“Mind Never Forgets”

During the Roundtable of February 24, 2019 titled, Sight, Hearing, Memory, Your Immortal Faculties, we talked about the importance of using our faculties for the glory of God. Mary Baker Eddy writes, “Mind alone possesses all faculties, perception, and comprehension.” (S&H page 488) God is our Mind, our memory, and it’s not glorifying Him to use that to go over negative thoughts!

This reminded me of an incident Martha Wilcox tells about in her book, “Addresses,” while she was working in Mrs. Eddy’s home. She says that one night she asked Mrs. Eddy, “Mother, I did not forget once nor make a mistake, did I?” Mrs. Eddy said, “No, you didn’t.” Later that night Mrs. Eddy asked, “Martha, do you ever forget?” Mrs. Wilcox replied, “Mother, Mind never forgets.” The next morning, Mrs. Eddy said, “Martha, if you had admitted last night that anyone can forget, you would have made yourself liable to forgetting. Whatever error you admit in yourself as real or in another, you make yourself liable to that error.”

The week following this class as I was leaving my driveway, I noticed that the outdoor light was still on. I caught myself thinking, “I bet I’m going to forget to turn the light off all day again.” This Roundtable discussion immediately came to my thought. I was really shocked by my attitude and that I used my memory to remember I was forgetful! This definitely was not using my faculties for the glory of God, nor was it using what I was learning. So, I rebuked the negative thought and affirmed, “God is Mind, He will remind me, and God is my Mind, and I will remember at the right time.” I was firm with myself that I could trust this Truth.

It took a while to do all the errands I needed to do. When I got home, I went into the house and started to do a task when the gentlest, quiet voice came and said, “Lights” while I was very close to the light switch. It was so beautiful because there was no human effort or will power involved. I hadn’t even noticed the light when pulling up the driveway. It was God taking care of the situation. There were two other unique tasks that I also needed to remember, and they were done easily and effortlessly. How important it is to be obedient and hold to the Truth we have been given from the Bible and from Science and Health, by Mary Baker Eddy.