DESIRE ONE THING

David writes in Psalms 27 “One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.” The temple of David’s desire is a holy state of consciousness where the problems of personal relationships, human positions, individual and national affairs are replaced with a sense of the power and presence of divine Love, the consciousness of divine Life, Truth, Mind, Soul, Spirit, and Principle – God. “In divine Science, where prayers are mental, all may avail themselves of God as “a very present help in trouble. (S&H 12:31-1)”

When we enter into this temple, we are leaning on Principle. Life is expressed as gracious living, Love becomes universal, Soul is anchored in spiritual happiness, Mind is recognized as always knowing. “To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings. (S&H vii:1-2)” We no longer lean on the shallowness of selfish, material illusions; instead, we are dwelling (leaning) forever in (on) the house of the Lord and inquiring in His (Truth) temple.