Spirit is the source of all power. Therefore the only real and enduring power is spiritual. What appears to be evil power or force is in reality a counterfeit, and is proved in Christian Science to be unreal and impotent. Spirit alone is the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, and the only substance and presence. Matter is mindless error -nothingness.
The understanding of these facts supplies the foundation from which the student of Christian Science can prove his God-given dominion over all the counterfeit forces of mortality, such as bestial ferocity, floods, fire, earthquakes, and other calamities. And through growth in the understanding of Spirit's supremacy we can even prevent the appearance of such mortal discords. Jesus said (John 14:10), "The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works." In this statement he acknowledged that the power of God enabled him, through obedience to this power, to perform mighty works. And this same power parted the waters of the Red Sea, and rendered Daniel safe in the lions' den.
God's ever-present power is the Christ, and it is always expressed through and as divine law and order. Mary Baker Eddy discovered and formulated in Christian Science the laws of Christ—the power of Truth, Life, and Love—which enable us to understand and demonstrate in human experience the ever-present, available, and harmonious government of infinite divine Principle.
