Life is not easy, we have to jump many obstacles and many times we are not even clear of our goal, just as if we were climbing a mountain and couldn't see the top because of the clouds. Every step we give -if safely done- gets us closer to the top. Every step is vital to who we are.
Sometimes prayer feels like we are climbing up in a fog, achievements are nowhere to be found, but if we pray knowing that we are God's own children and that our Father never abandon us, then every step we give gets us closer to our goal, God.

ESPAÑOL
La vida no es fácil, tenemos que saltar muchos obstáculos y muchas veces ni siquiera vemos claramente nuestro objetivo, al igual que si estuviéramos escalando una montaña y no vemos la cima por las nubes. Cada paso que damos -si es hecho con seguridad- nos acerca a la cima. Cada paso es vital para quién somos.
A veces la oración se siente como si estubieramos subiendo en la niebla, los logros no se ven por ningún lado, pero si oramos sabiendo que somos hijos de Dios y que nuestro Padre nunca nos abandona, entonces cada paso que damos nos acerca más a nuestro objetivo, Dios.

Thank you, Mark, for the reminder to not only look for progress one step at a time, but to value each step, and acknowledge how far we have come. Sometimes prayer does seem like climbing a mountain shrouded in fog, where we must focus on, and trust, that each step, each realization, takes us higher. Lately I've been thinking that prayer is a response to Love's invitation to see more of reality through communing with God. Mortal sense inverts that invitation and calls it a problem or concern, -- which might be likened to the fog encasing the mountaintop. If we go along with this, we think we must pray in order to solve the problem or allay the concern. But if we keep the perspective of prayer as accepting Love's invitation to see and experience more of His goodness, we'll pray with more joy and expectation, and we'll pay less attention to the inverted picture.

Further to yesterday's lift about the cup not being half full, but always running over -- anyone working to enlarge their concept of supply may find it helpful to listen to a metaphysical talk entitled "Grace - the Key to Prosperity" given at High Ridge House, a Christian Science care facility in Riverdale, NY. Here's the link: http://www.highridgehouse.org/metaphysicalmeetings11.html

Love to all

Great Lift Mark. Thank you. Mary Baker Eddy says,"..the spiritual facts of existence are gained step by step, .." Each step we take (in thought) takes us further away from error and closer to Gods goodness. On page 296 of S&H Mrs Eddy says, "An improved belief is one step our of error, and aids in taking the next step and in understanding the situation in Christian Science." When our thoughts become fully aligned with God time and space will no longer play a part in reaching our spiritual destination.

I have been making steps. Now I'm pausing to value them. Still not knowing how far I've gone nor how far I'll go.

Thank you so much, dear Mark. This is just what I needed today!

As usual, Mark, you have lifted our thought to new heights. So grateful

As usual, perfect timing of the divine Mind. The message I needed to hear today! Thanks, Mark.

Thank you.

Thank you, this is most helpful at a time when I am seemingly struggling with a monumentous task. I must remember all the good that has already taken place and how I am reaching the summit...to keep trusting that our Father-Mother, God is carrying this seeming burden. Yes, raise thought.

Many thanks Mark for this inspiring lift. Yes! "When the smoke of battle clears away, you will discern the good you have done, and receive according to your deserving. Love is not hasty to deliver us from
temptation, for Love means that we shall be tried and purified." (MBE)." "All the way that we must go/ We will take at Thy [Love's] direction,/ Where the floods of trouble flow/ Find Thy perfect, calm reflection;" (Christian science Hymnal #85). I very much enjoyed your lecture on November 5th in Rochester NY: THE HEALING EFFECT OF YOUR PRAYERS.

thank you Mark,that is so encouraging.Indeed sometimes it seems that the fog will never lift,especially when we pray for a long time about something and there is never any change ,or so it seems.its encouraging to know that even that one step IS important.never give up.keep on going,keep "porter to the door of thought", and"a conscios,constant capacity to understand God". just do our best! and give our loving attention toGod. though its good to have encouragement ,thank you.love and peace to you all.

Thank you Mark. Your message is most welcome here today, we remain very much in admiration of your work on behalf of each pilgrim traveling, striving for God's goodness. Thank you dear #3 and dear #10 for your gift as well. Gratitude to and for the DL, all staff, all the grand light.

Tks so much Mark.
Actually, listening to this DL and pondering it instead of forget it is a valuable step to do for today.

thank you mark

"How far we have come" ... very helpful reminder. Thank you mark

Thank you there is much to think about.

Thank you, Mark! Your lift ist most inspiring and very thought provoking. Yes, step by step belongs to the progress we are making. I did a lot of hiking in the Alps earlier and I loved it when I reached the top, and never wanted to go down again because of the wonderful view and the very special atmosphere. Until my husband would almost take me by the hand and say: come on now.
Your words have been very helpful. Thank you!

In God we trust for each upward step. We shall give thanks for each step taken and for those yet to come. "Watch!" for where we place our feet. It's not the number of steps, but the altitude reached with each step that brings us closer to the summit of divine thought. Thank you Mark for the "lift".

Valorar cada paso que damos en procura de un mayor desarrollo espiritual deberia ser nuestro objetivo ya que los pasos dados y que por ahi no son los nuestros sino los de nuestros precedores y que son sustancialmente conducentes y guiadores son los pasos a seguir y podriamos decir tantas cosas de ellos todas inspiradoras sin duda, seguir el ejemplo sin desviarnos y con la confianza, paciencia y tolerancia de ellos es hacer mucho, Pero que, nos quedaremos con eso? de ninguna manera ya que al igual que ellos tenemos las mismas armas no solo para dar los necesarios pasos sino para ayudar a otros a darlos, y eso es lo hermosos somos capaces por nosotros mismos o sea, por el entendimiento que nos viene de Dios demostrar quien Es Dios y como acercarse a El, estando conscientes de Su bondad y tolerancia con nosotros y con el mundo. Las Sagradas Escrituras nos cuentan sobre todos los hechos que demuestran como El va delante nuestro iluminando el camino en momentos de dudas nuestras El se 'adelanta a nuestros deseos, intenciones o necesidades conduciendonos a lo mejor aun sin nosotros saberlo o pensarlo en soluciones que van mas alla de nosotros porque corrigen y , que la voluntad humana no puede dar.

Realmente seguir Sus pasos es el hecho mas sustancial a que podemos aspirar, para realizar la tarea para la que hemos sido contactados, en Un contacto inmarcesible y pefecto.

Muchas gracias Mark y Daily Lift por tan grato desayuno.

Your comments are practical and inspiring! Living in California when just out of college, I accepted a job on the East Coast, but had to drive by myself to get there (in my VW Beetle -- oh yeah!). First stop: St George, Utah, where I looked at my map and saw how far I still had to travel. That evening, in tears on the phone to my mother, she wisely advised me not to focus on the length of the journey still to come, but instead, to focus on one day at a time and to express gratitude to God for being with me every step of the way. She was so right. The drive gave me a precious opportunity to get to know myself -- and God -- much better, and that lesson has stayed with me all these years later. Thank you, Mark, for reminding me of it today. God bless you!

Thank you Mark for one more lift. Thank God for each upward step taken and for those yet needed. It is not the number of steps, but the altitude gained which brings us closer to the summit of infinite good. Watching, working, and praying before placing the foot dispenses the (seeming) fog of materiality. Each of these steps then brings a grandeur view of reality, spiritually.

Thank you Mark for your precious Lift today. Indeed, the fog needs clearing sometimes which it did for me after lecture in Spokane recently which was so timely, prompting and reinforcing what we should all know. Thank you so much for coming to Spokane bring your light to us. Blessings to you.

Not so long ago I got tired of singing la-la-la-la when I only knew some key phrases to a favorite hymn. It just happens that one I am singing in my car lately is useful here. Hymn 136, last verse. If we are climbing mountains, step by step, our climbing partner is always with us. I hope He likes my singing.

I climb, with joy, the heights of Mind,
To soar o'er time and space;
I yet shall know as I am known
And see Thee face to face.
Till time and space and fear are naught
My quest shall never cease,
Thy presence ever goes with me
And Thou dost give me peace.

Thank you Mark for helping us be patient with our progress. And, great example Missy #20

This was very inspiring and encouraging. Thank you, Mark.

No matter how thick the fog is, we can still see enough to take the very next step. And where memory would like to hide the past progress, a written record, brings it back to thought so that we can acknowledge our progress! Thank you Mark for this and all your daily lifts and all the good work you do!

Thank you, Mark. You remind me of the Jacob story in which he had to be secure in what he had gained from his struggle before letting go and going forward to meet his brother and the 400 men who came with him, consolidate his progress, so to speak.

I find I need to do that almost daily in order to internalize those lovely ideas before they move on-- to be sure they are a part of me, rather than just passing through. Do I really know and live what I know each step of the way?

What a touching and poignant message for this day, as we enter the reflective Holy Days. As the year ends we naturally evaluate the past year to glean the lessons and see where that might lead us in the New Year ahead. As I hear you quote from MBE, I am touched by her carefully chosen words and know that this comes from a spiritual master. Why? Because it is obvious the depth of her reflections on Truth and her receptivity to words that hold true for humanity. I so appreciate the depth of your words Mark Swinney that lift us all to higher ground today. I hope that I can take the time to reflect on the ground gained this year in a way that helps the lessons to go deeper in me. I am learning and have so much to learn as well. I feel God's purpose in me developing and want to continue to move forward with God's guidance and my careful listening and following. Some people think that to listen is to obey and use the words as though they meant the same thing. Isn't listening, listening, and then we choose how to act according to our own conscience or inner guide? Have a great day. The daily lifts are the best way to start my day on the daily climb to the mountain top.

So many people make this comment, and now I will, too....this is EXACTLY the encouragement that I need. Thank you, Mark, and all those who comment!

I loved your Lift today. I lived in Utah for 17 years and learned many lessons from hiking the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. When I moved there from Mass. I had never hiked. So my early hiking lessons were patience and perseverance. Hiking to 10,000 feet was a challange to the belief of life in matter and its restrictions. I hiked in summer heat and winter snows. The first time I hiked any mountain, I never knew where the top was until I got there. I found that praising God for his/her glory made each hike glorious, and unique. My thought was always filled with inspiration as I hiked away from the base of the mountain. The reward of the view from the top of any mountain is always awesome. It seems to put things in perspective. What had troubled or annoyed me during the week melted away when the mountain reminded me of how great and glorious our God is. Thanks again for the Lift and the memories it brought me of my many hikes in Park City.

Thank you.

I am so grateful for this beautiful parable! Thanks, Mark

Listening and following every step of the way--"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own undestanding." How we get there is of utmost importance. Thanks so much! Marie

The quote above is from Proverbs 3:5
Daily Lift Team

Thank you, Mark, for another perfect Lift for today. How wonderful that we get to continue making progress all along the way. And that we can cherish each step.

"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."

Sir Edmund Hilary

Truth, Wisdom, Love and Sincerity,

Rob Scott
Chicago, IL

Very helpful message. Thank you!

Thank you for this message, Mark. While thinking about it, I wondered if perhaps there is not really an arduous climb to attempt, but rather a scenic hike, with beautiful vistas all around. If we can but pause to consider each lesson learned, the grandeur of the scenery becomes apparent. Then, we can continue the journey in peace, still learning, still progressing.

What a wonderful thought! I will keep this one with me as I ..climb!

Unlike Missy #20, I drove from Long Island, NY to California in 1962 with my 11 year old daughter to start a new life. Fortunately I had no time deadline as friends in California had invited me to stay with them until I got settled. So each day was a new adventure as well as a step towards a new life and we saw many sights I had only heard of or read about and never thought I'd actually see in person. Not knowing what would unfold at my destination, I relied on prayer knowing that leaning on the sustaining infinite each day would be big with blessings as well as the destination. And so it has proved to be. Step by step God directs our path and we have only to listen for his direction to receive his bountiful blessings.

Thank you so much dearest Mark for this beautiful and inspiring message. Much love

Mark~~ Thank you so much!! Inspiring message!! These daily lifts and helpful comments have encouraged me to keep climbing!! No turning around here!!
Love to all

I woke up this morning with "Trust the Eternal when the shadows gather" (hymn 359) running through my mind. The second verse reads "Trust the Eternal, for the clouds that vanish no more can move the mountains from their base than sin's illusive wreaths of mist can banish Light from His throne or loving from His face". I read this so differently this morning - NOTHING can hide Love from us. NOTHING can move our foundation or keep us from seeing Love. Then I listened to this Daily Lift which so fits in with this and what I've been praying about this morning. God certainly does lead us step by step with His comforting ideas. Thank you everyone!

Thank you, Mark, for “Value each step … you’ve never seen the top of the mountain … you don’t know how far you have to go … it really doesn’t matter how far you have to go, what really matters is what you’ve learned so far … each step along the way … is vital to who we are in the long run.” As I was praying recently, asking what my next steps were. My answer came in recognizing that I needed to just take the next step and then ask again. The value in each step is that it’s a “now” moment filled with opportunity for the human to yield to the divine and to be blessed in that yielding. In fact, the journey, itself, is the destination. Each step moves me from one destination point in the journey on to the next destination point and then on to the next. I'm on course when my mountaintop is the one that Jesus knew and recommended. And what a climb! Sometimes so steep and other times just as an easy flatland walk or run! :-) And has anyone else had the feeling of sliding down into a valley, every once in awhile? Even if the physical landscape seems “same-old-same-old,” everything’s always new. Our journey is about the “now.” I might have been in “this place” before or still; but, never “now,” in this consciousness. And so there’s always something new to discover as I grow spiritually and “the scenery,” my understanding, everything! - changes! Only God never changes. With God as my destination, I discover God as my journey, all along the way – at and in every valuable step.

Your advice and insight today is very true. Thank you.

Thank You Mark, I today will value each step and reflect on how far I have come .

But there are other things going on too, aren't there, Mark? Someone calls out, "Wait for me!" And another whimpers, "It's too hard!" And while you're gaining height, and feeling really at peace, there is that voice suggesting perhaps it's all a bit much. So we do have to not only set our feet, and hands, but our thoughts have to be forward looking. Not allowing what's going on down on the ground to distract us from our purpose. Those are the steps that are toughest. But it certainly makes the achievement all the sweeter - the desire to do it all again more appealing.
Thank you Nate and the production team; the lecturers and the Board; and the on their toes Lift family.

WOW! I love this lift. Thanks, Mark.

Awesome, great lift and very helpful... thank you so much!

Yes, enjoy the trip of spiritual growth along the way. Be patient with yourself and others.
Thanks for the great reminder today!

Thank you Mark. Right on target. I am experiencing the joy and peace of discerning the good and being grateful for the blessings. I am also very grateful for the lessons learned along the way.

Dear Mark,

Thank you for your inspring lifts. It seemed challenging just to get up today and face another day of climbing the mountain after most of it came crashing through our lives several years ago. Everything changed, and it took us some time to realize that God had not changed, and would give us the strength to keep climbing.

Where we live, clouds sometimes come by and say "hello" to us. When we first moved here, and as I stood doing dishes one day, the day was coming to a close, but suddenly it was quite dark. I thought that an early fog had set in. When I looked up again, just moments later,I realized it was a cloud that had passed by, and there was the day, brighter again. God is giving us the courage to realize that the clouds always do move on, and in spite of them, we rely on God's seeing for our direction. Most sincerely, Kalani

Yo creo como Pablo que dejando lo que queda atrás debemos seguir adelante hacia la meta.
Porque las cosas que se ven son transitorias, mientras que las que no se ven son eternas. Y esta transitoriedad depende de cuanto fijemos en ellas nuestra mirada, no sea que les demos una realidad que no tienen, porque lo cierto es que YA estamos en la meta. Y ese pensamiento exclusiva y absolutamente debe ocupar todo nuestro entendimiento. TODO ya está hecho

Thank you so much Mark, for the helpful lift.

Thanks, Mark! Kinda like: "It's the Journey, not the Destination"....?? Loved your C.S. Lecture in Spokane, WA this last Sat. You made healing prayers seem so innocent, child-like and easy! Also love the idea that any way we come to communion with God is the right way!!

Thank you.Trusting in God,each step becomes easier!

Mrs Eddy says, “Step by step will those who trust Him find that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.""
And
" The God-inspired walk calmly on though it be with bleeding footprints.."
Mrs Eddy also says,
For Jesus, his step by step mission
“was both individual and collective. He did life’s work aright not only in justice to himself, but in mercy to mortals, — to show them how to do theirs, but not to do it for them nor to relieve them of a single responsibility.”

With every valuable step we take, Mrs Eddy reminds us “Every pang of repentance and suffering, every effort for reform, every good thought and deed, will help us to understand Jesus’ atonement for sin and aid its efficacy;"

If we are to follow the Golden Rule, and the Sixth Tenet, then in humility, humanity, and obedience, we are to turn to our brothers and sisters, walking up the same fog-peaked mountain, and help them, even as Simon the Cyrene, helped Jesus carry his cross to Golgotha, for we are not alone. God's love for us is direct, and is manifested collectively through each of to each of us.

Thank you Mark, DL Team, and DL Community!

DEAR Mark Swinney, thank you for this elevating :-) lift! I love that you point out that although of course the mountain peak is what we are aiming for, it is the steps along the way that really matter. How important in our life journey that we see this! Love to you and yours,

Every prayer that involves the betterment of self or mankind is always answered, never unanswered. I speak from experience. It might show up in teensy weensy happenings where one doesn't relize it, since the human being is prone to think the answer to prayer must be loud and clear to be known as successful. But it comes in ratio of growth in spiritual understanding. Value each step that is made, but it must be toward better understanding of God. Prayer for material things is not prayer, but prayer to receive the wisdom of God, the love towards God's creation, including man, those are the prayers, if sincere, will definitely be answered.

Thank you, Mark,
Your messages are always so UP-lifting...and full of joy.

The wider views we gain by climbing are motivation for further climbing! Each step empowers the next. Thanks, Mark and commenters!

I love this passage, written by Mary Baker Eddy:

"Experience is victor, never the vanquished; and out of defeat comes the secret of victory. That to-morrow starts from to-day and is one day beyond it, robes the future with hope's rainbow hues" (Miscellaneous Writings 339:6)

Anneliese aus Germany

herzlichen Dank für diesen wunderbaren erhebenden Daily Lift

THANK YOU MARK!

Trust the Eternal, for the clouds that vanish
No more can move the mountains from their base
Than sin's illusive wreaths of mist can banish
Light from His throne or loving from His face.
Christian Science Hymnal 359

TO ascending pilgrims some thoughts on this wonderful, parable of Love.Humble Thank you, for the reminder, Mark

"LET" by Merri

In the nano-second, clear- I BE,
Watching, praying, ferverently.

Knowing Truth and Love , Prevail,
In spite of mortal thoughts assail.

The voice says:Stop!!! Regenration here!!!
In Silent Space come sit! ---get clear.

With His strong arm, encircling me,
I am content In the Radiant Gold Light of Reality.

This metaphor of climbing a mountain is such a good illustration of what it takes to climb from a material sense to a spiritual sense as revealed in Christian Science. Thank you Mark!
As a young man I worked as a surveyor for logging companies on the west coast, and had to climb up and down mountains on an almost daily basis. At first on some of the steeper mountains it was hard to get started. I would get winded after a short time, and have to pause. After "catching my breath", I could continue all day. After a few months of this daily activity, it became easier, I no longer became winded, the pause less necessary, and the climbs more enjoyable.
My surveyor's vest had a back pocket for carrying a thermos and a lunch, so I had no heavy baggage. Which reminds me of the heavy political and other baggage we see others carrying today. Mrs. Eddy refers to it in Miscellaneous Writings pg. 327:
"Many there were who had entered the valley to specu‐
late in worldly policy, religion, politics, finance, and to
search for wealth and fame. These had heavy baggage
of their own, and insisted upon taking all of it with them,
which must greatly hinder their ascent."

thank you for this healing lift!

What a kind way of encouraging us to keep at it both because the goal is worth every step and also because it's truly helpful to value each step.

Climb every mountain step by step...prayer by prayer! Knowing where we've been is always helpful. Thank you for your Daily Lift today Mark!

What really grabbed my attention in this valuable lift was the word, diligent. I had just read the lesson and the word diligent stood out to me earlier this morning, "the substance of a diligent man is precious." (Prov 12:27) I looked up the word diligent in the Bible, Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy (diligence) including the dictionary. I found that to be diligent and value each step is to prosper along the way. We may not see our complete reward until the goal is reached, but what a confidence builder! Thanks Mark

Thank you for the great lift.

This reminds me of when I've climbed mountains in the past. At first, the mountain would appear daunting, at times even impossible. But then at I took one step after another, a path would open up and before I knew it, I was at the top. Value each step, enjoy the journey, live in the now. Thanks again for the reminder!

Each inspired thought we embrace in prayer is a new and wonderful handhold in our climb!

"Mind's infinite ideas run and disport themselves. In humility they climb the heights of holiness," says Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health (p. 514).

thanks so much. AND thanks everyone who has shared. Of course, a thank you to the DL team for putting these on.

Thank you for this simple message to pause and value each step in our understanding that God is holding our hand as we see upward.

Thanks, Mark...I will be glad to go forth today and" value each step along the way"...making my daily steps a prayer!

Thanks Mark, that is right on! That mountain top is up there someplace, and we must keep in tune with the daily steps to get there, rejocing all the way! But not always easy for sure.

Hymn #218 from the Christian Science Hymnal comes to mind;

The freer step, the fuller breath,
The wide horizon's grander view;
The sense of Life that knows no death, —
The Life that maketh all things new.

My 2nd. visit today to the comments, my 4th to hear Mark's message. Thank you to all the lifters for their "grander views".

I loved today's DL. It reminded me of an experience a few years ago, when our church was having a lecture. I had offered to drive the lecturer up to the top of Mt. Haleakala on Maui, the day before the lecture. I had to pick her up a little after 4 a.m. to get to the mountain in time for sunrise, a time for a beautiful view. That morning it poured cats and dogs, and when I called to ask if she still wanted to go, she said "yes". We took each curve up the mountain slowly, anticipating the final goal of reaching the top. When we arrived, it was not only cold, raining and windy, but there was nothing exceptional to view because of the weather conditions. Although I felt badly for her sake, we both agreed that the trip up was an adventure anyway. We headed down as daylight was upon us and all of a sudden she asked me to pull to the side of the road. There on the hillside was a beautiful flower blooming amidst volcanic rock and dirt. She was thrilled. Why? Because she was wanting to add a point to her lecture and this lovely bloom provided the answer, the point being, that when it appears nothing is going on of much value or importance, the seeds of Truth are unfolding in amazing ways. By valuing each step of this journey up the mountain and down, we rejoiced in the revelations along the way.

Thank you. God's love give us wings to fly,

Thank you so much for this needed reminder and valuable view. I am still pondering and came back here to read the comments that were so inspired. YAY. We are so fortunate to have great hymns to help us pray aright and an understanding community. Thanks to all.

Thank you, very helpful!

Thank you, Mark! Its an especially good feeling when there is a break through in the clouds. That "aha" moment when you realize that you really have grown/changed for the better view of Life. Step by step by step!

I've just started a business of offering my services to home sit for anyone anywhere. I have this (silly?) urge to call out "Hhheellllooooo?! Is anyone out there?!" ;-) With your UP lifting message today I sync now with my God-given trust that steps taken in Love, Truth and Mind-motivated are not in vain. MANY thanks, Mark!

Thank you for this enlightening Lift. The Lift speaks right to the heart and bring home many powerful lessons.

Hi, Mark! Thank you. This is a big help on a current issue.

Thank you so much for this precious lift! Thank you to Marilyn #2 -- I love the idea of prayer being an invitation to see more of Love's abundant good & not a response to a problem. This so helps to see the good, every step of the way, unfolding as our receptivity widens and gratitude is expressed.....adding even more value to those precious moments.... so grateful to this lifter community & all who contribute to it....

I went to secondary school for a period in the Swiss Alps, and I returned later for a while so I appreciate what you recommend. At the end of the day I count my final moments as the twelve baskets full after the feast each day. Thank you.

Mark. Thank-You.

Thank you, and i assure you, i love each day and cherish the growing time. Working with and for God gives one a trust that "All is well" and the assurance that the climb is more than well worth the effort.
June in Mobile, Alabama

Sublime! Thank you.

What a wonderful, helpful lift. It is good to see the progress we've made and celebrate it - not dwell on mistakes, etc. Thanks!

Thank you, Up and w/o a real end. Love these messages.

Beautiful! This makes so much sense - clearly notes the value of the spiritual journey. Every step up is growth just as every prayer for good builds. Thank you Mark.

What a wonderful lift! Thank you Mark, and thanks also to #2 Marilyn for your comments. They are wonderful as well! Unbounded gratitude to all those who work on the DL team, and to all those sharing their healing messages with the world through each Lift.

Thank you so much for this lift. I was feeling a bit discouraged as I have been studying this Science for nearly 30 years and recently again found myself in a situation I hoped I had outgrown and wondered about what progress I had made. So your lift encouraged me to keep going to see what there is on the mountain top one little step at the time.

Thanks Mark. As I listened to this wonderful Lift I thought of how your illustration describes the upward journey accomplishing the directive I have often pondered on page 22 of Mrs. Eddy's bio Retrospective and Introspective included in her Prose Works ... "The human history needs to be revised, and the materail record expunged." That directive has at times felt rather stern or some times burdensome, But I have begun to view it as a natural result of our desire to grow in grace and learn more of our spiritual relationship with our Father Mother, now I too look back to see where I once was and how far I have come in my own individual spiritaul journey and see how letting Christ lead the way, that history we want to revise and that record we want expunged is simply dissolved by God's universal solvent of divine Love. Now I don't look back or down as often as I look up and forward to what good will unfold that continues to revise and expunge with blessing untold.