Good is measureless. Because it is God, Spirit, it cannot be made finite. Mortals attempt to measure good by their little yardstick of need or desire. They believe it must inevitably, sooner or later, come to an end. But good is endless and measureless, infinite even as its source is infinite. On page 67 of "Retrospection and Introspection" Mary Baker Eddy writes, "The first iniquitous manifestation of sin was a finity." How necessary it is then to unfinite one's sense of good and learn its true nature as spiritual, measureless, never ending. This means that one never looks to matter as the source of good of any kind. If one clings to matter as the source of good, he clings steadfastly to his troubles, for the belief in matter and its illusory claims of good and the lack of good is the sin of finity, even the belief that Spirit, God, is not All.
Christ Jesus had a perfect understanding of the true nature of good as measureless divine Principle, and he never permitted it to be personalized in himself or others. His famous answer to the young man seeking the way of Life, who addressed him as "good Master," may well be heeded by all. He said: "Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God." The belief in a human person as a source of good tends to be parasitical and frequently leads to depletion, for both the personal supplier and the one supplied. When, however, it is seen that good is purely spiritual, one finds his own individual good the direct reflection of God, independent of person, place, or thing. Through acceptance of this good he finds his individuality expanding in great freedom, blessing, and usefulness. He finds it indeed true that "the blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it."
On page 587 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mrs. Eddy gives the following definition of good: "Good. God; Spirit; omnipotence; omniscience; omnipresence; omni-action." This places good beyond all measurement, all possibility of opposition or exhaustion. If one knows good as omnipotence, can one fear that evil can make valid its claims? In the armor of spiritual understanding one stands before these claims unmoved. No matter what may seem to be the nature of the evil confronting him, if one will understandingly know and declare the allness of good and cease to measure its power he will find God, good, asserting His power and presence in every direction of thought and action.
