There's a lot of earnest thought given to the great need for peace in our world. Peace in families, in neighborhoods; peace among religious and political factions; peace along the borders of smaller nations and between the governments of superpowers. Yet have we given enough thought to the essential relationship of peace to health—the health of individuals and of mankind? And have we considered how important the work of Christian healing actually is to humanity's peace efforts?
The practice of metaphysical healing in Christian Science confirms both God's presence and His power to transform human lives. As we glimpse something of God's mighty presence, we come also to feel more of the presence of real peace. And this brings us to a tangible realization of the presence of wholeness, or true health. The reality of God with us, and the power of spiritual peace, and the fact of our true health—these are inseparable.
In the New Testament epistles, God is often referred to by the title "the God of peace." Certainly Christ Jesus' teachings had pointed the early Christians beyond outmoded considerations of Deity as a God of personal vengeance. But God was also much more to Jesus' followers than simply a "peaceful" Deity. For the young Church, God had become the universal, all-powerful, and saving God of peace.
