Editorial November 24, 1934 Issue

"As also I am known"

Violet Ker Seymer

Divine Love was glimpsed by Paul when he declared that without "charity," that is, without love, he was "nothing." Evidently he yearned for a deeper sense of love. In the same chapter he describes the beautifying, controlling influence of divine Love in relation to human character and deportment. Not content with seeing "through a glass, darkly," and knowing "in part," but pressing on to perfect knowledge, "then," he said, "shall I know even as also I am known."

Obviously, divine Love knows its own image as living, loving, healthful, pure, as consciously obedient to divine Principle. Instead, therefore, of accepting the initial error or misrepresentation of man called a mortal, and proceeding in sequence to work our way mentally out of this false premise, we should mentally reject all erroneous evidence and resolutely hold our thought to God's omniscience. Only as we steadfastly reflect omniscient good, and so enrich our consciousness, can we lay off old handicaps. Only so can we discern true manhood and womanhood and rejoice in Love's impartial munificence.

"How shall we reach our true selves?" our Leader asks, and the reply is, "Through Love" (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 104). Divine Love, or Principle, is the highest educator, revealing man's everlasting perfection. To know ourselves as Love knows us means mentally discarding, unknowing, all that is dismal and discouraging. It means knowing and proving for ourselves and others Love's version as to health, intelligence, joy, and supremacy. The First Commandment requires us to love God, good, singleheartedly, insistently, energetically, and from God comes the ability to understand and obey this requirement. That which is demanded of the Christian Scientist by way of demonstration is already included in man's being.

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