Article September 20, 1947 Issue

BRINGING ALL THINGS TO REMEMBRANCE

ANNA M. BROWN

A Number of years ago a piano teacher, who at the time was a young student of Christian Science, attended a lecture given by a member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church. The lecturer made a statement the substance of which was that we do not go to school to have anything poured into our thought, but we go to school to bring to light that which always is.

From that moment the student proved to be a very much better piano teacher. As each pupil came to her for instruction, she strove to see that his true selfhood as a spiritual idea already was complete and whole, and that nothing could be taken from or added to that which God has created. She realized that her work was to help each pupil realize the unfoldment of true rhythm, order, obedience, and beauty—all of which are basically God-derived qualities. A false sense of responsibility in the teacher's thought vanished, and more gratifying results were obtained than ever before, with much less effort.

The account of God's true and only creation, as recorded in the first chapter of Genesis, starts with the words, "In the beginning God created." This creation is spiritual and complete. As such, it never had a beginning and will never have an end. The only beginning it may seem to have is when the spirituality, infinitude, and completeness of God's creation dawn in individual human consciousness. When this fact is recognized and understood, the spiritual ideas of Mind will continue to unfold throughout all eternity. After describing this creation, on page 504 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy asks the question, "Was not this a revelation instead of a creation?"

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