Milford chronicle., 1962-06-01

things. our rights and our re-
sponsibllities
One who knows the nature of
law only In part is often heard
to say, 81 know my rights F" But
the mature citizen also knows his
responsibilities. In Science il is
knowing our divine rights and
accepting our spiritual response
bilities that fulfills the law.
Mrs. Eddy not only discovered
divine law Oh Christian Science
but assumed the responsibility OF
bringing to humanity this un-
failing law of healing. The splr-
itual laws of Truth and Love
gave Christ Jesus authority for
overcoming the so-called laws of
sin, sickness, and death Before
the discovery of Christian Sci
ence mankind generally looked
upon the healing works of Jesus
as miracles, that is as super
natural phenomena that have no
law. But Christian Science re-
veals that Gods law of healing
is universal and available to
everyone. Thus it enables hu-
manity to rid itself of material
mindedness which brings failure.
Science aligns human thought
with Spirit, divine Mind, the
source of unfailing good.
Practical Footsteps to Dominion
Christian Science reverses the
tormenting belief that failure is
a characteristic peculiar to some
individuals and unknown to 9TH
ers 1t alerts us to the fact that
failure inevitably accompanies
materialism. However flourish
ing it may appear to be. mate
rialism always includes within
itself the seeds of destruction
Christian Science exposes the
carnal mind as the basis of all
failure and reveals divine Mind
as the source of all good.
What are the footsteps that
bring the unfailing power of the
divine Mind, God, to human
thought? AS one example, con-
slider these words of Mrs. Eddy
in the Christian Science text
book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" Up. 1857.
"The point for each one to de-
eide is, whether it is mortal
mind or immortal Mind that is
causative."
The practical footsteps of
Christian Science lead thought
to true cause, divine Mind. Spir-
itual research in Christian Sci
ence differs from human theo-
ries, which start with matter as
cause and inevitably end with
the limitations of material be-
liefs.
Gods Nature
There are two basic footsteps
demanded of us if we are to
make practical in our lives the
power of God to solve the prob
lens of the present age. One: to
gain the spiritual understanding
of God. Two: to have the cor
rect view of man made in the
image of God. Mrs. Eddy's dis
covery of Christian Science re-
veals God in terms that can be
understood and demonstrated by
mankind. We learn to know God
as divine Mind, infinite Spirit.
immortal Soul, unerring Prin-
ciple. eternal Life, healing Truth,
and unfailing Love. These syno-
nyms for God are either directly
stated or clearly implied in the
Bible, the King James Version,
the one used by all students of
Christian Science in English
speaking countries.
Today human thought is being
leavened by the increased un-
derstanding of God which these
synonyms bring They enable US
to know God and know Him
well. Through the study of
Christian Science we can en-
large our understanding of the
synonyms for God. We can am
plify their meaning, note their
interrelationship and complete
ness and become skillful in our
reliance upon Gods unfailing
power.
!. God cannot be understood
through the material senses. Our
impression of Him must come
through spiritually enlightened
consciousness, because God is
Spirit and His nature is COM
posed of spiritual qualities alone.
Also, God is Love; and divine
Love never fails. The fulfilling
of the law of Love is our herit-
age to prove. The love derived
from God is a quality reflected in
the pure consciousness of man,
and it carries divine Loves un-
falling power. When it is under
stood, felt, and lived, we nat
urally express more courtesy,
gentleness, thoughtfulness, and
harmony. Divine Love is omni-
present; and Loves unfailing
qualities exist right where hurt,
hate, violence, sickness appear
to be. Through Science we can
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of God, and feel more of divine
Loves omnipotence. A spiritual
understanding of God naturally
uplifts and purifies human con-
sciousness.
What Man Is
This question is asked by the
Bible (Ps. 8:4), what is man,
that thou art mindful of him?"
The answer Christian Science
gives to this question completely
reverses the material view of
man which the physical senses
present. Mrs. Eddy writes in the
textbook (Science and Health, p.
475): ''Man is idea, the image, of
Love; he is not physique. He is
the compound idea of God, in
cluding all right ideas" This
revolutionary statement of mans
true nature comedies with the
Scriptural truth that man is the
image of God. Mrs. Eddy's reve-
lation of Christian Science lOgi-