What joy, what blessings Christian Scientists find in praying daily for peace! And they pray in conformity with the words of their beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, which are found on page 220 of Miscellany. Here she writes: "Each day I pray for the pacification of all national difficulties, for the brotherhood of man, for the end of idolatry and infidelity, and for the growth and establishment of Christian religion—Christ's Christianity. I also have faith that my prayer availeth, and that He who is overturning will overturn until He whose right it is shall reign."
Let us for a moment consider the antonyms "war" and "peace" as understood in Christian Science. It may unhesitatingly be said that war can arise only from such thoughts as fear, mistrust, tyranny, greed, avarice, envy, hatred, and revenge. These thoughts originate in the false belief of life, intelligence, and substance in matter.
On the other hand, the single source of peace is obedience to the two commandments stated by Christ Jesus (Mark 12: 30, 31): "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. . . . Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
