Editorial March 17, 1928 Issue

Divine Presence

Albert F. Gilmore

Christ Jesus' realization of God's presence is without parallel. He dwelt so consciously in the certainty that God was at hand, and available to destroy evil in every form, that in whatever enterprise engaged he was enabled instantly to invoke the divine power. Jesus constantly moved in a certain sense of the divine presence. His consciousness was spiritual truth; he realized—that is, made real—the presence of Truth. He thought spiritually, recognizing God as infinite Spirit and man as God's reflection. This constant consciousness of ever present good accounts for his transcendent demonstration of divine power.

If we are to follow the Nazarene as our Way-shower, is it not incumbent upon us to emulate his example in all his ways? This necessitates conformity to his mental habits in the fullest degree of which we are capable. And let us not forget that our capacity to "do likewise" increases through diligent application to the processes of spiritual unfoldment.

Consciousness of the divine presence insures peace and harmony in our thinking. Realization of the all-presence of good excludes belief in evil. Realization is the process. And does not this realization mean to us what it meant to Christ Jesus, to make real to one's self the divine presence? Thus we become assured that God is; we abide in the deep sense of His nearness, of His love, of His protecting care. In Christian Science we have learned how to make this realization of practical use in our lives. We find that as we dwell in the sense of God's presence we adjust our thoughts to divine Principle: we think scientifically, after the manner of Jesus; that is, we hold only to Truth—to the good, to what is permanent and true alone—as real, excluding every belief that does not conform to the divine standard.

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