Article July 21, 1951 Issue

MORE OR LESS

JOSIAH C. MERRIMAN

An airplane pilot in World War II had completed his required number of missions over Europe and was resting at his base in Italy, awaiting orders to return to the United States. At this time he was working diligently in his study of Christian Science. He said that the thought came to him definitely one day to volunteer for further service. His commanding officers were greatly surprised, but assigned him to further duty. The pilot had no fear. He said that in his study he had seen that there could not be more or less of God. He knew this meant there could not be more or less of man either, and that therefore he would be exempt from danger. Maintaining this realization brought him safely through many more missions and eventually home.

In Ecclesiastes we read (3:14, 15): "I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been: and God requireth that which is past." God, Mind, being All, there can be no more or less of Mind or of Mind's idea, man. Nothing can be added to divine reality; nothing can be subtracted from it.

Humanity seems to need more good, but its real need is to recognize that good is All. Christian Science shows that improved conditions really mean that a limited viewpoint is giving place to an unlimited viewpoint. From the standpoint of Christian Science healing they represent the gaining of a better understanding of Spirit—seeing things more as they really are. The mist of materiality is lifting. A limited viewpoint, one based on the false sense that there can be more or less of God, seems to create something that is not. Its creations are not real; they are misconceptions of reality.

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

Send a comment to the editors
NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Poem
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
July 21, 1951
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit