The Camera of Divine Mind

photo credit: Aaron Springston

ACIM Workbook Lesson #32: “I have invented the world I see.”

A few years ago, a woman made two rather large purchases from my gallery, writing me checks on an account which was frozen due to a pending divorce from her husband. Apparently, she had been having a last fling in our town and I was not the only one who received "bad" checks. I sent her numerous loving notes, trying to help her to feel better about herself. I called her on the phone once and that didn't go well, so I went back to sending her a note every few weeks. At one point, she wrote me a letter and signed it, "your friend". About four months after her original purchases, I received money orders for the entire amount she owed. Most people thought there would be no way to collect this debt without resorting to legal means, but every time I thought of her, it was with kindness, seeing her true nature as a child of Love. I refused to think of her the way others described similar situations and the people who were involved. When doubt would creep in, I would replace it with an assurance of good. This is the world I wish to see, and so I do. Having a Pollyanna attitude doesn’t mean you do nothing, rather it’s expecting the best and being led in ways to facilitate that end!

Mary Baker Eddy quote:

“The crude creations of mortal thought must finally give place to the glorious forms which we sometimes behold in the camera of divine Mind, when the mental picture is spiritual and eternal.” Science & Health Page 264:3-7