The world scene seems dark indeed to the material senses. But who has ever found reality by means of the material senses, or by accepting as fact what these senses say is taking place? And is it not reality that we desire? However cruel, however tragic, however threatening the situation that the lying voice of evil suggests to us, the lie can never cross from its realm of supposition into the realm of reality; it can never endanger God or His creation, His man.
The Founder of Christianity, Christ Jesus, knowing that there is but one kingdom, whose ruler is the King of kings, foresaw that before this unassailable fact would become recognized by mortals, there would be conditions such as confront us today. Says the Master in Matthew, "Ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet." Are we heeding his command, "See that ye be not troubled"?
Christian Science likewise reveals the turmoil that will appear in human thought before error finally yields to Truth. On page 96 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy states, "On one side there will be discord and dismay; on the other side there will be Science and peace." Which side are we on—the side of "discord and dismay," or the side of "Science and peace"?
