Let us learn of the real and eternal, and prepare for the reign of Spirit, the kingdom of heaven,—the reign and rule of universal harmony, which cannot be lost nor remain forever unseen.
Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 208
The Christmas story cradles the most marvelous promise of “on earth peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14). In fact, the virgin birth of Jesus fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy of the coming “Prince of Peace” (Isa. 9:6). In a world that seems presently torn by internal wars, world terrorism, financial meltdown, and “natural” disasters, the promise of peace offers universal hope, as light shining in the darkness. But the birth of Jesus was just the beginning. It would require the entire mission of the Master to fulfill the prophecy of peace on earth—to show the way to attain “the reign and rule of universal harmony.” He set that way clearly before us. The question is, “Will we follow it?”
