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a detail of one of my portraits -- oil on canvas
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I recall one night when I woke up frightened and confused. For
some reason I felt intuitively that my son was in danger. So there I was, struggling in the stillness of the dark, trying
to find an inner composure that would allow me to pray. Suddenly, softly, and far off in the distance, I heard a
nightingale sing. As I listened, a
message from God came and calmed my anxiety: "God is simultaneously with
you, and your son, and with all of His creation." . . .
I recognized the answer to
healing my fear was in my love for God.
He is All. He encompasses
everyone, everywhere. And He is
good. I knew that my son's link with God, as well as my own, was secure. I
could see how this spiritual connection defined us as strong, alert, and
peaceful.
To this day, specific parts of my prayer that night remain
memorable: "O Father-Mother, I thank You for knowing that I'm in the peace
of Your presence. This peace is embracing all Your children, including my son
and me. You are giving us the strength to know that we are whole because we
live in Thee." . . .
And so I could say with confidence, "I know that You are
guiding my son—Your child—and that Your blessings are always with him. Thank
you, God!"
The weakness I'd felt before was giving way to a calm strength.
And to my great relief, my fear for my son's safety disappeared. This to me was
a sure sign that God was with me—and also with my son, at that very moment,
wherever he was. Infinite
intelligence and Love can never be confined by time or distance.
A week or so later, I received a letter from my son. He wrote
that at the very hour when I had been struggling and praying for him, he had
been traveling on a train for 48 hours, and had just reached his destination.
Because the train was overcrowded, he hadn't been able to get to the exit fast
enough, especially since he was carrying some heavy luggage. By the time he
reached the door, the train had begun to move out of the station, and was
picking up speed. He didn't realize how fast the train was moving, and jumped
out the door, luggage and all, landing flat on his back, his bags thrown far
away. People nearby were shocked at what they saw, and came running. But my son
said they were surprised he had no serious injuries. He got up, collected his
belongings, and moved on.
As I read his letter, I was sure that prayer had made a
difference that night. And I was awed at how God's wisdom had involved me—I
felt that through my prayer I had seen His care for my son's safety. Even
though fear had confronted me, divine Love had awakened me to think
intelligently about God and His child.
God, who in His might and power is also a tender Father-Mother,
and Guardian, is keeping watch over each of His-Her children. I like to think
your prayers and mine are so full of the power of Love that they are helping to
secure the safety of all the children of the world. The prayers of God-loving
people everywhere can bring immeasurable blessings.
An
excerpt from my article TRAIN OF THOUGHT, published in the Christian Science Sentinel
May they
who love you be like the sun
when it
rises in its strength.
--Scriptures, Judges 5:31
The real religion of the world comes from women much more than
from men – from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their
bosoms.
-- Oliver
Wendell Holmes
I remember my
mother's prayers
and they have always
followed me.
They have clung to me
all my life.
-- Abraham
Lincoln
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The Boston Sculptors Gallery is pleased to
announce its first outdoor exhibition
of monumental, site-specific artworks,
co-sponsored by The First Church
of Christ, Scientist.
In a convergence of imagination and civic
pride, over two dozen
art installations from Boston Sculptors Gallery members
will be displayed on The Christian Science Plaza from
Wednesday, May 1 to
Thursday, October 31, 2013
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Being
a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is
pure love.
-- Mildred B
Vermont
Truth happifies life
in the hamlet or town;
Life lessens all
pride – its pomp and its frown –
Love comes to our
tears like a soft summer shower,
To beautify, bless,
and inspire man’s power.
--Mary Baker Eddy
Mother – that was the bank
where we deposited
all our hurts and worries.
-- T. DeWitt Talmage
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| The Boston Sculptors Gallery |
Mother love
is the fuel that enables a normal human being
to do the impossible. -- Marion C. Garretty
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Spanish Proverb:
An ounce of mother
is worth a pound of clergy.
A mother is not a person to lean on,
but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
-- Dorothy
Canfield Fisher
A mother is the
truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when
adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our
sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to
us, and endeavour by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of
darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
- Washington Irving
(1783-1859)
A single moment of understanding
can flood a whole life with meaning.
-- Unknown Author
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years ago a small painting I did of Canadian Geese
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Jesus
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The kingdom of Heaven is within you... Seek ye first the kingdom of Heaven and
all things will be added unto you.
He who is plenteously
provided for from within,
needs but little from without.
-- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
I tell you the
truth,
if you have faith as
small as a mustard seed,
you can say to this
mountain, "Move from here to there"
and it will move.
--Scriptures, Matthew 17:20
Let us love,
not in word or speech, but in truth and action.
--Scriptures,
1 John 3:18 NRSV
My mom is a
never-ending song in my heart
of comfort, happiness,
and being.
I may sometimes
forget the words
but I always
remember the tune.
--Graycie Harmon
Warmly,
Eva-Maria
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