The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-15

had had a serious difference with
her brother-in-law, and a deep
sense Of bitterness and resentment
had resulted. The consequent es-
arrangement continued for some
time. Both of these persons final
" came 10 have very serious
physical difficulties. Finally the
lady. who was a student Of Chris
tan Science. saw clearly that this
wrong condition must not go on
any longer. She then filled her
heart with love and forgiveness
and went 10 see the one who had
wronged her. This action. healed
the brother-in-law. and when the
lady arrived home her difficulty
had entirely disappeared.
Man Reflects Divine Power
AS we gain the understanding Of
divine power we see clearly that
man is forever at one with that
power. Jesus said. Il and my
Father are one" and what a
beautiful correlative We have in
No and Yes" by our Leader
where we read (p. 12), God must
be found all instead of part of
being. and man the reflection of
His power and goodness" The
human mind would have us be-
lieve that most of the time we
are acting through human will
and human energy. and that when
they fail us we can call upon the
divine power in our extremity.
Christian Science shows us that
the divine qualities are reflected
by man at all times and that the
man of Gods creating is not the
medium Of evil. The man who is
controlled by sin believes that
there is an evil power from with
out that can overpower his desire
to do right. The sick man believes
that an evil power from without
can impose disease and suffering
upon him. The man who is strug-
Cling with lack believes that adj
verse conditions over which he has
no control can deprive him of
his needful supply of good.
All these beliefs are baseless
and false. God is the only creator,
and health is a constituent part of
of His creation. The infinite good
that is reflected through man is
an impossible barrier to disease
and suffering. They are impotent
and powerless. Goodness is an
emanation of divine power, and
there is no evil influence that can
deprive man of his reflection of
Gods goodness, purity. and virtue.
Man is the very embodiment of
good; he is inseparable from it
and cannot fail to express its full
ness. If there were any lack of
health, goodness, and abundance,
God would not be fully manifested.
Gods power is infinite and has full
expression and unlimited mani
festation. We could not conceive
of part of a stream detaching
itself and ceasing to flow. 1t is
carried onward and forward by
the swift-moving current of which
1t is a part. The streams which
flow from infinite good come from
the divine source, are at one with
this power. and they are forever
available to man.
True Atonement
How clear this PERCEPTION of
mans reflection of God makes the
doctrine of atonement! Before we
gained some understanding of
Christian Science, we thought that
the doctrine of atonement applied
only to the overcoming of sin, but
Christian Science declares and
proves that it is equally applicable
to the overcoming of disease.
The purpose of Jesus ministry ex-
tended not only to the sinner but
to the sick as well. Christian
Science. following in the footsteps
of our great Master, shows US
clearly that the true atonement
enables men to be reconciled to
God and then our sins are healed
and our diseases destroyed. Jesus
was not only a good theologian;
he was also a great healer. His
and theology were one.
He proved that recognition of
mans reconciliation with God was
just as efficacious to heal disease
and discord as it was TO destroy
sin. We have ordinarily thought of
medicine as medication or the use
of material remedies, but this is a
very narrow and restricted use of
that term. The dictionary defines
medicine" as 1.-The science and art
dealing with the prevention. cure.
or alienation of disease" Jesus
medicine was the truth about God.
That truth never fails. The great
est prescription ever given was
that unfailing promise. "Ye shall
know the truth. and the truth
shall make you free"
A lady was suffering from
very serious malady accompanied
by violent hemorrhages. One day
she picked up the Christian Sci
ence textbook and read that
beautiful healing declaration Up.
1857, "A spiritual idea has not
single element OF error. and this
truth removes properly whatever
is offensive" She saw at once
that in her true and spiritual
selfhood she was at one with good
and wholly separate from error.
The result was that the disease
completely vanished, never TO re-
turn.
Divine Power Unlimited
Truth never changes. Divine
efficacy never wanes. fluctuates.
or varies Since thar efficacy, Was