Article February 4, 1956 Issue

THE LIGHT OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

CORA S. FIDDYMENT

Long before the sun can be seen we see a faint glow of light, and the darkness of night begins to pale. Christian Science healing appears as the rising, or unfolding, of Truth to human consciousness, in which light and darkness seem to dwell side by side as good and evil. In the light which Christian Science reveals, evil begins to disappear. We become humble and grateful for the love of God, which lights the way to the understanding that good is all and that evil is nothing. This regenerative influence of God's love, in which we see ourselves as He makes us, is the light of spiritual understanding.

This gleam of light, revealing God's infinite perfection, may be dim at first, but it is strong enough to make us desire to do and be good. It starts us on our journey out of the darkness of believing material sense testimony into the light of knowing God's universe of spiritual ideas. In "The People's Idea of God," Mary Baker Eddy says (p. 1): "Every step of progress is a step more spiritual. The great element of reform is not born of human wisdom; it draws not its life from human organizations; rather is it the crumbling away of material elements from reason, the translation of law back to its original language,—Mind, and the final unity between man and God."

The writer experienced the spiritual power of Christian Science early in her study of it. She became ill with a sense of exhaustion. She prayed for understanding, but it seemed as though she could see no light at all. Even when the sun shone brightly, there seemed to be a haze about her. This condition continued over a period of some three years, during which she tried diligently to put into practice the truth she was studying.

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