Article November 30, 1940 Issue

Peace, Not War

EVE CRAIN

We may assume that every alert and thoughtful Christian desires to avert war, and is praying each day that justice shall prevail and hostilities cease—praying that all may say, as did the angel and the heavenly host, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Christian Scientists are learning that peace is the true inheritance of every child of God.

Peace is defined as "a state of quiet; freedom from disturbance; security; harmony between persons or nations." It is without question that every right-thinking person desires to experience "a state of quiet; freedom from disturbance; security." And it is clear that the way to bring this about is through the establishment of such mental qualities as these in individual consciousness.

War, it is evident, brings to light envious, greedy, evil thoughts, which would usurp the place of good; and such erroneous thoughts as these can be annihilated only through an understanding of God. Error never won a victory over Truth, and in knowing this we can advance with assurance. According to mortal belief, error, in the guise of paganism, would make war on Truth. It strikes out ruthlessly, for it knows it "hath but a short time." It may claim to be intelligent, but evil's crafty scheming is devoid of power, because it is unknown to God, the only power. When the belief of sin, sickness, lack, or any other error tempts us, we can prove that God gives us the intelligence and power to reject temptation through recognition of the allness of God.

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