Editorial December 19, 1953 ISSUE

CHRISTMAS AT HOME

Robert Ellis Key

When Christmas calls us home to the family fireside, it is well to remind ourselves of a higher concept of home and the joys of spiritual reunion. Christian Scientists understand home to be heaven, where God's ideas are held together in a bond of happy brotherhood. Where we feel the warmth of spiritual affection, the vigor of spiritual life, and the joy of spiritual achievement—this is home! When once we gain the spiritual meaning of home, the convivial Christmas is eclipsed, and the Christ reigns and governs our home circle as well as our Christmas cheer.

Christmas at home, seen in its spiritual significance, takes on new meaning. Mary Baker Eddy says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 58), "Home is the dearest spot on earth, and it should be the centre, though not the boundary, of the affections." She also once said: "Home is not a place but a power. We find home when we arrive at the full understanding of God" (Twelve Years with Mary Baker Eddy by Irving C. Tomlinson, p. 156).

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