Montana labor news., 1946-04-11
THOMAS E. HURLEY, c. S. B.,
DELIVERS A LECTURE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

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and the consciousness OF nothing is no
consciousness, or un~oonsciousncss. SO
there really can be no consciousness OF
error and no error in CONSCIOUSNESS.
One is really conscious only TO the ex-
tent that he knows Truth and its manis-
iestation; the so-called consciousness OF
evil, matter, sin, disease, and death Is
but an illusion, a dream which vanishes
into its native n~othingness' before the
consciousness OF Truth
The Christ
This consciousness Of Truth. or true
consciousness, is the Christ, the Saviour
that destroys all claims Of erroe to
presence in individual human con-
seriousness, healing sickness S we'll Is
sin, and overcoming death. thus bring
ing full salvation, complete freedom
from every phase Of evil. Every true
or spiritual idea is a Christ-;dea. and
the embodiment Of these ideas in indi-
vidual human consciousness is the CON-
ing OF the Christ. These spiritual ideas
replace the false beliefs Of mortal mind,
claiming presence in individual human
consciousness, and when all error Of be.
lief has been thus replacet, only the
consciousness Of Truth, or true con-
seriousness, the Christ, remains. This
is the real ant only man, your true self
hood and mine.
The Christ was demonstrated by the
Master to such a degree that he COM
pletely identified himself with it, which
resulted in his being known as Jesus
the Christ, or Christ Jesus. His con-
scious realization of the truth was 50
vivid and SO complete that it healed
the sick and SHINING nd raised the dead
simultaneously. And Jesus made il
clear that the consciousness of Truth
was not a special dispensation to him,
but that all Of His followers could like
wise attain it and demonstrate it
The Government Of Divine Love
At one with divine Love, man pos
sesses and expresses the qualities and
attributes Of Love alone. He is love
expressed as idea, manifesting the fear
l~essness, pure affection, kindness. ten
derness, unselfishness. humility, and
instantaneous forgiveness Of Love. This
representative Of devine Love can only
bless and be blessed; he cannot fear or
be feared, o can he hurt, hate, injure,
destroy, or be unjust to his brother
nan Individual man in every last be-
ing perfectly at one with Love, all must
exist in perfect unity and peace with
ecah other. Thus the ideas of God,
dwelling together in divine Love, exist
in perfect amity; they minister to each
other, bless each other, and cooperate
with each other under the government
Of divine Principle.
THE Lord God omnipotent reineth,"
the Scriptures declare, and today there
is great need to realize the omnipotence
and omnipresence OF this divine govern
ment. Principle, divine Love, alone
governs man, maintaining him eternally
at the standpoint Of perfection and
peace. Only as VIZ come to realize that
all government is Of God, that, ever
humanity speaking, government is good
only to the extent that it is based on
and reflects this divine Principle, will
there be any permanent sense Of ION
earth peace, good will toward men,"
The government Of divine Love is i'm
partial. 1t blesses, protects, supplies,
and directs impartially all Of its ideas.
1t does not bless one t. the injury or
loss Of another, but is absolutely just
and fair. And in the degree that human
government patterns the divine. perma-
nent peace, prosperity, and security will
be enjoyed by all mankind.
Prayer
Every phase Of discord is basically
a belief in incomplcteness, a belief in
the absence or lack Of good in some
respect. Thus sickness is but a belief
in the absence or lack Of health; sin,
q belief in the lack Of purity and holi
ness, death, a belief in the absence Of
lie; poverty, a belief in the absence OF
abundant supply, and so on. Since God
is infinite good, and since mar in His
likeness has al THAT God has by reflec-
ton, all of these beliefs Of incomplete
ness or lack are but phases Of the be-
lief that mar has been separated from
God. and SO has lost his perfection
Hence every belief in lack is funda'
mentally a belief in loss. But we read
in Science and Health Up. 1922, 1T is
impossible that man should lose augh,
that is real, when God is all and etc.
nally his"
The claim OF loss can be traced back
10 the age-old belief Of fallen man. But
man has not fallen; he has never lost
his perfection as Gods image, for if
man could fall from perfection for an
instant, at that moment God would
cease to be perfect, would cease to be
God. A perfect creator cannot have
an imperfect creation a perfect Mind
cannot have an imperfect idea. Mans
perfection being essential to Gods per-
lection, every claim that man is sepa-
rated from God and consequently il
lacking and incomplete, must be a lie,
And this lie is destroyed by the realiaa-
ton OF the spiritual fac, OF mans eternal
oneness with God, for, as we have seen
mans oneness with God establishes his
present and eternal perfection and com
pleteness. Being complete. nan is al
peace-he is Gods satisfied, healthy
happy, harmonious, and perfect idea
This is the way God makes, maintains
and knows His man, His son-your trus
sclfhood and mine. In brief, this is The
way that God is knowing you and me
here and nov.
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