Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, has given to the world a practical, demonstrable religion. Through divine inspiration, Mrs. Eddy recognized that the teachings and healings of Christ Jesus were the result of his understanding of a fixed Principle and spiritual law. She recognized also that the divine Principle, God, and His spiritual law are available now, today. In II Corinthians, the Apostle Paul says (6:2), "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation."
In her book "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany," Mrs. Eddy says (p. 12), "We own no past, no future, we possess only now." And she continues: "If the reliable now is carelessly lost in speaking or in acting, it comes not back again. Whatever needs to be done which cannot be done now, God prepares the way for doing; while that which can be done now, but is not, increases our indebtedness to God. Faith in divine Love supplies the ever-present help and now, and gives the power to 'act in the living present.' "
Many have the desire for spiritual understanding and spiritual attainment, but how reluctant are some to accept the inexhaustible good, ever present and ever available! How many times have we heard it said: "On such and such a day, I will turn over a new leaf," or, "After I have had one more medical treatment, then I shall turn wholeheartedly to Christian Science."
