Divine Life

SUZANNE PASCHE

When the Christian Scientist glances backward with a song of gratitude to God in his heart, he sees the road he has traveled, and remembers the distress he went through when, in the midst of a tumultuous worldly life, nothing gave any hope of deliverance; he recalls how his pursuit of happiness was vain and deceptive until the day when a faint light appeared, very faint at first and seemingly very far away, but full of promise.

Whence came the light? Perhaps it shone in the smile of a friend he had formerly known as ill and discouraged, and had later seen full of life and animation; and he had wished to know the cause of this transformation. Then began the long journey, similar to that undertaken by the children of Israel leaving Egypt, and leading from sense to Soul through regenerating thought.

How many discoveries one had to make on this journey, not only in the outside world, but also in one's self, even in one's own consciousness! How many false beliefs had to be abandoned; how many cherished selfish habits had to be conquered! Little by little, efforts were crowned with success, and Truth appeared; the light dawned and, becoming ever clearer, revealed unknown beauties; false beliefs vanished, and the reality of indestructible and perfect existence was brought to light. True Life—the only Life—had begun to appear, the Life of which Mrs. Eddy speaks on page 14 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," when she says, "Entirely separate from the belief and dream of material living, is the Life divine, revealing spiritual understanding and the consciousness of man's dominion over the whole earth."

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