So certain was Christ Jesus of his coexistence with God that he declared with that glorious assurance which comes of spiritual understanding (John 10:30), "I and my Father are one." The desire to be at one with our Father-Mother God is fundamental in human consciousness. Children frequently claim their close association with God, sometimes with almost startling familiarity. Yet there is seldom any suggestion that such an acquaintanceship could be awkward or embarrassing, or beyond their comprehension.
On the other hand, men and women often find the discussion of such a subject quite beyond their normal experience. In consequence they do not pursue it, in spite of a latent deep desire for convincing evidence that God is available and ever present not only to help in time of need, but also to accompany them as a constant companion. The educated mind of the adult can be transformed and renewed by spiritual thinking to accept a right assessment of the facts of scientific being. Thus he can attain the outlook of a little child. Jesus taught that this outlook is a necessary condition of entry into the kingdom of God or the demonstration of true happiness—coexistence with divine Love.
When Christ Jesus gave us the parable of the tares, he was not suggesting that we should accept the coexistence of evil with good as an unfortunate necessity or even a possibility. In fact, according to the record, the presence of tares among the wheat was a matter of much surprise to the servants of the householder, for they came to him asking (Matt. 13:27), "Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?" We should be similarly surprised at the suggestion of the presence of any form of evil. The only explanation of such experience is to be found in the explanation Jesus gave in the parable: while men slept the enemy of the householder came and sowed the tares.
