Article March 4, 1916 Issue

Abiding

ADA JANE MILLER

In the ninety-first psalm we find the basic law upon which the demonstrations of Christian Science are founded. All of the promised protection, peace, and freedom which the psalmist discerned, and of which he sang, are contingent upon a condition of thought attainable and maintainable by humanity today. The onus of the proof of this statement is upon those who are turning from the pantheistic belief in material power to the monotheistic belief in spiritual powr as not only dominant but as all. The connotation of the word "dwelleth" points to a certain permanence, a rest that is emphasized by the word "abide," which occurs in close connection in the first verse of the psalm. These words carry with them a sense of steadfastness which foreshadows the promises that follow.

What is necessary on the part of one who wishes to gain the fulfilment of these promises? Many answers have been given to this question. Each creed, presumably, would bring protection and peace to him who accepts it. But creeds have done this only in a limited degree, and they leave men searching to find out God. It is apparent that in order to fulfil the conditions of these promises one must have something more than faith; he must have a principle and rule with which to work, and these are available today in the revelation of Christian Science.

With the understanding of God as divine Principle there comes a constantly increasing ability to dwell in the "Secret place," to abide "under the shadow of the Almighty," and as the result of this dwelling and abiding Christian Scientists are proving that the promises which the psalmist's inspired vision discerned as concomitants of Truth are now demonstrably true for all who are willing to begin their true life-work,—the bringing of every thought into captivity to Christ.

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