Editorial January 3, 1931 Issue

The Way Out

Violet Ker Seymer

Frequently , the habit of mortals is to get into difficulties and then, if possible, to get out of them. Christian Science advocates the preventive way, the way of keeping out of them. How? By following in the spiritual way trodden by Christ Jesus, and further revealed in Christian Science. Isaiah writes, "In that day ... the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness." This day has come; and while Isaiah's statement implies the restoration of sight, it also prophesies spiritual vision in place of the darkened mental state of mortals. Through the teachings of Christian Science one learns to look out of his troubles, no longer into them. True sight is spiritual discernment, insight into spiritual being.

This discernment, this vision of God's perfect universe including man, His likeness, brings to humanity the light of spiritual understanding, whereby its problems may be solved. The way out of sickness, for instance, is the divinely mental way, and matter is not its avenue. Healing in Christian Science is accomplished mentally, and therefore no one need accept any verdict of incurability as regards either his moral or physical state. Truth's verdict of freedom alone is true. This being so, one should resist any pessimistic or disheartened inclination to label himself or to be labeled mentally or physically incurable.

Every individual can find and follow this divinely mental way out of all discord and limitation if he will honestly apply the teachings of Christian Science. So deeply trodden, however, seem the grooves of mortal thought that many stay within their limits, albeit rebelling at them. Christian Science reveals boundless Mind through which to find liberation and inspiration, even life, health, and intelligence, apart from physicality. But in order to be blessed by the divine Mind, we must reflect its holiness and harmony.

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