Article December 15, 1934 Issue

Consistency

FRANK S. VERNON

One often hears the popular saying, "Consistency, thou art a jewel." Consistency is defined in part as "firmness of constitution or character." These are clearly qualities of thought; hence one must acquire the habit of consistently correct thinking in order to show forth these qualities in his daily acts and conversations.

It is generally acknowledged that the person who attains the greatest measure of success in any legitimate endeavor is one who expresses a high degree of consistency. Such a person is not vacillating or unsteady. He is found to be accurate and dependable in his statements and actions.

That this state of thought is of the utmost importance in seeking a knowledge of the teachings of Christian Science may be gleaned from the words of Mary Baker Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 242), "The divine Science of man is woven into one web of consistency without seam or rent." This concise, positive, unequivocal statement of the absolute truth of man permits of no misunderstanding or misconstruction. It shows clearly that the student who attains that degree of spiritual consciousness which will enable him consistently and instantly to detect and reject every suggestion of false thinking will grasp and understand "the divine Science of man" in sufficient measure to apply and demonstrate it successfully.

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