Editorial August 18, 1945 Issue

The Adventure of Discovery

Margaret Morrison

The adventure of discovery, in whatever realm it may seem to be, holds great zest for those who undertake it. These adventures of discovery may lead one into unknown geographical regions, into the realm of astronomy, chemistry, aeronautics, any of the reaches of the human mind. But no other realm presents such an area of research, such vast possibilities of discovery, such zest, and such sure rewards as the infinite realm of Spirit. The zest of adventure in the realm of the physical universe seems to derive from an element of risk, uncertainty, and possible danger. The joyful zest of adventure in the realm of Spirit derives from the certainty of good, the revelation of power unknown to the human mind, forces of blessing hidden to the physical senses, views of beauty transcending mortal gaze. These discoveries are of things permanent and changeless, and they lead on eternally to further revelations of the freedom, freshness, originality, substantiality, goodness, and power of divine Mind.

This spiritual adventure of discovery is open to every one of us, and the necessary equipment is obtainable by everyone. It is the Bible, together with the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy; humbleness of spirit; integrity of purpose; and perseverance of effort. Christ Jesus is the Wayshower, as indicated in his own declarations: "I am the way, the truth, and the life;" "I am the light of the world: he that followed me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." Of the Way-shower, our Leader says on page 26 of the textbook, "His mission was to reveal the Science of celestial being, to prove what God is and what He does for man." The rules of "the Science of celestial being," of Life, Truth, and Love, were discovered and given to the world by Mrs. Eddy, and wait to be understood and demonstrated.

Christian Science is not an attempt to create new laws, new forms of goodness; to do something that has not been done. It does not admit that there is anything good that has been left undone, that God has overlooked, forgotten, or neglected, or that He is unable to do. "All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." And so the study of Christian Science becomes a wonderful voyage of discovery of what has already been created and exists as reality, a discovery of the scientific spiritual facts of being. As one discovers and understands these facts he demonstrates them, and finds them to be the substance and activity of his being. The temptation to think that we of ourselves can create or do something, the effort to use our knowledge of Christian Science to change something, to bring something to pass according to personal desire, or to accumulate matter, is not, strictly speaking, scientific. The truly scientific attitude is to discover, acknowledge, and accept truth on all subjects, and see every so-called problem resolved to nothingness in its presence.

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