Take a really, really, close look at reality and you'll be amazed at the wonderful, expansive, powerful action of God that you'll find. In this section we are encouraged to "see the works of God" and to "look deep into realism." (B1 & S6)
Look at a Bible Story, or an incident in your life
Consider how God's thoughts, "spiritual realities," have a part to play in your story.
Look deep into the story to find evidence of God as the divine Principle, the foundation and organization of all reality.
Focus your search to find Mind in action.
Do you see evidence of "the spiritual fact," the action of goodness in men and the universe in your story?
Based on Cedar notes, Sept 21st
A warmup activity
To get an idea of what can happen when we take a closer, deeper, spiritual look at things, try this fun activity. Find a piece of string about 3 feet long. Go outside and pick a spot near the base of a tree or a bush or at the edge of your lawn. Then take your string and make a circle on the ground with the string. Sit quietly for a time and examine what you see inside of your string circle. At first it just looks like a bunch of grass or some soil. But if you look closer you'll notice other kinds of tiny plants, too, maybe even some moss growing close to the soil under the grass. Continue to focus on the circle and it is likely you will see some insects. You might spot an ant or a grasshopper. Don't stop there, though, take a really serious look at your circle and you might see very tiny insects climbing on the blades of grass, some sand mixed with the soil, or some very, very, tiny colorful flowers blooming on the moss. The longer and more carefully you examine your circle, the more interesting things you'll find. You'll also realize that you have been walking past or on all kinds of interesting and beautiful things without ever having noticed them.
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