What comforting images of thought the term "sanctuary" brings to mind! Refuge, haven, covert, shelter, a place of worship. We learn in Christian Science that our sanctuary is not a location or place; it's not confined within walls or defined by them. It's a spiritualized state of consciousness reached through prayer.
Let's explore the nature of this inner sanctuary—where it may be found, how we can enter, and what happens there.
Don't we all yearn for a haven from the insistent pressures and complex problems of today's society? The truths of divine Science, when understood, offer a sure resort. They also provide a refuge from inner conflicts, the private warfare we often wage with anxiety, doubt, and insecurity. Within the sanctuary of spiritual understanding we find immunity from fear and from the impositions of material law. Here we have spiritual recourse to meet any problem that may confront us and the means of resolving it.
