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recting intelligence available then
and there, as had lately learned II
from Mrs Eddys writings. As fear
departed, felt Q peace and con-
fidence that all vas we'll Then ap-
peared to view the indefinite path
through which I had entered the
tanglewood, and in due course I was
safe at the hotel. In her writings
Mary Baker Eddy has plainly
marked the pathway out Of the
maze Of material living for all to
understand and utilize. To her we
acknowledge full debt for trans
formation of our lives from what
they were to what they are. and
will be-
The message of Christ-healing
came from God, and the woman who
heard it became the messenger, COM
missioned and equipped by God to
bring this divine message to the
present age We receive this message
through her writings Her hand held
the pen. but God gave her the words.
Thus is fulfilled the forecast of John
or Patmos who saw two witnesses
to the Truth who should evidence it
throughout all time. Those two wit
nesses are Christ Jesus and Chris
tian Science, or Gods law made
available to humanity. We do not
deity the personality Of Mrs. Eddy;
she would be the first to rebuke this;
but we do accord to her, her rightful
place in Christian history.
The Place Of Prayer
AS in the time of Jesus, so In
Christian Science, the means of
healing is through the understand
ing and power of true prayer. 1t Is
notable that the first chapter of our
textbook deals with this topic.
Prayer Is the opening of the mental
door through which you and I may
nave communion or audience with
God. If all the prayers uttered this
very moment by those in need
should conjoin in mighty anthem,
it would reverberate around the
world. Men on RATS in the middle
OF the ocean, in planes above the
earth, in the fox holes of the shifting
battle, mingle their prayers with
those of their loved ones at home
for there is no separation in divine
Mind. and God answers these
heartfelt prayers with deliverance.
What Is God?
Where Is God? II we look to the
senses, that which we see or hear
or feel, do we find God? Does He
dwell in the earth, the tree, the
stone? Does He inhabit q house Of
wood or q body of flesh? Job cried,
ooh that I knew where I might find
him! that ! might come even to his
seat!"
Paul recognized the nature Of
Deity when he spoke Of Him as "all
in all" q Cor. 1929. From this We
perceive that there Is nothing out
side of God, no wisdom, no intel
ligence, no presence, no power, no
being. He is all-inclusive, all-em-
bracing, all-encircling, all-envelop-
ing. Christian Science clearly de-
fines God without reservation, for 1t
is not to an unknown God that
prayer is uttered. God Is defined In
the textbook (p. 58D as THE great
I AN; the all-knowing, all-Seeing,
aE-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and
eternal: Principle: Mind; Soul;
Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all sub
stance; intelligence"
At the time of Moses, AM was .
name for Deity, meaning He is;
He who exists" the living, self
existent, self-expressing, self-suf1-
cient God, the One who was and Is
and ever shall be. The word Prin-
ciple indicates that from which all
things proceed, the source, cause,
and origin, the creator Of all things.
The name Mind means all-inclusive
intelligence, Of which there Is but
one. no more than one. Soul means
infinite individuality, identity, one
ness, which is reflected In man and
the spiritual universe. Spirit i'm
plies omnipreSent substance without
an iota of matter. Life Is eternal,
iim;tleSs self existence. Truth Is
that which Is real and immortal: 1t
is that which Is, as opposed to that
which Is not. Love Is the name Of
the tender, loving Father-Mother
God to whom all our real needs are
known and by whom they are sup
piled. AS you see, these seven syno-
nyms refer only to one God; how
ever they each have their own office,
in order to bring out the oneness,
completeness, and allness Of God.
Man In Science
Man Is defined In the Christian
Science textbook (p. SOD as follows:
"The compound idea of infinite
Spirit; the spiritual image and like
ness Of God; the full representation
Of Mind" Man is included within
and encompassed In Mind as idea,
not matter. Without man, God
would be incomplete; and man with
out God, could not exist. Hence
when we say God Is all, we mean
God and man, God and His mani
festation. It naturally follows that
man Is not God any more than Q
ray Of light Is the sun.
An exalted sense of man Is Is
necessary as an exalted sense Of
God. A perfectly good God and q
ueplorably evil man Is anomalous.
A perfectly good God could not Gre
ate q man who could suffer and die.
Whence, then, comes q sick, SHINING,
and unhappy mortal? You can find
him nowhere except embraced in the
human consciousness Of mortal mind
which is the false belief In q mind
apart from God. Change your con-
cept Of man from q material to. a
SPIRITUAL basis through spiritual
understanding, and no longer viii
you be conscious Of q sick and un-
happy mortal. II we look up to God
to find man, not down to earth, We
shall see man as he really il.
Reflection
This brings us to what Mrs. Eddy
indicates Is Q profound teaching In
Christian Science-the subject of
reflection. That which II profound
Is likewise simple and easy to under
| stand. She presents an illustration