masses hold to each other, the magnitudes, distances, and revolutions of the celestial bodies, are of no real importance, when we remember that they all must give place to the spiritual fact by the translation of man and the universe back into Spirit.” Mary Baker Eddy
Below are some quotes I found from Scientific Translation by Martha Wilcox who was taught by and lived with Mrs Eddy. I was listening to this recent audio on our website from a link on our Daily Calendar Statement last week and it was a perfect preparation for our lesson this week. I am always awed how these coordinate. Before Plainfield I had no idea how to think of the world all around. I am so grateful to be here where the teachings and reading materials that have been helping me replace a limited material view with spiritual concepts as taught by Jesus and Mary Baker Eddy, so that I can more appreciate and understand the world all around me
“Our next subject is Scientific Translations; and this subject should be understood by every Christian Scientist. In dealing with matter, the student is often confused in regard to the method he should use. He does not understood how to deal with the so-called material man and the objects of the material universe.
The translation of material man and the material universe back into Spirit is best accomplished by using Jesus’ scientific method, which was always one of spiritual fulfillment, and not one of destruction. Translation, as taught by Jesus, and later as taught by Mrs. Eddy, is the changing of our material concept of the things at hand into a higher or more spiritual concept of the same thing.
There should be a feeling of infinite tenderness towards the things of Spirit which are here before us, even though we see them now as through a glass darkly.
We do not destroy the so-called material body; we do not destroy the so-called material universe; we do not destroy the so-called personalities; the companionships, the pleasures, the activities, but we flood our consciousness with the understanding of omnipresent reality, and our concepts of these things appear brighter and brighter unto their perfect Reality.” Addresses by Martha Wilcox