The divine 'Us' Recognizing our - and everyone's - inherent unity with God, our divine Parent, lifts us out of a divisive "us" and "them" outlook. Imagine a sense of "us" and "them" not so indelible, but more an empty notion to be simply erased - the way a line drawn in the sand just goes as water washes over it. By Elizabeth Mata Prayerfully I take this in- this hint of the enveloping blessed Us: our divine parent, God - Love itself, pure good - flawlessly one with all of us: spiritual, bright, equally-loved-by-Love children of God - everyone the reflection of God's goodness. I consider the sun and its radiance, one indivisible whole, a kind of altogether This spiritual truth - Christ's message, brilliant "us" - no shafts called "them" ever streaming into consciousness- shut out or separate, as if the sun can fill all corners of our open thought, didn't hold within itself the very shine of washing away every invalid, clung-to its every ray. limit. Blaming lets up, dug-in heels and opinions are let go, until entrenched views of "us" and "them" vanish like a shadow - all at once gone in the full blaze of grasping our unity with God, with each other - a unity altogether divine. Originally published in the Christian Science Monitor 2 October 2024 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY OF MERIMBULA Sunday Church and Sunday School for Children and Teens 9.15am at Tura Beach Library and on Zoom. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL SANCYNASONCS@GMAIL.COM WITH ANY ENQUIRIES OR TO LET US KNOW IF THIS ARTICLE SPOKE TO YOU. The divine ' Us ' Recognizing our - and everyone's - inherent unity with God , our divine Parent , lifts us out of a divisive " us " and " them " outlook . Imagine a sense of " us " and " them " not so indelible , but more an empty notion to be simply erased - the way a line drawn in the sand just goes as water washes over it . By Elizabeth Mata Prayerfully I take this in- this hint of the enveloping blessed Us : our divine parent , God - Love itself , pure good - flawlessly one with all of us : spiritual , bright , equally - loved - by - Love children of God - everyone the reflection of God's goodness . I consider the sun and its radiance , one indivisible whole , a kind of altogether This spiritual truth - Christ's message , brilliant " us " - no shafts called " them " ever streaming into consciousness- shut out or separate , as if the sun can fill all corners of our open thought , didn't hold within itself the very shine of washing away every invalid , clung - to its every ray . limit . Blaming lets up , dug - in heels and opinions are let go , until entrenched views of " us " and " them " vanish like a shadow - all at once gone in the full blaze of grasping our unity with God , with each other - a unity altogether divine . Originally published in the Christian Science Monitor 2 October 2024 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY OF MERIMBULA Sunday Church and Sunday School for Children and Teens 9.15am at Tura Beach Library and on Zoom . PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL SANCYNASONCS@GMAIL.COM WITH ANY ENQUIRIES OR TO LET US KNOW IF THIS ARTICLE SPOKE TO YOU .