Article May 15, 1920 Issue

Expressing Good

JOHN ANDERSON

The very desire to be purer and better is the opening of the door to Life and its true reflected radiance. The expression of good is the reflection of God. All the good we express in our day's work is the manifestation of the Father enabling us, "both to will and to do of his good pleasure." Like the ray of light from the sun, the activity of good goes on banishing the darkness. Just one beam of light will dissipate darkness, and no matter how black the night may seem it can never extinguish the faintest ray of light.

Over fifty years ago Mary Baker Eddy began to arouse the world from its deep sleep in material theories. The world's darkness can never extinguish the light which she saw and has revealed for all as forever manifest. She demonstrated man's ability to reflect the divine power by healing the sick. For Mrs. Eddy's pure and exalted thought, every student of Christian Science is deeply grateful. Through the understanding and application of the Principle which she sets forth in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" all are made cheerful givers in the eternal now. Each student can reflect and give expression to good, thus giving forth to a world stricken with seeming social unrest and lack the true sense of God-given dominion.

When any good is done, then we know that just that much of seeming human self has been overcome, for of our own selves we can do nothing. Divine Love is forever doing good. Its expression is never wasted. As a smoked window-pane is no channel for light, so a mortal brain is no channel for infinite intelligence. The true idea, in place of the mortal seeming, is the manifestation of the divine Mind. One who knows this is rejoicing as a cheerful giver, is expressing infinite intelligence, and is guided to speak a word in season and extend a helping hand in time of need.

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