The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-02-14

that which is true he would Judge
righteously and well. True knowledge
leads to truthful thinking and truth
full acting. A perception of the Science
Of Truth must lead in the paths of
Truth; it leads in no other direction.
We read in Proverbs, Understanding
is vellspring of life unto him that
hath it." The light Of Truth reveals
that which Gcd has created; it de-
stroys the belief in any other creation.
How True Understanding Is Gained
Since understanding is all-import-
ant, the questions naturally arise: How
is this understanding to be gained?
How is this perception to be acquired?
These are fair questions, and Chris
tan Science readily answers them. IN
the Christian Science textbook Up.
272) we are told how truth is gained
and becomes operative in our lives.
"The spiritual sense of truth must be
gained before Truth can be UNDER
stood. This sense is assimilated only
as We are honest, unselfsh, loving, ard
meek" What an array of noble quail
ties The windowpane Of that men
tally which has been cleansed with
admit the rays of truth. The healing
light of the "Sun CT righteousness"
finds no barriers there. Most Of US may
think we have been on familiar terms
with these qualities, honesty, unself-
ishness, love, and meellness, but Chris
tan Science enhances them, eXalting
them in our thinking. The light Of
Truth shows us how they may be more
easily attained and more readily re-
tanned. God is the one infinite good, the
creator of that which is good, the basis
of all good, the source of all coed, the
promoter of all good. Since lie is in
finite good and divine Truth, then good
is all that is true, and Truth, alone, is
good. Good is never untruthful, and
Truth is never unlike good. If any
thing is good, it is true; and if it is
true, it is good. All things were made
by Him, Truth, and Truth could not
and would not make anything untruth-
full or lacking in truth. Truth must
express itself truthfully in all that
it does. Good is Truth, and Truth is
good, and nothing can change this
eternal fact We are thinking honestly,
truthfully, when we are thinking along
this line or in accordance with divine
facts. AS we are thinking in accord
ance with truth and good, the light of
Truth comes in, the darkness of false
belief goes out. Mary have had the
experience of striving unsuccessfully
to solve a problem, when suddenly the
solution would appear. What hap
pened? The true facts became appar-
ent: the darkness of ignorance and
misconception were dispelled. Our
thinking had been aligned with that
which was right; we had been think
ing honestly and correctly, thus bring
ing about correct solution.
True Honesty
God is infinite Truth. All true ideas
emanate from Truth; hence there is a
right or true idea about things. We
never stop thinking; we are always
entertaining some thought or concept.
Since we are always engaged in some
form of thinking, it is evident that the
only true way is to keep our windows
open to the light of Truth, that Gods
ideas may flood our consciousness s
that we may have true concepts.
takes no more effort to think homes
than dishonesty; to entertain a r.,
,dea, than a false concept.