Article December 28, 1946 Issue

Preparing for Examinations

[Of Special Interest to Young People]

BETTE F. HAVILL

Most Christian Scientists are familiar with what Mary Baker Eddy says in the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 269): "Metaphysics resolves things into thoughts, and exchanges the objects of sense for the ideas of Soul." But how can we apply this statement in our school and college work?

Shall we not first of all recognize that everything which comes into our experience is mental? Then, mortal thoughts of discord, fear, lack, sickness, strain, must be reversed and replaced with the spiritual facts, which evidence God, Mind, Spirit, and man in His image and likeness. Whatever the material argument may be, Christian Scientists take their stand for the spiritually real and perfect in place of the discordant mortal concept.

Preparing school assignments and taking examinations present excellent opportunities for demonstrating the true sense of being taught in Christian Science. Material sense testimony says that we are mortals and that some are going through a process of learning and developing; that we must be examined in school or college by other persons and either pass or fail on the basis of their appraisal of our intelligence, accuracy, or understanding. We need to watch that we are not made fearful by this argument, but through right thinking prove our dominion over it.

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