The pervasiveness of violence, the ongoing disputes in many parts of the world, widespread poverty, and poor health all scream that evil is present and that it’s here to stay. Good can seem to be powerless and, at best, ephemeral.
Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer of Christian Science, wrote, “If the decision were left to the corporeal senses, evil would appear to be the master of good, and sickness to be the rule of existence, while health would seem the exception, death the inevitable, and life a paradox” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 216).
Must we accept this supposed inevitability of evil? This question demands some deep thinking about the nature of reality, who we really are, and our relation to God.
