Article July 21, 1951 Issue

MAN'S INHERITANCE

LAWRENCE EDWIN WOOD

A traveler from a very young nation visited an ancient land. Its lovely old country houses with their beautiful gardens and parks made a deep impression on him, and he rather envied those who were the owners and heirs of so much good. It seemed almost unjust that some by the right of inheritance should be so fortunate, while others lacked even a modest cottage.

Some time later, when he was in need of physical healing, a friend gave him some Christian Science literature. He read it with great joy and soon perceived that here was an inheritance which gave far more satisfaction than the richest material heritage of money, lands, or rank could promise. He learned that God, who is the creator of all, is infinite divine Love; that He has created His sons and daughters as equal heirs of all His love and goodness. He learned, too, that his inheritance from God was perfect health and well-being, because man, created in His image and likeness, images forth the nature of his Maker.

He read in Proverbs (8:19-21): "My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures." And he studied the definition of God as given on page 587 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy; "The great I am; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence."

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