Article January 23, 1960 Issue

EXPECTATIONS, GREAT OR SMALL?

VIRGINIA ATHERTON WATSON

The Christian Scientist who is thoroughly grounded in the understanding of God, Spirit, as All expects good in a multiplicity of forms. He knows that because Spirit is God, Spirit is All. Conversely, the knowledge that God, Principle, is supreme prevents him from expecting or predicting evil in any of its manifestations.

The understanding that God, Spirit, is omniactive and omnipresent nullifies the false claim that error's mindless motion or misdirection has power to harm anyone. The understanding that God is infinite Mind eliminates fear that mortal mind's so-called forces can cause dire results of any kind, whether they call themselves disease or accident.

The Christian Scientist who understands that God is Soul can expect beauty and harmony to be manifested in his own experience and in that of his neighbor. The Bible declares of him who delights in God's law (Ps. 1:3), "He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." As stated in this Psalm, such a one takes no counsel of the ungodly and overcomes not only sin, but even the tendency to be scornful.

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