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Your right to freedom
This article was originally published in The Christian Science Monitor.
In the United States, the Fourth of July is set aside as a holiday to celebrate freedom, often with fireworks of joy. Our Declaration of Independence proclaims liberty as one of man’s “inalienable rights.” In countries that are still working toward freedom, the idea of achieving it is a constant hope among most citizens.
But what does it mean to be free? Certainly freedom means immunity from political oppression in its many forms.
From a Christian Science perspective, freedom means much more. It’s a divine right. Each of us, as God’s sons and daughters, has been endowed with the spiritual sense to discern and value freedom. This kind of liberty means being free from all the claims of material existence and its so-called laws, including freedom from sin, disease, and, ultimately, death.
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About the author
Katherine Stephen lives in Washington, DC.
