Article September 6, 1952 ISSUE

APPRECIATION

ELOISE PATTILLO HENDRICK

A Wise writer once observed, "We see things not as they are, but as we are." Paul declared (Titus 1:15), "Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure."

One of the obvious limitations of so-called mortal mind is its inability to appreciate spiritual truth, the facts of God and His spiritual creation. It is only in proportion as human consciousness is spiritualized and freed from material fears and prejudices that one discerns and demonstrates spiritual facts. It sometimes seems easier for a child unencumbered by adult attitudes to grasp the teachings of Christian Science than for the erudite scholar to do so. This is why the Master's saying (Luke 18:17), "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein," is as compelling now as it was centuries ago. Willingness to part with material beliefs and the pride of false learning and eagerness to seek fundamental truth prepare the way for entering the kingdom.

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