Article May 15, 1943 Issue

According to Rule

EMMA J. HACKATHORN

From the time a little lad beginning his school life takes the first steps in simple arithmetic, falteringly and without knowledge, to the time many years later when he has advanced to the study of higher mathematics, he has been taught to do one thing—to follow the rule. It is almost as though it were engraved on his thought, so well has he learned it. Experience during these years has taught him that any variation from the rules brings the wrong result, no matter how many hours he may have worked, nor with what care he may have made the calculations. He does not consider the rule to be arbitrary; instead, he knows it to be an unfailing guide. He no longer goes falteringly wondering whether the result will be correct, but works with assurance, because he knows that the rule never fails.

So it is in Christian Science, which reveals unerring Principle to each earnest seeker for Truth. In approaching life's problems, no matter how difficult they may seem, the student learns that strict adherence to Principle brings the correct solution. There is never any question about the unchanging law of God. As he applies it correctly, his demonsration is made.

When the little lad beginning the study of simple arithmetic did not find the right answer, he was asked to scrutinize the work he had done in order to find his mistake—the place where he had not followed the rule. The same method applies to the student in Christian Science. If the healing is retarded, it may be that fear or a tinge of resentment has clouded his vision, which should be crystal-clear in its knowledge of the power and presence of God. As he remembers that Love is Principle, all-powerful and ever present, the mist is soon cleared away.

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