A friend and I went to the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville, Arkansas. It was a beautiful space which took us on a journey through 14,000 years. It amazed me that there were textiles more than 1,000 years old! How could woven fabrics last so long? While I was intrigued by the pottery and other creations, it took my thoughts to spiritual insights we have gained from ancient cultures, and the understanding which is being shown us today. The days of believing in an “unknown God” will be over, as we open our minds to the ideas Jesus (and others) have explained to us -- such as: “The kingdom of heaven is within. The things I do, so can you — and more! You only need two commandments: Love thy neighbor, and love God.” The end of an era is coming, and many people are fearful — to the point of declaring that any thought other than traditional religious teachings are from the devil. Change is difficult, but as we look around us, we know shifts are necessary in almost every aspect of life. As a new year quickly approaches, I ask nothing of myself other than more understanding. On this last day of the year, may we all love ourselves more, so we can love our neighbors as we love ourself.
“Man is the expression of Soul. The Indians caught some glimpses of the underlying reality, when they called a certain beautiful lake “the smile of the Great Spirit.” Separated from man, who expresses Soul, Spirit would be a nonentity; man, divorced from Spirit, would lose his entity. But there is, there can be, no such division, for man is coexistent with God.” Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 477:26-3
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