A lot has been written in recognition of Mary Baker Eddy today. Here are excerpts from various blogs.
In 1907, a New York newspaperman was sent, with other reporters, to dig up sensational stories about a woman in Concord, New Hampshire. It was said that they were a belligerent bunch of old-timers looking for a scandal. After staying in Concord for some time, they were surprised at the loving treatment they received from the woman’s workers and friends. They wanted to hold the woman up to scorn and ridicule.
The New York newsman was known as a hard-nosed reporter. For many years he suffered with a cancerous growth on his throat that left him unable to speak at times and in extreme pain. But the only scoop he took back to New York was knowledge of the healing power behind this women’s spiritual discovery. He had come looking for dirt about a woman. Yet, he went away cured because of the woman.
Here was a woman who wasn’t a punching bag, but a powerhouse, at a time when society considered men superior to women...
1. Her writings have helped millions understand the power of prayer to heal
5. Her awareness of fear as the cause of disease and divine Love as its cure have been confirmed and adopted by many health professionals today
9. She was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame for “making an indelible mark on religion, society, and journalism.”
10. She received praise from Clara Barton, founder of The American Red Cross, who said “Love permeates all the teachings of this great woman – so great, I believe, that at this perspective we can scarcely realize how great.”
11. She got Mark Twain’s attention, who called her “the most interesting woman that ever lived and the most extraordinary.”
10. She received praise from Clara Barton, founder of The American Red Cross, who said “Love permeates all the teachings of this great woman – so great, I believe, that at this perspective we can scarcely realize how great.”
11. She got Mark Twain’s attention, who called her “the most interesting woman that ever lived and the most extraordinary.”
15. Einstein once attended a Christian Science church service and remarked to a member afterwards, “Do you realize what a wonderful thing you have?”
20. She riled up the leading men of her day, including Mark Twain and Joseph Pulitzer, who summarily criticized and publicly humiliated her
21. She challenged religious doctrines based on a literal interpretation of the Bible, including the doctrine of everlasting punishment and a fiery hell
50. Her ideas are still ahead of their time a century later
Good is a quality not a quantity and as such it cannot be confined, interred or expired. MBEddy was visible to the human eye 100 years ago but the good she expressed is visible to the human eye today!
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2. ...She…grasped the full import of Jesus’ teachings: how and why the healing of all physical and moral problems is possible today without drugs, by understanding man’s spiritual nature and his unique relationship to God...
8. ...The headmistress of my mother’s school was touched by her plight and knew that Mary Baker Eddy’s teachings, explained in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, could change her life for the better. And so they did – so much so that my Grandmother was even able to help others, sometimes dramatically, with the ideas she shared from that book. …
19. ...She has logically explained, and consistently defended, the idea that there is ONE human race–not multiple lesser or greater races of people....
31. ...When I was a baby I survived what seemed to be life-threatening suffocation after I had stopped breathing and lost the color in my face. I was revived through Christian Science treatment ..
32. I love her uncompromising love of God and her trust in His goodness...
55. ...Mary Baker Eddy not only broke through the glass ceiling for women, she also built her church without one, in a time when everything was dominated by men – including religion – and when she seemingly had no rights...
42. ...Her life proves to me that there is no hopeless situation, since there is no situation which is not already filled by the presence of Christ...
80. Eddy defied the status quo, and is still one of the most influential Americans, according to The Atlantic
66. ... Her system of health care takes no sides. It is both individual and universal...
73. ...One person saw [a divine] Science where others just saw a [Bible] with black and white pages full of commandments and dogma. This person was Mary Baker Eddy. ...
89. ...The recognition that Christianity is scientific and that there are laws of God that govern heaven here and now is revolutionary. What a discovery! What a discoverer! ...
98. To me, she is a great example who proved in her life that Jesus was not joking when he said that those who understand his teachings will heal the sick as he did...
One hundred years ago, tonight, Mary Baker Eddy quietly passed away at her home in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, with her dearest friends close by. Her last written words, in her own hand were, "God is my life." I think she discovered, not only the better part of herself, but the best. A sense of "self" that understood exactly why God identified Himself to Moses as "I AM."
...This is my story about how that night, 100 years ago, had an impact on my life, 87 years later.
...I was feeling overwhelmed by our circumstances. I was facing down some pretty aggressive demons and was feeling quite alone. At midnight, I offered to make the walk up the long drive to the "big house" and do the security check myself...
It was a bone chilling night …But all I felt was the weight of our plight. Health concerns, financial uncertainty, looming homelessness...seemed to have actual mass that night, as they sat heavily on my heart...
Friday, December 3, 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of the discoverer of Christian Science and the founder of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Mary Baker Eddy.
Mary Baker Eddy was not one to celebrate birthdays. In fact in a letter she once called their commemoration meaningless. She was making a point about the timeless nature of man as must be the case in light of one eternal God. Eddy felt the same about memorializing death.
So rather than making a fuss over a 100 year anniversary, this is a good time just to look back and see the impact Eddy had in Christian theology, medicine and science...
Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910)
If
you are facing challenges and feelings of hopelessness meeting the
woman who never gave up will awaken you to unseen opportunities just
as she was. What she learned and knew is that there is only one
enemy, ignorance of one God, infinite and impartial good.
So if you have not
taken the opportunity to learn about the remarkable life lived by Mary Baker Eddy, do so soon. Your heart will thank you.
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