Christ Jesus revealed a wondrous spiritual truth, so strange to mortal ears that some saw it as blasphemy. A truth so redefining, so far-reaching, that it revolutionized mankind's idea of both God and man. What was the truth? That God is so much more than a tribal god, a protector and a guide; He is our very Parent! The Way-shower taught that we should pray to Him as our Father; that we are His beloved children.
Yet the master Christian indicated that the world was not ready for a full revealing of Truth, saying, "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now."John 16:12.The divine Comforter as revealed in Christian Science now completes our understanding of God's nature as not only our Father but as our loving, nurturing Mother as well. The sense of God as Mother as well as Father touches our hearts, elevating our understanding of God to know Him as the divine Principle, Love, and compelling us to draw nearer to Him.
In proportion as we learn to understand God as Love and do draw nearer Him, we find that divine Love actually governs our lives and health in practical, tangible ways. We turn naturally from the earthly view that God is a Parent in absence, and that our spiritual nature as His child is to be experienced only in some future time. We feel God's healing love present with us and express more of our true nature right now.
