"GLORY to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." This song, which the angels sang many centuries ago to the shepherds, is echoing in the hearts of all sincere Christian Scientists. How they rejoice and praise God for the blessed Christ, Truth, which is being revealed to them daily, yes, hourly, through their study and their spiritually mental assiduousness in Christian Science! They know that Truth, which was once more brought to light by Mary Baker Eddy, is bringing to them, and will eventually bring to all mankind, peace—the peace "which passeth all understanding."
How inspiring to note that the very beginning of Jesus' earthly career was ushered in by the singing of angels! In the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mrs. Eddy gives this illuminating definition of "angels" (p. 581):"God's thoughts passing to man; spiritual intuitions, pure and perfect; the inspiration of goodness, purity, and immortality, counteracting all evil, sensuality, and mortality." In the light of this definition we perceive that the Master was constantly entertaining angels, spiritual thoughts. These thoughts, imbued with pure love for God and man, gave him strength to face and counteract the hatred and bigotry of the rabbis. Divine inspiration enabled him to speak the loving word which brought peace to troubled hearts. And pure intuition enabled him to heal instantly so-called incurable diseases, and even raise the dead.
The earnest, working student of Christian Science strives to emulate the character of the humble Nazarence, for he finds that in order to glorify God in the highest he must cultivate and express the pure qualities of God, so that he may maintain good will toward all men. In order that peace may be established on earth, it must first be established in each individual consciousness. This is accomplished only in the degree that God's loving will is understood and obeyed. There can be no peace where there is self-will, hate, jealousy, greed, malice, or revenge. The student realizes that he must unceasingly work, watch, and pray, so that no error of any nature can intrude and find lodgment in his thought. Every belief in evil overcome, each victory won, will be followed with some measure of peace and the blissful realization of God's nearness and love. The coming of the Christ into one's consciousness is always accompanied by the song of angels. Mrs. Eddy has written in "Miscellaneous Writings" (p.204), "When the good fight is fought, error yields up its weapons and kisses the feet of Love, while white-winged peace sings to the heart a song of angels."
