One of the three quotations from "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy that are seen on the walls of Christian Science churches is (p. 494), "Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need." Thousands of grateful Christian Scientists have proved this statement to be practical and true. Occasionally, however, we hear of one who is temporarily led to believe that Love has not met his need, and we find his faith wavering. This wavering should not be ignored, but lovingly corrected.
If one believes that he has failed, or that Christian Science has failed him, let him examine his thinking and recall Jesus' explanation when his disciples asked him why they had been unable to heal the epileptic boy. He said (Matt. 17:20), "Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." The Master indicated here that it was lack of faith which resulted in failure, and also that a steadfast faith would eliminate failure from our experience.
When a mountain of fear, inharmony, lack, disease, or any of the myriad lies that mortal mind would like us to accept seems to stand menacingly above us, can we rebuke the evil with absolute faith in God's ever-presence and in His power to heal? If we cannot answer this question with an unequivocal "Yes," then can we rightly condemn anything but our own failure? In "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" Mrs. Eddy says (p. 130), "Truth never falters nor fails; it is our faith that fails." God never changes; He is the same "yesterday, and to day, and for ever." His kingdom is perfect, always in order, eternally harmonious. That which is forever perfect contains nothing which can deviate from perfection; therefore imperfection or failure is unknown in God's kingdom. Man is included in this kingdom, for the real man is the image and likeness of God. His experience is God's experience. So we may truthfully say man can know no failure.
