Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10


joyed protection and prosperity
But when their thinking was con-
fused and they worshipped more
than one God, their demoraliza-
ton began. They were plagued
with trials and difficulties. To
know that there is but one in
finite God is the first step in
right thinking. 1t leads to an in
telligent, humble acknowledge
ment of the primary fact of be-
ing that the great and only cause
is One.
1t is of equal importance to
know what that One includes.
What do you think of when you
think of God? Intelligence? Wis
dom? Order? The creator Of the
universe can never be anything
less than the one Mind, the all
wise, the all-intelligent. Imagine
the confusion and conflict which
would result if there were many
creators, many minds, or the in
cidence of chance and accident If
there were no Mind, no guiding
intelligence In his book From
tiers of Astronomy" Frank Hoyle
states: "The great stage where
the universe acts out its play is
one in which the twin roles of
coincidence and chance have
scarcely any entry. :. 1t was not
an accident that the small plan
cts were formed nearest the Sun.
Nor do the composition of the
planets seem in the least to be a
matter of chance" prologue, p.
XIV, and .. 1857. This admission
by astronomy points to the fact
that all true creation is not acci-
dental, but is wisely and intelli-
gently conceived. In Christian
Science we acknowledge God to
be divine Mind, the creator of
universe of order, a universe
where there is no law of chance
or accident, universe that is not
material, but is wholly spiritual.
And since God is One and He is
supreme, there can be only one
Mind. There could net be more
than one Mind. Paul asks: 'Who
hath known the mind of the
Lord? or who hath been his
counsellor? For of him, and
through him, and to him, are all
things: to whom be glory for
ever" from. I1:34, 36).
To gaze into the starry heavens
on cloudless night is to gain
deeper appreciation of the vast
ness of infinity. The magnitude
of stellar space gives us an ink
ling of the unlimited nature of
Gods universe. AT one time
astronomers theorized that there
might be as many as one million
planetary systems similar to our
own among the stars of the
Milky Way. But now they claim
there are more than one hundred
billion, number so extensive
and inconceivable that it prompts
us to pause in awe at the vastness
of the universe even as it seems
materially to be. All this ap-
pearance points to the infinite
nature of God and His creation.
In Christian Science we learn
that God is not confined, limited,
or corporeal. We find that He is
omnipreSent, everywhere. A syn
onym which well describes this
characteristic of His being is
Spirit, for Spirit is not finite.
Spirit has not an element of the
restrictive, measured, limited
characteristics of matter. Spirit
is pure consciousness. We read in
the Bible: 20 Lord my God, thou
art very great; thou art clothed
with honour and majesty. Who
coverest thyself with light as with
a garment: who stretchest out the
heavens like curtain: &. Thou
sendest forth thy spirit, they are
created" Cps. 104:1, 2, 30).
No imagination is required to
appreciate the beauty of nature
the symmetry of tree, the
color of a flower, the grace of
bird in flight. Natures beauty,
though fading and temporal,
symbolizes the beauty of Gods
creation and hints the. glory of
His nature. This fact was indi-
Gated by Christ Jesus when he
said that even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like the
lilies of the field. He reasoned
that If God so cared for them,
how much more would He care
for us. In speaking of God from
the standpoint of the beauty of
His creation, it is often conven-
lent to use the word Soul, which
is another synonym for God.
Beauty is a characteristic of
Soul, or God, and of all that He
creates.
The farmer plants seed in the
spring fully confident that it will
sprout. mature, and bear fruit.
He has faith that this process
will take place. a faith based
upon the rules of nature which
make the cycle of spring and
autumn, seedtime and harvest
fixed and Interchangeable. Natures
rules often point to the higher
laws of God. laws which are in
variable. constant. We can have
an absolute faith in the laws of
God, for God is divine Principle,
a synonym which defines His re-
liability and steadfastness. Au-
thority for understanding God as
Principle is limited in this verse
from the Bible: Every good gift
and every perfect gift is from
above. and cometh down from
the Father of lights. with whom
lis no variableneSs. neither shadow
of turning" flames l:l7).
Have you ever thought about
the origin of life. its source and
necessity, life which in its SIM
plest meaning stands for activ-
, ity. usefulness, purpose. con-
SciouSness? The chemist and
biologist have searched in vain
for the origin of life and frankly
admit that it cannot be found in
matter To Christ Jesus, how
ever, life was not an enigma. but