In mundane affairs the element of time seems a very important factor. It governs very largely the lives and actions of mortals. A large part of human thought is taken up in either contemplating the past or planning for the future. Present joy is often curtailed by a vain regret for what has happened or a dread of that which is to come. Christian Science is the Science of true being, the understanding of that which actually is, the comprehension of that which is eternally right and unalterably good. It gives us a standard for our thinking which enables us to fill each day with all that is noble, happifying, healthy, joyous, pure, satisfying, and good, and to exclude anything and everything that would mar our day, render it unfruitful, unhappy, unhealthy, disappointing, or sordid. Any science that can bring such gratifying results and desirable conditions merits our most serious study, our earnest efforts to understand it more fully and apply it more faithfully, to demonstrate it more and more practically in our daily affairs.
God is infinite good. The word "infinite" means "without limits of any kind; . . . boundless."' Since God is good, and unlimited, the prophet rightfully declared: "Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any." God's power, the power of infinite good, must be the only power, for there can be nothing beyond or besides the infinite All. There can be no power to limit or restrict the unlimited. Since God is the only creator and has all power, there is no other power that can bring anything into being.
Since God, good, is the only power, the only creator, there is only one creation, the creation of good. This creation of God expresses the goodness of all-creating good, for it fully shows forth the nature and character of that divine power of good which is its source, origin, and inception. How simply does Mary Baker Eddy, in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," cover the whole ground, where she says (p. 286): "The Scriptures declare all that He made to be good, like Himself,—good in Principle and in idea. Therefore the spiritual universe is good, and reflects God as He is." It is obvious that anything which is not Godlike does not express God or divine good; that it is no part of God's creation, but is devoid of reality, false and baseless.
