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supreme cause perfection of His universe neud-
ing man. He knows that there il knship between all
having their the Mind; that since these
he be separated from anything that
10 good He cngs to the fact that his individual con-
seousne in it's purity the reflection of the divine
sciousness Mind Spirit In the proportion that he MAIN
ground he finds himself naturally manfesns the
mental qualities of health soundnes integrity,
rewarding activity vigor, abundance.
The Christian Scientist does not, however for
himself alone He knows that what is divney true of
himself is also divney of his neighbor Christ
indicated in the second of his great commandments:
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor myself Matt 2z;3s
Obeying this the Master healed the sick
redeemed the sinner Mrs Eddy writes in the text
book (Scence and Health PIP. 476, 477) Jesus behed
Science the perfect who appeared to him where
SHINING mortal mind to mortas In this perfect
man the Saviour Gods likeness and this correct
view of man healed the sick"
Jesus loved himself the very image and likeness
Father and he loved his neghbor by attributng to
him the same status He recognized his gifts and
qualities as we'll as his neighbors Gods expression of
Himself through Jesus is ExemPlar. The Scien-
the ability heal himself and others the degree
that he behold Jesus did, "the perfect man. of
Gods creating the without whom God would be
expressed.
The Scientist in the course of his treatment, doe.
ignore pretension of be real good If
troubled i'll in pain, what specifically Is error
saying? What specifically is the truth needed to destroy
the error? As glimpse anothers perfec-
ton child of God uncovered for destruc
ton We replace the false belief with its corrective
counterfeit.
Mrs. Eddy writes (Scence and Health, p. 428), 'To
dves thought of false trusts and material evidences in
order that the spiritual facts of being may appear-this
the great attainment by of which shall sweep
away the false and give place the true" Is this not
fawess statement of the goal which the practitioner
seeks achieve? And does it broadly present the
method of achieving it?
The Christian Scientist, understanding the migrated
relationship of Minds IDEAS strives be obedent to the
Golden Rule. He knows that in each instance he must
consider the comfort of the who asks for support and
healing With compassion he seeks to lift the patients
thought from the false conviction of pain He not
burden the sufferer with arguments that he present.
y prepared receive He knows that the Christ Truth,
revealing itself directly the patient and that he is
there bear witness to the truth-not to act
a mediator.
If the evidence of very real the Scientist
cngs the firmly the fact that there is REALLY
NO DISEASE TO HEAL, ONLY POINT OF VIEW TO
CHANGE. Each step of the way the troubled must
be supported with the that the Christ the dea
of God present. speaking the receptive human
As this consciousness illumined by the
Christ becomes Of mans perfection-of his
ness unity with God False trusts oblterated
and material evidences" changed. The beliefs Of
sickness loneliness lack of good, disappear like the phan
they This is healing-the certain effect of
ment in the Christian Science textbook.