As my fingers are poised on the keys, I contemplate these words: “For Good.” Our entire philosophy in the Science of Mind is based on the words of Ernest Holmes: “There is a Power for Good in the Universe greater than we are, and we can use it.” What is this Power, and why do these words now feel dualistic to me, considering what I have learned about quantum physics? Quantum physics tells me that I am the observer, and as I observe anything, it becomes that to me. Nothing exists outside my observation—for me. Yet, there is plenty happening in the world that I do not know about and am not conscious of. What of that?

There is no duality. All is one. The Power for Good that I can use is only greater than my finite mind. I can use as much of it as I can embody. Is it always “Good”? That depends on how you define Good. When I look up the word, it seems to connote things that are positive. We say, “Everything is good,” or “I’m good,” or “He’s good.” But how can everything be good?

As I understand this Power for Good, I am reminded that it merely has the potential to be good, depending on if and how we use it. This Power for Good is our ability to choose and to project those choices into the field of infinite potential through our thoughts and feelings. The Power is “good” in that its purpose is simply to say yes to us. What could be better than that? We have a power that resides within us and surrounds us—a power that simply says yes to us every time we think and act accordingly.

Many of us are searching for our Good. The challenge is that we place it outside ourselves. We think we want a certain thing or a particular way of life, and then we do everything to counteract that desire. We do not live according to the Good we say we want.

Ernest Holmes wrote:
“We have within us a power that is greater than anything that we shall ever contact in the outer, a power that can overcome every obstacle in our life and set us safe, satisfied, and at peace—healed and prosperous, in a new light, and in a new life. Mind, all mind, is right here. It is God’s Mind, God’s creative Power, God’s creative Life. We have as much of this Power to use in our daily life as we can believe in and embody.”

This Power for Good is God. Use the words interchangeably and realize that God works through you, as you. How much of the limitless life can you embody? What can you conceive as possible? Then think only from that place.

Someone once asked me: “Why don’t we fully use this Power? If we know our thoughts are powerful, why do we continue thinking the things we do?” I believe we are using this Power as fully as we can, and the results we experience reflect that. To have greater or more positive results, we must embody more of it. By embody, I mean to open up to it and be it—no separation.

Emma Curtis Hopkins once wrote:
“Are you not seeking Good? Why do you move your right hand? You move it to get your Good. Why do you breathe? You breathe to get your Good. Why do the stones lie still and wait? They are waiting for their Good. Why does the bird fly? It flies for its Good. Everything moves and waits for its Good. So, you see that the Good draws everything. The Good which you and I want governs everything we do. Therefore, the Good which you are seeking is your God.”

Our Good is not separate from us. We are all seeking our Good. The challenge is to accept it as already here. We do not have to do anything to get it. It’s already ours. We simply have to open up to it, receive it, and live our lives as if it were already so.

Our Good is our God. And God is “Greatness on Demand.” That would be you and me. Emma goes on to suggest we take the word “Good” and lay it before us like a beautiful white stone, allowing it to speak to us. Let’s try that for a moment. When you do, get back to me with what you discover. I believe you will find that as you contemplate anything occurring in your life, taking the word “Good” and placing it before you like a white stone of clarity will help you see what is yours to see in any given moment.

“There is a Power for Good in the Universe greater than we are, and we can use it.” That Power for Good is Love. It is the very essence of who we are. While we may err in finding it in places that seem misaligned, it doesn’t diminish the Power itself. However, imagine what we could accomplish if we truly aligned with it and embodied it.

Love and Aloha,

Rev. Dr. Rita Andriello-Feren, Author, Founding Spiritual Director CSL Kaua`i.