ARE we at peace with God and our fellowmen? Or do we have a rebellious sense because of our lot in life? Are we harboring a latent resentment toward some friend or relative? Are we carrying around an unhealed dislike of some business associate or acquaintance? Do we find ourselves questioning the motives and clarity of thought of certain workers in our church or in other churches?
The answer to these questions is important since it directly concerns our welfare. Harboring a pet dislike, cherishing bitterness, and balancing a mental chip on the shoulder can influence adversely our well-being and place king-size stumbling blocks in our path.
According to Christian Science, when thinking is filled with such errors, the serpent of mortal mind is tempting us. It is tempting us to believe that God is not infinite good and that God's creation is not perfect and complete. Thus we are being tempted to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. We are believing that God is less than ever-present Love or less than the infinite, all wise wise Mind and that man is an unjust mortal—thoughtless, selfish, and sometimes hateful.
