Article March 13, 1926 Issue

Through the Clouds

FLOYD A. LUNDELL

When an aviator leaves the ground on a cloudy day he may not know the thickness of the clouds through which he must climb in order to be in pure sunlight. So we, in our journey from sense to Soul, do not know the exact experiences we must go through, before we reach the heights of unlimited vision. In "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 355) Mrs. Eddy writes, "To strike out right and left against the mist, never clears the vision; but to lift your head above it, is a sovereign panacea." We know, therefore, that we must strive to go higher to gain a viewpoint from which we can see above the mists. Then we can continue to go higher, and need not again be submerged under the clouds of sense; for our source of power is not "of the earth, earthy."

On one occasion a student of Christian Science, who is an aviator, climbed through the clouds that were apparent from the ground, but found, after getting through this first layer of clouds, that there was a second layer; and continuing to fly until sight was gained through the second layer, he found that still a third layer existed between the earth and the sun. Now the object was to see pure sunlight, and the very fact that there was some light on the ground was proof to the aviator that pure sunlight existed, and he knew that he had only to climb high enough to get into it.

Does not the fact that in our mortal life we see or experience some love, some truth, some life, point to the truth that when we have climbed through the last cloud of material sense we shall have gained an unlimited view of God—Life, Truth, and Love—in all His goodness, strength, and beauty? After going through one layer of clouds, or working out one problem, does it do any good, or is it reasonable, for one to return to materiality and say there is no pure sunlight, simply because a second layer, or problem, appears which must be climbed through? Certainly not. The very gaining of altitude above one cloud is proof of progress, and the working out of one problem in Christian Science by the application of its rules, is proof that a higher spiritual altitude has been gained. It is our privilege to count each problem solved, or to be solved, as a means of rising toward the eternal heights.

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