Article December 28, 1963 Issue

Certainty—Not Chance

"The question of chance is fear in disguise . . . which we have the ability to reject"

THEODORE L. THOMPSON

The art of self-examination entails the probing of thoughts to ascertain their source. Are they from the divine Mind or from aggressive suggestions of mortal mind? Are they real or are they false beliefs? The Christian Scientist realizes that the harmony of his experience is determined by the state of his thinking, and he is learning to accept what is true and to reject what is false. To differentiate between these two requires alertness, coupled with habitual searching and examination of his thinking, and results in an increasing ability to recognize those thoughts that come from God and thus spiritualize consciousness. This spiritualization of thought lifts the Scientist above a false belief in chance into an awareness of limitless possibilities, and he finds that he is equipped with a God-given ability which enables him to master every condition and circumstance.

Mrs. Eddy writes, "Accidents are unknown to God, or immortal Mind, and we must leave the mortal basis of belief and unite with the one Mind, in order to change the notion of chance to the proper sense of God's unerring direction and thus bring out harmony" (Science and Health, p. 424). As we examine our thoughts, we may be surprised to find how many of them can be allied with "the notion of chance."

Is there a lurking suggestion that the truth we are seeking to know in order to solve a problem may not work—that there is a chance that we may have to resort to material methods? Do we believe, when traveling, that we may become involved in an accident?

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