Christian Science is so easily understood that children accept it readily, but to the thought educated in the complexities of the material counterfeit of Truth, this very simplicity arouses doubt. The pride which comes from thinking that we are independent mortal beings, apart from God, finds it difficult to accept the humility whereby one realizes man's oneness with God, and the dependence on Him which this fact engenders. Mankind, however, accepts either the spiritual or the material concept, and our daily experiences show the nature of the thoughts we entertain. We accept the true concept of God and man or the unreal concepts and beliefs, according to our spiritual or material education and discernment.
The happiness or harmony which all are seeking comes through wise admission of the truth and refusal to believe its opposite. The work of scientific Christianity is to bring to light that which is true and thus eliminate untruth, and we all have our part in this work. No one is exempt from the task of separating error from truth in his own consciousness; the work is going on, no matter what the seeming may be. The unfoldment of good fills the universe, for the omnipresence of God and His ideas leaves no space for evil to fill.
It is narrated in the Bible that a Syrian ruler afflicted with leprosy heard of spiritual healing effected by Elisha, a prophet of Israel. He went to the home of Elisha, who probably recognized the man's need of humility, and sent a messenger to him bidding him go and wash seven times in the river Jordan and be clean. Startled by this message, Naaman was about to return home in a rage. He had expected to be healed in a certain, preconceived way. However, his servants lovingly reasoned with him until, in obedience to the prophet's directions, he washed in Jordan and the disease disappeared.
