WITH what rare simplicity is the profound fact stated in the first verse of the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth"! With equal profundity and simplicity Mrs. Eddy enlarges upon this statement on page 502 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," when she says, "This word beginning is employed to signify the only,— that is, the eternal verity and unity of God and man, including the universe." Correlating these two passages, we see that the first verse in Genesis is not the statement of an event that took place untold ages ago, but is the declaration of that which, without beginning or end, forever is.
The healing significance of the truth contained in this verse will be more fully appreciated as it is realized that therein is stated a basic fact which, mentally discerned and accepted with finality, is the straight and narrow road to instantaneous recovery from discordant conditions. Does not Mrs. Eddy mean this when she states (ibid., p. 14):"Become conscious for a single moment that Life and intelligence are purely spiritual, — neither in nor of matter, — and the body will then utter no complaints. If suffering from a belief in sickness, you will find yourself suddenly well"? The reason for many, if not all, delayed healings is failure to perceive and concede the fact of God's oneness and allness or, having perceived and conceded it, emphatically to stand by it.
Mortals are disposed to try to work from two standpoints, — one, that God is All; the other, that evil is also something real and tangible to be dealt with, — and then attempt to heal. Not so did Jesus! He refused to give even temporary credence to the arguments of error.
