Productive Travel

The Bible says, “Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest.” (Genesis) This is the time of year when many people take vacations. The most important preparation for any kind of travel is working to keep our thought tuned to God, and not letting ourselves get “out of gear.”

I do a lot of driving, and, instead of spending hours of driving time feeling annoyed or being in a mindless state, Christian Science — with a lot of practitioner support — has given me the ability to make that time useful. Understanding that God is All, that discord of any kind is not natural, and knowing that God is blessing me and all on the road constantly, has changed the experience into something wonderful. Whether it takes 3 hours or 5, working to feel His love and appreciating the beauty of His work is making my life so much better. I am so grateful for this.

There is a very helpful paragraph in Divinity Course and General Collectanea, by Mary Baker Eddy (page 133), under the heading, “To a Student About to Travel”: “Remember that unless you travel mentally, that if you don’t traverse new lands spiritually, if you don’t cross metaphysical waters, that is, and reach shores hitherto unvisited in Soul, you have wasted your time, money, and effort, and you will get nothing out of it. Don’t do less Science but more. May God enfold you in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake, where no evil, no accident, no allurements claiming some world more dazzlingly beautiful than the radiance of divine Love, for straight is the gate and narrow the way thereto.”