Among the many blessings which a loving Father has bestowed upon His children is that which is known by the dear word home. Humanly speaking, home is a place which affords safety and shelter, where one's material needs are cared for and where one may always be sure of a joyous welcome. Home is a quiet sanctuary, where one may close his door upon the world outside, with all its harsh and raucous noises, to find sweet and satisfying companionship.
Beautiful and right as this may be, however, the real home, as Christian Science reveals it, is much more than this. It is a state of consciousness attainable by all and available to all, where heaven is found on earth and where one finds his true selfhood as the son of God. Home is where man really lives, moves, and has his being. It is a spiritual idea, from which he can never be separated by reason of his oneness with the divine Mind.
If one always holds in consciousness this true concept of home and accepts no other, the outward abode where the world thinks he lives will continue to improve in exact proportion to his understanding of the spiritual facts. As Christ is acknowledged to be the head of one's house, it will be governed by Principle, and not personality. In one's quiet daily work for his home one has a right to protect it from any mental marauder, which comes only to cause trouble and confusion.
