Life, Truth, and Love for All

In the chapter called Recapitulation, Mary Baker Eddy’s book, Science and Health with Key to the Scripures, we find a series of questions and answeres starting with the most basic and important out the universe, to the more human, and local. The first question she asks is, “What is God?” This is the fundamental question.

Mary Baker Eddy’s books and many of her articles discuss the nature, essence and meaning of God from a purely scientific perspective. She names God as Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love, and these seven names symbolize completeness, since seven in the Bible is the symbol for completeness. These seven synonymous terms for God include All-in-all, all there is to man, and the universe. All things are included in these seven.

When we make them a constant companion in thought, we see healings and Truth’s revelation of health and harmony. We see God present everywhere. The “I” is saying, “I am Mind, and I see as Mind sees. I am Spirit, and I see spiritually all the goodness around me, infinity. I am Soul, and I see joy, and spiritual understanding. I am Principle. Harmony is all. All is harmony: harmonious Principle, and harmonious idea. I am Life, and I see my idea man, living, and being, harmonious, and perfect. I am Truth, and I see the ideal of all, the real and eternal. I am Love, and I see only the infinite abundance of perfection.

Other questions in this chapter include: “What is the Scientific Statement of Being?” The answer to that question  is so profound, and should be our daily prayer. It is the foundation of life. It starts off  like this:

“There is no life, truth, intelligence or substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God, is All-in-all.”

Isn’t that a revolutionary statement to the mortal, erring senses that influence us. The first about matter just throws matter out the window. the second establishes what is already established in Genesis 1 in the Bible: God, the Creator, and his perfect, good creation.

Take time to ponder the many questions and answers in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. The answers are healings, praise, prayers, truthful affirmation of the infinite good, which is Mind, Spirit, God.