A court is a place where judgments are made according to law, and depending on the caliber of the jurisdiction and the laws within it, these judgments are fair, unjust, or something in between. Most people are familiar with how a legal system operates in the human realm but may be less aware of how law applies in the realm of Spirit.
In Christian Science the concept of divine law as a spiritual reality is what makes this healing religion scientific. Terms such as justice, judgment, testimony, evidence, trial, and argument suffuse its teachings. The laws of Spirit enable us to heal—to prove that God, Truth, governs and maintains His creation, including us and our fellow man, in perfect health and harmony. Without divine law, we would have no divine Principle, or God, and thus no reliable basis for any healing work we may attempt.
At one time, I was struggling with a chronic physical problem that seemed to elude all efforts at prayer. During this time, I invested in the complete audio CD set of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, with the idea of closely listening to the textbook during several long car trips I was then making.
