Article June 30, 1962 Issue

Beholding True Creation

MADGE ELDER

"The creation of infinite divine Mind consists in the unfolding of spiritual ideas"

"Creation is ever appearing, and must ever continue to appear from the nature of its inexhaustible source." So writes Mrs. Eddy on page 507 of Science and Health. This inspiring statement, however, does not refer to a material universe, for Christian Science teaches that creation is spiritual, not material. This fact agrees with the account of creation given in the first chapter of the Bible, which concludes with the declaration (Gen. 1:31), "God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good."