Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.
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Anyone living in an area where dense fogs are common has doubtless been confronted many times with the sudden appearance of grotesque objects which are really familiar buildings, trees, telephone poles, and so on. They seem to be frightening objects only because the fog has made them appear so.
Almost everyone has ideals. Some follow humanly evolved ideologies in search of a perfect state of existence; others idealize achievement, power, possessions, or persons.
There is no stranger, no alien, no restless wanderer in God's kingdom. Here all are forever at home, as citizens of an unassailable, all-encompassing spiritual realm.
Christian Science brings harmony into the experiences of those who live in accord with its teachings. This is because it distinguishes between the Adam-dream of life in matter and the spiritual reality of man in God's likeness.
" The vital part, the heart and soul of Christian Science, is Love. Without this, the letter is but the dead body of Science,—pulseless, cold, inanimate.
In the Bible we are admonished to get understanding, and this statement from Proverbs tells us why ( 16:22 ): "Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it. " One of the meanings of "wellspring" is "a source of continual supply.
" The truest art of Christian Science is to be a Christian Scientist; and it demands more than a Raphael to delineate this art. " So affirms Mrs.
To the centurion who sought healing for his servant who was "sick of the palsy, grievously tormented," Christ Jesus said, "Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. " And we are told that "his servant was healed in the selfsame hour" ( Matt.
When the "Mayflower" crossed the ocean in 1620, the Atlantic was about sixty-seven days wide. Today it is about six hours wide by jet airliner.
Individual spiritual awakening to the activity of Christ, Truth, in human consciousness leads the way to divine healing. Everyone may gain such awakening through an understanding of divine law as interpreted in Christian Science.