Article October 2, 1926 Issue

The True Bread

MARGARET W. DYER

From the earliest history of civilization no problem has confronted mankind more insistently than the one of supply. But the imperative need for the comforts of life has opened numerous avenues of discovery and invention. Progress in human endeavor has freed mankind from many of the bonds of limitation, lifting it into conditions of plenty. Has the true meaning of substance been gained through this advance? Has the world's accumulation of wealth brought the certainty of an inexhaustible source of supply? When Moses led the children of Israel through the wilderness, and they gathered the manna daily in accordance with his directions, the lesson of supply was learned when they were obedient to their leader. Those who believed in matter as substance were afraid, and gathered more than their daily need required; and it is written of them that they "had nothing over." Those whose faith was more spiritual gathered as they were bidden; and we read that they "had no lack."

Christian Science has brought to the world the truth about supply, and offers the only solution for a certain means of providing for every human need. Money may be said to be to-day a helpful commodity. It is the recognized standard of exchange; therefore, if rightly used it should promote the welfare of mankind and bring about better conditions for humanity throughout the whole world. Only by learning just what true substance is, however, can this right use of money be acquired. Only by recognizing true spiritual values can we separate the dross from the gold. Webster defines "substance" as "that which underlies all outward mani festations." In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 468) Mrs. Eddy defines "substance," in part, as "that which is eternal and incapable of discord and decay."

When those who had seen the miracles performed by Jesus, asked him to show them a sign, referring to the manna which had fed the children of Israel Jesus answered, "Moses gave you not that bread from heaven;" and again, "I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." The determined effort of so-called mortal mind to look for and to see material results is a stumblingblock in many a pathway: it is the crying out for a sign. But we must remember that Jesus said, "I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." As thought approaches the Christ, Truth, and in some measure demonstrates the Mind of Christ, as false gods—false trusts—are abandoned and the commandment, "Thou shalt not covet," is obeyed, then will this true bread from heaven of which Jesus spoke be found to be the only real substance or sustenance, and earthly yearnings will be satisfied and silenced.

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