Editorial February 11, 1922 Issue

The Power of God

Duncan Sinclair

Christian Science is teaching the world that the power of God is unlimited; that, indeed, it is the only real power in existence. When such a proposition first comes before human beings there is often an outburst of skepticism. "What!" it is asked by some. "Can it be truthfully asserted that the power of God is manifested in human affairs at all? Is it not rather the case that He remains outside of the concerns of a sorrowing, sinning world, conscious it may be of its suffering but unable to heal it?" That is the mental attitude of many toward the divine Being.

Now, Christian Science is telling mankind to-day, through the works of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, the truth about God; and as this truth is apprehended it becomes plain that the power of God is a positive spiritual fact, and that it can be utilized by men at all times and on all occasions. The unenlightened world, as has been said, does not understand this, because it is ignorant of God's nature. One of the saddest things to contemplate is the extravagance of the false beliefs which throughout the ages have been associated with the name of God. He has been called a God of vengeance, a God of hate, a God who knows both good and evil; and when such fictitious notions of Deity have been entertained, all manner of crime has been committed in His name.

Christian Science has given to God His rightful place in His own universe. God, Christian Science declares, is infinite good, omnipotent, omnipresent Principle. Note the fact of God's infinitude. God is all-inclusive Being, all-inclusive good. The moment one grasps the fact, even feebly, what a vista opens up!

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