Article January 2, 1937 Issue

The All-Inclusiveness of Love

[Written Especially for Young People]

KATHERINE G. WIGHTMAN

Envy sometimes remarks concerning certain persons, "They belong to a very exclusive set;" or pride announces, "Our crowd is very exclusive." The young Christian Scientist should turn away from such expressions to ponder Mrs. Eddy's statement in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 239): "Take away wealth, fame, and social organizations, which weigh not one jot in the balance of God, and we get clearer views of Principle. Break up cliques, level wealth with honesty, let worth be judged according to wisdom, and we get better views of humanity." The young Christian Scientist also learns to dwell on the fact that the all-inclusiveness of divine Love necessarily excludes the unlikeness of Love, called partiality, self-centeredness, or narrow judgment. An understanding of this fact opens up vistas of Love's universality.

A student was once sitting in the woods, reading Science and Health, when a rustling sound attracted her attention. She jumped up, startled to see a large snake moving toward her. But she declared aloud, "Perfect love casteth out fear." Her realization of this truth excluded all sense of unfriendliness and the snake moved away, while she sat down and went on with her reading.

This same Love realized excludes the fear of poison ivy, which may seem to penalize those who harbor the fear of it. The joys of hiking are undimmed for one who knows that the only law is the law of Love, which expresses the all-inclusiveness of Spirit and excludes the operation of all the so-called laws of matter. Likewise, the beginner who lets Love cast out his fears will find himself learning to skate or swim with the ease and poise that fearless relaxation and confidence in the omnipresence of good are sure to bring.

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