As we learn in Christian Science to have spiritual dominion over the carnal mind's suggestions of anger, pride, and self righteousness, and see the result of this dominion over false traits of character in the healing of our bodies, our businesses, our human relationships, thought lifts to a wider mission.
Reaching out in an ever-widening scope to apply the understanding of God-given spiritual dominion more universally and selflessly, we endeavor to follow our way shower, Christ Jesus, in destroying all kinds of sin wherever it appears to us, in ourselves and in our thought of others. This becomes a precious mission. It demands much devotion. But hasn't the mission already begun through learning how to purify and spiritualize our individual thought, motive, and desire? We begin to recognize that the great need universally, as we have found it to be individually, is to heal sin. We do this by prayerfully seeing the unreality of all forms of hate, self-centeredness, self indulgence, censure, indifference, and material-mindedness—by knowing that they have no place in God, so they cannot appear in the real man.
About such a mission, Mrs. Eddy has this to say in encouragement and admonition: "It is not alone the mission of Christian Science to heal the sick, but to destroy sin in mortal thought. This work well done will elevate and purify the race. It cannot fail to do this if we devote our best energies to the work." Miscellaneous Writings, pp. 4-5; Think of it! It cannot fail to do this, if . . .
