Article July 22, 2013 Issue

Oneness with God overcomes material codes

Alex Cavalli

While reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, I have often paused to think deeply about Mary Baker Eddy’s description of Jesus of Nazareth as “the most scientific man that ever trod the globe.” And how he “plunged beneath the material surface of things, and found the spiritual cause” (p. 313).

The prayer of Christian Scientists, while affirming that God is All-in-all, also addresses what we might call the mental landscape of human existence in order to prove God’s allness.

Many would agree that the landscape of thought today is vastly different from what it was 100 years ago. One of the primary reasons for this difference is technology. For example, it’s obvious that our mobile devices in a digitally connected Internet world are leagues beyond rudimentary telephones. Every form of modern technology touches every aspect of our lives, even if we don’t realize it. In many ways technology has changed the way we think. 