Article November 18, 1939 Issue

Seeking the True Sense of Things

[Written Especially for Young People]

LORAH V. S. EICH

Young people are often perplexed by conflicting human opinions in regard to world affairs, opinions induced often by selfishness, greed, dishonesty. Like Job, they turn from the contemplation of this state of affairs to cry, "Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!" Mary Baker Eddy answers this longing on page 264 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," where she says, "Mortals must look beyond fading, finite forms, if they would gain the true sense of things."

Mortals have not yet by any means fully awakened to the need of looking beyond the realm of the physical senses for "the true sense of things." But the study of Christian Science will satisfy this need. Mrs. Eddy says (ibid., p. 129): "We must look deep into realism instead of accepting only the outward sense of things. Can we gather peaches from a pine-tree, or learn from discord the concord of being?" Christian Science teaches that God is omnipotent Principle, and that His laws are ever operating to guide, protect, and promote our well-being.

The truth of this fact was established in the experience of a young student of Christian Science during her senior year of college. It seemed doubtful if her finances would cover the unexpected demands which arose during registration week. As she had been taught in the Christian Science Sunday School, the student tried to look away from the dwindling contents of her pocketbook to the fullness of infinite Mind. Over and over again she repeated the words she had so often read on the wall of the Christian Science church which she attended (ibid., p. 494): "Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need." She found little time for consecrated study in the many "first week" activities, but as each expenditure was made the student declared firmly that supply came from God and for that reason could not be exhausted. Near the end of the week the dean called this student from a group of ten equally trained girls to ask if she would like to take a small teaching position made available by the resignation of the appointed teacher. With great joy the student went to her new duties, gratefully praising God for this gift which not only supplied a salary sufficient to cover all extra needs, but which also gave her practical experience in her chosen field. That the spiritual facts of being can be effectively demonstrated today was thus proved.

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