WHEN thought is lifted to the windows of heaven, divine harmony, there may be grasped at least a glimpse of the perfection which Mary Baker Eddy states underlies reality. If one closes the door of thought on material belief, shutting out the clamor of personal sense, and stands on mental tiptoe, expectant, eager, there will be unfolded from the heart of divinity a view that will abide in eternal remembrance.
This view of incomparable wonder is one of pure divinity of cause and effect, of source and emanation, of Being and expression. The peace and power of eternal oneness and allness of infinite good spread out in endless beauty. Every identity of existence declares the presence of spiritual substance, Life, and law. Continual energy of immortality preserves a universe of perfection. Here is holy purpose fulfilled, endless capacity of Soul employed, palpitating reflection everywhere. Here is fundamental Principle, divine Science, and man, the individual agency of God. The gaze rests upon this scene with a feeling of familiarity, for the facts appearing in vivid glory are the eternal truths of being. They are the signs of our homeland, for the Master said of spiritual man that the kingdom of heaven is within him.
Perfection bases reality because divine Principle is the abiding, sustaining, governing presence with creation. The nature of Principle is the essence of all existence. This implies complete and everlasting product in continuous obedience to divine laws. Hence universal existence must be perfection forever unfolding, not discord constantly appearing. Without Principle there could be no perfection; without perfection there could be no divine law; without divine law there could be no government; and without divine government there could be no heavenly kingdom. Only perfection can declare the reality and presence of God and His work, for perfection signifies the total absence of error.
