It was but a fern in a pot, a dainty maidenhair, and it had been a thing of beauty all summer. Through the winter it drooped, losing color and vitality. Then it was ruthlessly shorn the ground, but not forgotten. Spring came and resurgence; tiny pink and green fronds appeared, where life had seemed absent. Infinitesimal at first, they daily grew in strength and size, and presently shot up, unfolding a wealth of delicate foliage and offering the onlooker a message which hinted the omnipresence of Life. Is this not symbolic of Paul's words to the Corinthians: "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God."
We too must search; and what a happy search it is! Our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in her inspired work, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," writes (p. 264), "As mortals gain more correct views of God and man, multitudinous objects of creation, which before were invisible, will become visible."She plainly indicates God's law of progress.
All through the Bible and all through life as we know it are instances in which ever-present reality is reached by searchers who rend somewhat the veil of matter, finding supply, strength, protection, courage, and so on, according to their need in time of stress.
