3/26: Mommy or daddy

1. Laura L says:

What a sweet good-night prayer to go to sleep to tonite. Reminds me of when my mum tucked me in nightly with a kiss and the blessing, “and you, Laura, are God’s perfect child.” Thank you so much, Marta.

2. Joe Beckwith/Genoa, NV says:

Such a beautifully simple AND TRUE thought. Mrs. Eddy expressed her guided wisdom when she acknowledged God as Father-Mother. Thank you for the great reminder and guiding thought.

3. Rosemary S.Africa says:

Thanks Marta for a really lovely uplift this morning. I am so looking
forward to the lectures you will be giving us soon. All the Moms, Dads,
Grannies, Grandpas, Aunties and Uncles, will be all prayed up to receive the wonderful message we know you will be bringing us !

4. Pam B says:

Thank you Marta. It is always wonderful to be reminded of the
infinite and always available caring and compassionate Motherhood and Fatherhood of God. We are never alone.

5. di-vanc says:

I’m going to snuggle in now holding dear my cherished status as His/Her loved child. Daughter of a King, all glorious within and without. I am holding all in this high standing with our Father-Mother, Love. What a blessed Lift you have shared with us this evening. TY TY TY

6. Elena Shideler, California (San Diego) says:

Dear Marta,that was the cutest story! True, children can be exasperating sometimes, If we would remember the patience God has with us then we probably would be more loving with the little ones. We should remember more often that God has given His/Her creation, dominion, and that we already have all the patience we needed. “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion . . .(Gen. 1:26) We have that God given dominion available in every facet of our lives, let’s use it now, it is never too late.

ESPAŇOL – Querida Marta, ¡que dulce historia! Cierto, a veces los niňos pueden ser exasperantes. Si nos recordáramos la paciencia que Dios tiene para con nosotros probablemente eso nos recordaría ser más amorosos con los niňos. Deberíamos recordar más a menudo que Dios le dio dominio a Su creación, y ya tenemos toda la paciencia que necesitamos. “Y dijo Dios: Hagamos al hombre a nuestra imagen, conforme a nuestra semejanza; y señoree . . .” (Genesis 1:26) Tenemos ese dominio disponible en cada face de nuestras vidas, usémoslo ahora, nunca es demasiado tarde.

7. Anne says:

So glad to be reminded of our true origin and the love that is always there for us!

8. Annette from Berlin says:

That is very dear, sweet and strong – calling God by first name or mommy or daddy. The closest relationship we have with anyone. We never ever stop being a child and that means we are always part of a huge family. Thank you for this great reminder! The sun is smiling, the sky is bright blue – and the warmth of good is flowing freely.

9. Margaret, Sunshine Coast, Australia says:

After a long wait, my husband and I adopted four children, so hearing “Mum” repeated times four was mostly a joy. But oddly, I didn’t meet my own father until I was 30 and had to learn to say “Dad” with love and sincerity. Knowing, before I met him, that my relationship with God was based on love and the Christ,Truth, I was able to accept him into my life with joy and forgiveness. I’m sure God rejoices to hear every one of His precious children call His name, and especially each time we respond to His voice with obedience and willingness.

10. Dorette Kreutziger says:

Dear Marta, thank you for this reminder.
We all are for God sisters and brothers, because we are His children. Therefore we can have comfort and help from Him, especial when we become parents and in all ages. We still are beloved children and can ask questions. Dorette

11. Malcolm Drummond, Henrietta, NY says:

Many thanks Marta for reminding us that God is “always the ultimate compassionate parent.”, and to remember our “royal son-ship and daughter-ship. ” Also thank you for your very inspiring lecture at First Church of Christ, Scientist in Bournemouth, England UK this week.

12. Marie from Australia says:

Dear Marta
Lovely! I WILL call Mummy and Daddy, and expect a warm and loving response from my forever unexhausted divine Parent. And that response always tender, always compassionate, always nurturing. We might think of it as being similar to the “call and response” or counterpoint of Bach’s music. With any line missing, the composition would not make sense. The musical ideas would be incomplete. So we shouldn’t be reluctant to call on our divine Mummy or Daddy. It’s all part of the music!

13. Joyce Geddes says:

That was lovely, Marta. Thank you.

14. CMH says:

Thank you , Marta.I feel hugged!

15. Anonymous says:

Thanks for uplifting Fatherhood and Motherhood…so much needed today.

16. Alice & Laura says:

What a great lift!!

we remember writing the little notes

a lovely thought to know we have a higher source of motherly love as well.

Thanks!!!

17. Juergen from Rosenheim Germany says:

Thank you so much! One day our teenage children asked us (after Sunday school lesson): ‘we like to say Heidi and Juergen to you and we always feel very loved by you as ever before’. Now they are grown up and also parents and the deep love to their parents – me- is every day present over decades. God as father and mother is the essential basis for my living now with my grandsons. To see God as the real father-mother opens doors.

18. Ruth in Alberta, Canada says:

Thank you Marta, for being a mom, Marta, and a warmly expressive lecturer too! My own dear Mom used to remind me that I was just “loaned” to her and my Daddy, and that God was always my “Father-Mother”, as Mary Baker Eddy refers to God in her “Prayer for the Little Children” (Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 400). When Mom passed on, I continued to learn from her fine example, but I had to turn wholeheartedly and directly to God at times when I might have called her at home for some prayerful help or reassurance, or to share some discovery. God sends angel thoughts, and loved ones, practitioners, teachers, and sterling mentors to match my need, in ways I can understand, and, in turn, has provided many opportunities for me to reflect and pass along “Motherly/Fatherly” Love to those around me, even though I never had the privilege of being a “Mommy”. God is our ever-present guide: Jesus Christ turned to God intimately as “Abba” even in the garden of Gethsemane, when faced with the prospect of having to work through the crucifixion of a mortal sense of body; before that, he gave us The Lord’s Prayer ( Matt. 6:9-13), which begins with “Our Father which art in heaven”, including us all as God’s children — as Mrs. Eddy interprets this (Sc.&H. p. 16:26-27).: “Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious…”.

19. Marta Greenwood says:

This is a family lift  Alice and Laura # 16 are my now grown up daughters who wrote the note!

References in the Bible to God as Mother and father:
• Isa 66:12,13 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

• Isa 49:15,16 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

Marta’s comment: Love how in this passage The Father-Motherhood of God is brought out. It refers to a role rather than a gender. Showing the maternal and paternal qualities God’s tender Father-Motherhood care.
• Isa 46:3 “Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb”
The definition of from Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance:
Belly: Hebrew: beṭen: bosom: – belly- as they be born, + within, womb.

Womb Hebrew: Racham:
The womb (as cherishing the foetus); by implication: compassion, tender love, (great, tender) mercy.

• Ps 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

• Ps 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

• Mark 14:36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee;

• Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

The Message, The Bible in contemporary language: This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-

20. Marta Greenwood says:

Sorry the last verse didn’t come out- Here it is:
The Message, The Bible in contemporary language: This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?”

21. Nina says:

At one time while working on a problem which was later met through Christian Science treatment, I was unable to walk and was dependent on a loved one for my care. This dear one was barely capable of caring for himself, and my care was minimal. One night I found myself just wishing for the kind of care a mother would give. Very quickly it came to me that I had forgotten that God is my mother as well as father and was present at that moment. The longing for that human touch of a mother was healed that instant. The concept of a loving Father/Mother God is truly a healing prayer.

22. Rose says:

Thank you Marta, for a wonderful reminder that I am the perfect daughter of God.
Oh, how I need your reminder.

23. Sher says:

This reminds me of my first days of teaching and coming home to my own four children. I remember looking at all 28 of those little eager faces overwhelmed with their demands and only me there to do it. Then in talking with a wise friend she remarked, “You can help yourself to patience. It never wears out.” It was like a light turned on and I said, “Of course.” From then on, patience has been my best friend rescuing me from many an overwhelming situation. Mommy, Daddy, Heavenly Parent, thanks for the eternal supply of patience. Thanks for the tender uplift.

24. from tz says:

Thank you Marta! Soul that speaks through you is SO endearing….ohhh can i have a hug mummy…! Thank you all who make the inspirational Daily Uplift possible, the spoonful of sugar that makes the thought go up!

25. John from Trinidad says:

Lovely Mummy, I feel all tucked in for today….Thanks Marta

26. Ann K London says:

Thanks Marta That is a wonderfully, comforting message for us all! I understand the word Jesus used sometimes when he addressed God as ‘ABBA’ meant in his tongue “Daddy’! God, .our loving Father, will hear us in whatever way we address Him. Thanks for reminding us of this great truth, Ann K, London

27. Lorraine from Dayton, Ohio says:

I was told a long time ago that calling out “Abba, Father” is like calling God “Daddy”. Mommy-Daddy-God, loving me makes Him/Her very close, doesn’t it? I love this daily lift, Marta, and I thank you for it.

28. Joan from NY says:

Another lovely, useful, timely, important message for us this morning. Thank you, lecturers, for each of them. They make us feel loved. “Father-Mother is the name for Deity, which indicates His tender relationship to His spiritual creation” (Science and Health 332:4-5).

29. Shelagh UK says:

Marta,
Thank you for this wonderfully inspring Lift.I have a friend who is currently struggling and I will forward this to her. Ilike 24’s idea of the spoonful of sugar too! The lifts are such a fantastic link to the right thought.
Hugs to all!

30. Barbara-Tempe Arizona says:

When my son was quite small and we were new to Christian Science he had a profound and permanent healing of asthma through prayer. Not long ago ,during a required medical exam ,a doctor told him there was no indiciation that he had ever had asthma. I see that early experience as a defining moment -When God showed that He only is Mother to us all.

31. Jerome, manila says:

Thank you, Marta..what a priceless treasure ….

32. Michel, Edéa, Cameroun says:

Marta, yes when somebody calls us, he/she awaken a sense in our heart. It’s true, the spiritual truth we accept shall produced the spiritual sense of healing.

33. Anonymous says:

Marta, my now grown son also wrote me little, chershed notes as a boy, which he sometimes slipped under the door, and which often brought home to me larger lessons. The message of this lift instantly brought the words of an old Anglican hymn written by William Cowper to thought:

‘Can a woman’s tender care/ Cease toward the child she bare?/ Yes, she may forgetful be/ Yet will I remember thee.’

Many thanks from Nigeria.

34. Dennis says:

Scripture says we call Him Abba, Father. Abba means Daddy. It is comforting to know that we have such a close relationship with Him that we can be as little children calling for their daddy.

35. Nancy from Yellow Springs says:

Who would have guessed that we were suppose to graduate from mother-love to Mother Love? Human mother love is so comfortable and supportive, meeting us where we live at the moment. And, as #18 says, often just a phone call away. But how wonderful for all of us to know that our most loving source and supply is ever at hand. No phone needed. We just listen peacefully, expectantly. Can you hear our Mother calling?

36. NBC in NY says:

Boy, did I receive a hug from your message today. Your inspiration, like a pebble tossed in a pond, reached me and embraced me with Love.

37. Jane says:

Bless you, Marta. Your message touched my heart this morning. Just what I needed to hear. I love thinking of our God as Father-Mother.

38. JODI says:

TY Marta..such a comforting thought to greet the new day..

39. Lori Marquart, Crescent City, CA says:

Dearest Marta, how great it was to hear your cheerful voice so early this morning – about 5:30 here in California. And what a beautiful story. Using your first name was a reminder of my mother who refused to be considered a grandmother. So my daughter and to call her grandparents Dee and Morey. The first thing my daughter did after my mother’s passing was to call my dad “grandpa” and his face just lit up. No one had to prompt her – it just came naturally.

God was truly my Mother and Father growing up and was always there for me when no one else was, and He still is. I have a very tender, loving relationship with my heavenly Parent and am so grateful for His unconditional Love through many trials and tribulations. God is Love – loving and lovable – a very precious Parent!

40. Linda Bargmann says:

Thank you Marta for writing out the Bible verses for us – I love them being in my own language, just as Jesus talked in the language of his day! When I was in the Holy Land, it was so much fun to hear the children in the pool laughing and calling their dads ABBA – it really does mean DADDY or PAPA as The Message translate it!

41. Mary H says:

Thank you for this wonderful lift. My children are all adults and most of the grandchildren are adults, one graduates from high school this year.they are all scattered and far apart, one son is close by but our Father Mother God is always with each and every one of us. Patience is what I need now with my husband and little dog, as #6 Elena said ‘ we have all the patience we need. God is with us every monent.

42. Jackson from Porto Alegre-RS – Brazil says:

Thank you Martha for your tender message! In fact it is natural for children to call Mom and Dad, because although they still cannot fully understand what these words mean socially, they feel included in family and realize the love shown.
Such logic also applies to the infinite love of the “Father-Mother God,” a term coined by Mrs. Eddy in her book Science and Health. This infinite love embraces and tenderly nurtures orphaned children of human parents, who are never left without receiving the love of the infinite Father-Mother God!

Em Português:
Obrigado Marta por sua terna mensagem. De fato é natural as crianças chamarem Mãe e Pai, porque embora elas ainda não compreendam totalmente o que estas palavras significam socialmente, elas sente-se incluídas na familia e percebem o amor demonstrado.
Tal lógica também aplica-se ao infinito amor do “Pai-Mãe Deus’ uma expressão cunhada pela Sra. Eddy em seu livro Ciência e Saúde. Este amor infinito abraça e acalenta com ternura as crianças órfãs de pais humanos, mas que nunca deixam de receber o amor do infinito Pai-Mãe Deus!

43. Olivia says:

And God is the Mommy-Daddy of all creatures, too, let’s not forget!

This week I have been watching a barn owl (via livestream) tenderly care for her just-hatched owlets.

Also, in recent weeks, I’ve been collecting photos of spiritual species who are tending their young, from a chimpanzee mom tenderly holding her sleeping child to a cow gently licking her calf.

In turn, we humans can’t possibly leave God’s animals out of our protective care, out of the realm of our blessed, blessing thoughts, for our Father-Mother doesn’t, and couldn’t.

Let us all be like mother hens (see Matthew 23:37 or Luke 13:34 in the Bible), treating ALL expressions of Life, God, as our beloved chicks!

44. Don Griffith, GA (USA) says:

Thank you, Marta.

Mary Baker Eddy gave the following gifts to all mankind:

“To the Little Children

“Father-Mother God,
Loving me, —
Guard me when I sleep;
Guide my little feet
Up to Thee.

“To the Big Children

“Father-Mother good, lovingly
Thee I seek, —
Patient, meek,
In the way Thou hast, —
Be it slow or fast,
Up to Thee.”

Mis 400:12-25 (By Mary Baker Eddy)

45. Sophie says:

Thank you Marta for a beautiful lift today.It is so wonderful to know that we are the beloved children of a loving Father-Mother God. This is truly a message that the world needs to hear!

46. Sammie in Texas says:

Marta, I appreciated your LIFT so very much today. My children are all grown and even the grandchildren are almost completely out of the nest as well. So I love the idea of turning to my Father-Mother God all day long and knowing we have the family of the world to mother and father in our prayers and in our thoughts….we never stop being the reflection of such a wonderful PARENT. Thanks for sharing all of your citations. Just wonderful!

47. Michael says:

Lovely Marta,
“Today, before defining ourselves as…” anything, it is important not to give ourselves false responsibility for we are all children too.

48. cathy in oregon says:

Started my morning feeling the pressure of the “mommy chores” – and sitting down to see this lovely reminder of the blessings . . … I strive to live the “reflection” … . . to encircle my family with love .. .. Merci!

49. Jan J – Grass Valley, CA says:

Thank you, Marta, for reminding us of our divine Parent, our forever Father-Mother God, who will never ever forsake us. His/Her tender love is as close as our next thought, and shows up in our lives in just the way we need it.

50. Chrissie Brown says:

Marta, You made me laugh and cry at the same time!! The thought of God as Mommie and Daddie/Maman et Papa is awesome. So what’s next Maman? Hugs

51. Terri from San Diego says:

Thank you so much, Marta, for the inspiration and love you radiate in your Daily Lifts, lectures, and articles. Many hugs.

52. Tracy C-K says:

Marta, thank you for the comment as well as the Lift itself. This was perfect to hear this morning, as I needed to comfort & guide my teenage daughter and felt confused as to how. This clearly guided me to praying that our loving Father/Mother God is talking to us directly and guiding us this day and everyday. The Cedars metaphysical this week compares God to a Daddy who offers a child to come up on his shoulders to experience a better view – in reference to Rev. “Come up hither” citations that begin and end our Bible Lesson this week. I love that and love how it fits so beautifully with this Lift. These Lifts are one of those ways our tender divine Parent patiently, repeatedly, lovingly lifts us to see spiritually what’s truly real! Thank you!!

53. David says:

Thank you for sharing your lovely unfoldment. And thanks to all the lecturers and up lift staff who make these programs possible.

54. Amy from NJ says:

Hi Marta, thank you so much for your nurturing message! I still recall the deep warmth and love you showed to our community at a lecture 2 or was it 3 years ago! As she was leaving the lecture one of the mature attendees said “I wish Marta could be my mommy.” You are a precious reflection of God’s love. Thanks again for the beautiful message and have a wonderful day!

55. Laurel says:

Grateful to you for the relief from caring for my 2 children, by simply knowing our Mummy – Daddy is ever encircling them both with His gentle love, He sees to their every need and shows me how to express His love through my human care. Even if I slip, or snap His care is always there. What a Lift gift you have shared with me today.

56. Kaye from Kansas says:

Sometimes human moms and dads can seem to have a rather rough exterior, but they, too, are longing for the tenderness and caring that our true Father-Mother is always giving us. Our job is to turn to this outpouring of love, listen to it, and act on it. When we realize we are full up of God’s unlimited love, we can give love out to everyone. Thank you, Marta, for illustrating this so well today.

57. Anonymous says:

Galatians 4:24-26 says, “Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. ”
The next 2 translations of the last verse are from the Amplified Bible and the Worldwide English (New Testament).
“… the city of Jerusalem in heaven is free, and that is our mother.”
“… the Jerusalem above ([a]the Messianic kingdom of Christ) is free, and she is our mother.”
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Bible-
The difference between believers who rested in Christ only, and those who trusted in the law, is explained by the histories of Isaac and Ishmael. These things are an allegory, wherein, beside the literal and historical sense of the words, the Spirit of God points out something further. Hagar and Sarah were apt emblems of the two different dispensations of the covenant. The heavenly Jerusalem, the true church from above, represented by Sarah, is in a state of freedom, and is the mother of all believers, who are born of the Holy Spirit. They were by regeneration and true faith, made a part of the true seed of Abraham, according to the promise made to him.” (Galatians 4:28-31)
The IVP New Testament Commentaries
Among Jewish thinkers, Philo of Alexandria, a contemporary of Paul, was the most prominent practitioner of allegorical interpretation. Philo saw the Old Testament as primarily a book of symbols that have hidden meaning beyond the literal, historical sense..
Among Jewish thinkers, Philo of Alexandria, a contemporary of Paul, was the most prominent practitioner of allegorical interpretation. .in the story of Ishmael and Isaac.. the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now (v. 29).
The children of the free woman, who were born by the power of the Spirit (v. 29) must learn to express their freedom by walking in the Spirit.

58. rrh says:

Awesome message and comments today. Thanks to everyone for some great thoughts and princples of divine being as we ease into the weekend

59. Carolyn in California says:

As comforting as a feather quilt. Thank you, dear Marta.

60. Dagmar from Hamburg says:

Thanks

61. Frank, Washington says:

As I lay in my cradle before I could speak my mom would say as she passed by, ” God is your Father and Mother”. Later, when I was a small child, she would say,” If anything ever happens to your Dad or me, you will always have your Father and Mother with you. The effect of that has been that I never felt a loss at the passing of my parents. They are still with our Father/Mother obediently expressing Love. I see them now and then in my actions, my sense of right and wrong and in my efforts to express love to all mankind. Thanks for the reminder Marta.

62. Susan Carol says:

Thank -you Thank-you Marta!! I have been praying how to best help my grown-up daughter care for her four young children. Your message was perfect for me ! Turn it over to Papa, with expectation of Good only! Thank-you for your loving voice, your inspired lift, and your wonderful references shared here ! I LOVE the idea of being adventuously expectant, asking “What’s next Papa ?”

63. Pril says:

Marta, Your lift brings smiles and laughter into my heart. Mother God is so clear in your remarks and life it is no wonder that your daughters could confuse “mummy” and “Marta” and not know which one to call you.

64. Jean M. says:

Dear Marta, Your message brought instant tears of tender forgiveness to my eyes. I’m a grandmother, with an adult daughter who will forever be dearly loved, but whose troubled life causes problems for her family. It rebukes my tendency to be judgmental in thought even while being honestly loving and helpful outwardly. The forgiveness, compassion, and helpfulness needed are from God, mine by reflection, and this love must forever be honest, strong, unwavering, and ultimately healing. No one can love her more than her Father-Mother God, and I can draw on that Source for my own unfailing love.

65. bill says:

how beautiful……

66. BlueGold says:

There was a moment in our family when it was my turn to watch over our two year old son who was struggling with a physical problem and difficulty in breathing. I was sitting in the dark beside his crib about 5:00 A.M. Athough I was praying, the child was still struggling. I was alert that my thought turned to concerns about hereditity. We have four boys in our family and each boy had a wonderfully close relationship with four grandarents – maternal and paternal. But in my expereince I never knew or met even one grandparent. What happened next in my thought was that I challenged this line of reasoning, and I quietly asked God to help me understand this situation. The “still small voice” was very clear. “You are not his father. I am his Father, and I am his grandfather and his great grandfather. I am and always will be his only Father.” Quiet gratitude is what I remember. Almost at the next moment I heard the child take a deep breath and a sigh, and the he was quietly asleep. I knew that he was healed at that moment, so with a gratefu heart I returned to bed. At about 6:30 A.M. he was standing in his crib and joyously calling out – ready to go , ready to get up. In this experience it was God as the Father that was on the scene – - and still is to this day. W/gratitude for your message.

67. Jill from L.A. says:

Thanks, Mummy! What a joy to hear your voice and to have this joyous reminder of God’s tendering parenting. Thanks and love, Jill

68. Christopher Stone says:

Deity by any other name is just as Divine.

69. Kathy says:

Your messages never fail to leave me with new insight and a sweet feeling of joy. Gratias! I enjoyed Frank’s comments as well. My dad recently passed and I haven’t felt a sense of loss because of the preparation Christian Science provided. Isn’t it special?

70. J. S. in Ky says:

Thank you Marta, A practitioner/Church friend I was talking to about Church issues just last night , said, as he often does, “We know what to work on.” I laughingly replied to him that with all my “needs” and these of Church, that it was good God wasn’t the human-like Super “Grandfather” so many conceive He is, because He wouldn’t have time for other people’s problems, with me calling Him so much to take care of my problems and worries. I feel like I call Him so often! Your lift dissolves my guilt, even though I know He’s available for everyone else, of course. The lift gives me a warmer feeling that He doesn’t mind being called on, since that is drawing me closer to Him. Hymn # 174, by Maria Louise Baum, begins with: “Like as a mother, God comforteth His children;” and goes on with healing love reminders, like hugs and kisses, and reassurance from our Father/Mother.

71. Suzy from Tempe,AZ says:

Thank you, Marta, for the reminder! And Dennis, #34, reminds us that Jesus was so close to his Father that he called him “Daddy.” How comforting that our Father-Mother God is our Mommy-Daddy God, and we are perfect children by reflection!

72. janet P. J. says:

Thank you. I used to feel I shouldn’t bother God with my needs. Now, I see my need is to stay in constant relation with the divine. Warmth and Mothering love is so needed today. It’s not all about technology, rushing, and efficiency.
Mrs Eddy said that she worked from the home summit. I adopted that early on.
When my husband was out of work for an extended period, and we had five children, I was told I needed to “get a job”. I replied that I have a job. What I need is an independent income. Caring for the children was job number one. The situation changed from that moment on . Shortly my husband found good employment. Each one is complete, and includes his/her own supply.Home is still the dearest spot on earth.

73. Dorothy L., FL says:

Thank you, Marta. Your loving message reached into the very center of my being, and brought joy and comfort.

74. RS from MA says:

With your beautiful comforting message everyone is blessed and may thank Father-Mother God for all good received.
A tender message. Thank you, Marta.

75. Bob Hodges says:

While visiting my parents with our two young boys the phone rang. My mother said to the caller: “No, we can’t come this week; the children are here.” Immediately I realized “the children” were my wife and me. It was good to acknowledge early in marriage that we were all God’s children. In Sunday School classes, the constant reminder that we are all children of God is a special blessing for teenagers who may be at the point of rebelling at the “child” label.

76. Pippa says:

Dearest Marta, thank you so much for this lovely lift.It made me feel so loved and cared for Thank you

77. Leah says:

Such a beautiful story, thank you for this lovely message!

78. ANTOINE HANNIE ET LES ENFANTS DU CREROEA ORPHELINAT says:

EN RECONNAISSANT DIEU -PERE -MERE JSUIS SANS PEUR ET RASSURE DE MA VIE ET MON GUIDAGE EST RASSURE.
MERCI.

79. marilyn from Idaho says:

This reminded me of a time I visited the State Hospital to see a relative. There were many dear ones having mental problems, When I asked why they were so sad, one said ,” we all just want our mother” I could see no matter the age or the problem we all want that mother Love and caring — and it is there and available for everyone. Thank you Marta for your inspiration and comfort.

80. Sylvia Boston says:

Dear Marta, this is soooooooooooooo precious, thank youuuuuuuuuu. Much love

81. zander says:

this was a great daily lift! thank you!

82. Nena says:

Marta, as I listen to your lecture I am feeling being the child of God. When we feel so secure because of the presence of dad,father momm,mother this reminds me what more to God our real father,mother. We have all the His Love. Thank you Marta, for this lift, the inspiration the reminder that God is always loving.
Too late to replay ,just got my internet back..