Think for a moment what life would be like if religion offered you no meaning—suppose you felt no belief in a Supreme Being. There would probably be a more radical difference than can easily be imagined because, for many people, a love of God is central to consciousness.
Anyone who has glanced across the map of religious history knows well that its contours include peaks of brilliance as well as valleys of dimness. Nevertheless, it is religion that has cradled the most significant exploration of ultimate Truth. In some ways religion could be likened to a fireworks display used in such celebrations as Independence Day in the United States. As a rocket soars skyward it explodes into an umbrella of color; and from those streams of light comes another burst that illumines the night, and then another.
Moses could certainly be described as contributing a radiant glow of religious insight through his recognition that there is only one true God. The world's Saviour, Christ Jesus, ignited the most brilliant flame. He set religion on a truly enlightened and irreversible course. And though the fact is not yet widely recognized, Christian Science is providing an effulgence that shines with the complete explanation of Jesus' teachings. Indeed, one of the purposes of divine Science is to inspire all of religious thought with Christ's pure Principle.
