“The Eternal Now”

I am very grateful for all the wonderful teachings that Mrs. Eddy and the early workers have left us. On a recent Sunday, we needed to use previously recorded music for the church service. In those instances, whomever is broadcasting, cues each piece at the appropriate time.

That Saturday, when I found out that this would be happening, I started praying about it. In the past, this has been quite a stressful situation, and I knew that was only because there was something I didn’t understand yet about Christian Science. Sunday morning, when I was sitting at the mix board getting ready, two quotes came back to me:

The first, from Watches, Prayers, and Arguments, given by Mary Baker Eddy: “Tomorrow you have no business with. … It is God’s.”

The second, from Teaching and Addresses on Christian Science, by Edward Kimball: “There is no future in the eternal now of infinite Mind.”

It struck me then that God has given me all I need. I won’t concern myself with the next thing, only what I have to do right now. And, by keeping this thought, I had the most wonderful day, with no stress at all. Everything during the service went smoothly, and it continued right through that afternoon as I drove my children to Connecticut, and came back to New Jersey.

Since then, if I catch myself with any worry or fear, I step back and realize that in this moment of the “eternal now,” God has blessed me with all I need. There is no concern for supply, no past or future to trip me up, nothing but God and His good plan for all of us.

Occasionally there is some insight that comes because of Christian Science that makes me wonder if I did anything worthwhile before coming here. I am so grateful to be here, working and learning. I am grateful for all this church offers and for daily practitioner support.