Article August 2, 1919 Issue

Reliance on Truth

MAUD TILLERY TRUMBO

Every student of Christian Science finds many valuable lessons to be gleaned from what may seem, at the time, simple commonplace happenings of our daily life. Later, when in quiet meditation we review them, we find them to be experiences through which come many helpful proofs of God's care. The little discords which might have seemed so trying are found to be stepping stones, opportunities to prove the power of the Word and to put into use the knowledge we have gained. Thus we may ascend the mount of spiritual discernment and understanding, the summit of which is the aspiration of every student. This, however, can only be attained through demonstration.

There is always the necessity of demonstrating every step of the way. Whatever the error that clamors for recognition may seem to be, until we see the truth of the Master's statement, "The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works," we cannot expect to accomplish many mighty works. If we have started to work out our life problems with the understanding of the Scriptures as explained by Mrs. Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," we must apply the knowledge we have gained to every problem which presents itself, be it great or small, else we need not complain if we meet only with dismal failures. Many times little errors present themselves which we feel are of slight importance, and we feel capable of correcting them without first putting down the thought of self. Like the illusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, mortal mind leads us on and on into this bypath and that, until after weary traveling we find the pot of gold no nearer than when we started, and in the end, before the erroneous condition is overcome, we are driven to the one and only Mind, and many times, like Sir Launfal in his quest for the Holy Grail, we find right at our very door that for which we were so wildly seeking. It had been there all the time, but because of our own blindness we could not discern it. All of good is ready and waiting for us; it is for us to make ready to receive.

We know as we grow in the understanding of Christian Science that when delay is experienced in working out our problems, the trouble is within ourselves; something is hidden, something is withheld; somewhere in our consciousness the weeds are growing; the little foxes of doubt, distrust, or fear have found a hiding place. The light of Truth and Love is ever present, and no claim or belief of mortal mind can stand, whether it be disease, loss, or lack, when the keen, penetrating rays of this light are permitted to enter our thought. Once thought is opened to Truth and the light of Love pours in, no suppositional power can prevent the overcoming of our difficulties and the manifestation of healing. In the realm of Mind our so-called problem never did exist; its only abiding place was in our own erroneous thought. When we see ourselves as ideas of God, dwelling in Mind and not in matter, as reflecting the perfection and completeness of God, then may we claim as our rightful inheritance dominion over every condition which is unlike God, good.

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