Thoreau wrote, "Only that day dawns to which we are awake." Many of us may at times have groped blindly in the darkness, until some light appeared to give us instant confidence. But all have not yet found that the ignorance which would mislead thought and link it with fear can be dispelled as the Christ-idea dawns in consciousness, revealing the unchanging truth of eternal Life and Love. Yet this privilege is available to each one at this moment. However, as it is impossible for us to see the dawn without opening our eyes, so to gain our rightful inheritance as His beloved children we must awaken to the understanding of God's merciful kindness, and claim those blessings prepared for all who will acknowledge and seek Him.
The teaching of Christian Science shows us that the only real universe is spiritual, embracing joy, peace, abundance, and that all spiritual good is forever expressed through the creation or reflection of our Father-Mother God. This truth must become apparent to the human consciousness, which has accepted a false sense of the reality of discord, disease, sin, and woe.
Since the realization of the goodness and power of God grows clearer when eagerly sought, it may seem strange that there could arise any doubt or dismay to becloud our thought. But we find that the carnal mind, which claims presence and power, resists being dispossessed of its false authority. Daily the necessity arises of repudiating this so-called power, disguised as self-indulgence, malice, jealousy, hate, and fear, by overcoming every temptation to entertain its false suggestions. The sincere effort to replace wrong beliefs with God's ideas is always rewarded as divine Love becomes clearer and dearer to us, and our complete confidence is held steadily to the truth that nothing is real that is unlike Love.
