Life, Truth, and Love for All

Years ago, when I was in the army, stationed in Augsburg, Germany, I met many good, dedicated metaphysicians, Christian Scientists. I walked inside many dried riverbeds, filled with rocks, and pebbles. I liked walking and exploring the many beautiful parks and forests along the rivers, and streams. It gave me time to reflect on the spiritual messages that I received from these followers of Jesus, and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, who discovered the laws of Life, Truth, and Love. My love of metaphysics grew much during my almost two years of army duty in Germany. I had one on one metaphysical instruction from a Christian Science practitioner while stationed there. A Christian Science practitioner is someone dedicated to healing based on the teachings of Christ Jesus. The one important message of metaphysics that I was taught is that all is Mind, and all is good. Well, I learned this from my parents, but I was able to witness examples of this in actual healing demonstrations while in Germany. This practitioner, this faithful follower of the spirituality in the Bible, had me think much about this passage on page 63 in Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures. This is Mary Baker Eddy’s book of Christian Science metaphysics, and a book that has healed and blessed countless thousands. The passage is as follows: “In Science man is the offspring of Spirit. The beautiful, good, and pure constitute his ancestry. His origin is not, like that of mortals, in brute instinct, nor does he pass through material conditions prior to reaching intelligence. Spirit is his primitive and ultimate source of being; God is his Father, and Life is the law of his being.” Mary Baker Eddy talks about man, the spiritual image in likeness, in that passage. All throughout her textbook, she discusses that man made by God, Mind, the all good. This passage has been very helpful to me in grasping the man of God’s creating, and not the limited mortal of the Adam race. To read more about what Mary Baker Eddy says about man, read Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures. It is not always true what our eyes see, ears hear, and feelings feel. We have to look beyond the facade of the material senses to see the man described in Genesis as made in the image and likeness of God, good. Yes, this is a challenge in a materially embedded world, but “with God all things are possible.” All that is “beautiful, good, and pure” is possible with God, and his reflection, man.