The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17


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trouble lies through the taking on
Of q better sense. II Is possible
to do this In a perfectly natural
way.
To hold to the belief that man
lives inside Of q material body
one must well-nigh ignore the
fact that actual life has not been
found in the body. Each Of the
activities within the body can be
truthfully described only as an
effect Of something else. II that
something else were inside of the
body II scarcely could have escaped
detection by this time.
The situation IL illumined by
such statements ~ this from
the Christian Science textbook.
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy. page 2os: you embrace
your body In your thought. and
you should delineate upon II
thoughts of health. not Of sick
ness" A moments consideration
makes II plain that We do en-
brace our material body In our
thoughts. Therefore both we and
our thoughts must be in fact out
side Of that body. One could not
well be inside Of that which he
embraces. We contemplate our
so-cslled physical selves from
without, not from within.
II man docs not really live in
the flesh. then clearly he ought
not to go on believing that he
does. Inspired thought beckons us
out of materiaity. In Genesis we
are assured that true man Is the
image and likeness of infinite
Spirit. A psalm reminds US that
we shall be satisfied when we
awake in Gods likeness. the like
ness of Spirit. Isaiah urges.
Cease We from man. whose
breath il in his nostrils: for
wherein Is he to be accounted OF ?"
Jesus, commanding his followers
TO take no thought for the body,
declares that real life, life eternal,
il a state Of mind. to know God
Alright. st. Paul. seeing that
they that are in the flesh can
not please Cod advises Chris
tians to cultivate a willingness ito
he absent from the body. and TO
be present with the Lord John,
the Revelator. explains the posi-
bility of beholding new heaven and
new earth. not material but spirit
ual, through mental publication.
Christian Science teaches and
proves that to lift ones sense Of
identity and reality up out OF the
flesh into infinite Spirit promotes
health and harmony. Thus Chris
tan Science restores that which
was lost, Christian healing.
Life was no mystery to Jesus.
1T Is the spirit that quickeneth:
the flesh profiteth nothing" said
he. The sick are healed and sin
ners are reformed through learn
ing 10 look outside Of the flesh for
that true spiritual animation which
alone IL capable Of maintaining
the universe and all that il
therein.
To the Master evidently II was
clear that health Is primarily a
state of thought and only second.
arily or incidentally a condition Of
body or matter. To him the sick
were those whom Satan hath
bound the Satan whom he de-
scribed as liar. and the father
of IT," self-constituted lie or
false sense, having no truth" in
it. Both the casting out of devils.
sick. deluded beliefs. and the
spiritual quickening of those who
came to be healed were accom-
plished through the operation Of
the Mind that was in Christ
Jeesus. as St Paul describes IL.
Those who were healed were those
whose hearts were open 10 the re-
generative influence Of that mind
or sense which perceived and re-
Elected IN. absolute truth con-
corning Gods creation.
EFFECTUAL CHRISTIAN
PRAYER
At the beginning of the chap
ter on Prayer" in her book.
Science and Health. Mrs. Eddy
quotes two familiar statements Of
Jesus: What things soever ye de-
sire when We pray. believe that ye
receive them. and ye shall have
them" Your Father knoveth
what things ye have need Of. be-
fore ye ask Him"
Can there be doubt that the
Master sought 20 make 1t clear
that prayer requires a correct at
titude Of mind ON the part Of the
one who prsys2 To pray as Jesus
taught. one must control ones
thoughts. bringing them into se-
cord with divine Spirit This Is
the method in Christian Science.
Since what We need Is known TO
the Father. divine Spirit. we can
know what W. truly need only
through adjusting our sense Of
need 10 the divine will Thus what
things are rightly desired viii be
realized. Mere wishing cannot be
substituted for prayer. and this
must be understood. for the human
heart might wish for things not
truly desirable or needful. there
fore not 70 be gained through
prayer.
Christian Science vieisis no